by Jim McKay
“The Chrism Mass is celebrated two days before Easter, which parallels the anointing two days before the Passover. In the morning the bishop could preach to his priests about the anointing of Jesus, and in the evening those priests preach to their people about Jesus copying the position of the woman to wash his disciples’ feet.”
Posts Tagged anointing
The Dove’s Kinswoman
Apr 25
The 1998 sacramentary-that-never-was contains this noble effort at telling the story of the Chrism Mass.
The Missale Romanum 2002 has a few surprises in it, including what amount to changes in the RCIA.