Posted on 08/14/2015 7:01:55 PM PDT by ebb tide
Leading up to the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholic Churches in France have been placed under police protection and have been strongly advised to increase security in fear of a potential Islamist terror attack.
In a joint message to Catholic dioceses Tuesday, France's Interior Ministry and bishops' conference warned that "every religious gathering, whatever its magnitude … is vulnerable today to acts of malevolence, which may extend to terrorism."
"Observing simple rules may allow you, without excessive distrust, to ensure your security and that of your community, while preserving the calm (and) sharing openness to others, which is needed for maintaining your faith and religious practices," the message continued.
Catholic laity were also heartbreakingly advised to keep an eye out for suspicious behaviors during Mass, such as people wearing large coats in the height of summer or people who appeared "very nervous" or had "an unusual interest in the event or the building." Communicants were also advised to refrain from leaving bags in the pews when going up for communion.
Security increases at Catholic Churches and Jewish places of worship have been on the rise since the terrorist attacks by Islamist extremists at the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and the Kosher supermarket earlier this year.
After two Islamists were prevented from attacking a church near Villejuif in April, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls placed Notre Dame cathedral and Sacre Coeur basilica under permanent police along with 178 Catholic Churches.
However if it was a synagogue ....
May the spirit of Roland be with our French brethren!
It’s nice to know we have the 2nd amendment when it comes to the islamonazis.
They would be less likely to attack on a Sunday?
Religion of Peace.
When a holy day is either on a Saturday or Monday, because it is too close to Sunday, the Lord’s day.
No kidding? Why not Christmas? And since when?
And what’s with transferring Ascension Thursday to a Sunday?
Answer: Laziness, both by clergy and laity.
Not laziness, reality.
Since now you have a vigil mass for Sundays, you do not want to confuse either clergy and laity.
No, it’s laziness.
Vigil Masses are another example of laziness. In the pre-Vatican II days, vigil Masses did not satisfy the obligation of the Feast Day.
But if laity and priests want to sleep in, read the Sunday comics and catch all the football games, who is the USCCB to stop them?
How does Ascension Thursday confuse you folks?
“Vigil Masses are another example of laziness. In the pre-Vatican II days, vigil Masses did not satisfy the obligation of the Feast Day.”
Rather, it is the eve to the Lord’s Day and or to the feast day.
Again, no kidding? I know what a vigil Mass is, and prior VC II, they did not satisfy the obligation of assisting at Mass on the actual feast day.
How can some of you be so confused to not recognize that one Mass could not satisfy two separate Days of Obligation? Especially, the clergy?
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