A 72-year-old priest of the Diocese of Belleville has resigned rather than accede to his bishops instruction that he cease from improvising prayers at Mass.
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I think it will become the text on the subject.
The service itself was not promoted as Roman Catholic per se… the presider said, “Let’s try that again. The Lord be with you.” The laughter immediately died down and the congregation responded, “And with your spirit.”
The Second Sunday of Advent is also the Second Sunday of you-know-what.
“The beauty of art and material things in the sacred liturgy is meant to lead us to contemplate God who is beauty…Let us recall too the warning of St John Chysostom that if we adorn our liturgies with precious items and artworks, we should be all the more mindful to also cloth the naked, feed the hungry, and extend mercy to those in need.”
This past weekend I had occasion to preside at a baptism and a wedding on the same day, which prompted me to think a bit about the demands that the reformed liturgical rites place on those who preside at them.
Food from the Cupboard
Aug 2
The surprise came at the communion when, having communicated himself, the priest went immediately to the tabernacle at the apse to bring the Reserved Sacrament to the altar for the communion of the faithful.
Clearly it was a parish where some thought had been put into the liturgy and how to make it more “traditional.” The question is, have they been thinking about the right things?
“The long-standing debate has focused too narrowly on the work of translating. One thing is the role of translators (who by now have carefully and conscientiously done their job), and another is the role of the presiding and other ministers.” – Bishop Cullinane, New Zealand
“At our pre-Lent Priest’s Conference the hot topic was the implementation of the missal. I thought you might get a kick out of these words from our bishop. . . .”