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To: Donkey Odious

IMO, the “sign of peace” should be eliminated completely. This “sixties Kumbya” moment is what turned Mass into a social event. Combine this elimination with kneeling at the altar rail for Communion and perhaps people will realize that Mass is something different and will stop talking. Reverance and solemnity are sorely missing from today’s Mass. It has always been my contention that attendance at Mass has dropped because, as the Church modified it and tried to make it “current”, it took away the uniqueness and mystery. Its not supposed to be “current”.

And Amen to the point about the celebrant saying “Good Morning” and then the congregation replying in their best third grade tone “Good Morning Father”. I used to say to my sons, sarcastically, “That’s not in the Missal”. They used to tell me to lighten up. I obviously haven’t.


4 posted on 11/05/2011 12:40:33 PM PDT by cumbo78
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To: cumbo78
None of this is as off-putting as our visiting priest's giddy announcement during Mass that he is thrilled to be one of the few married priests. I was so disconcerted that during Mass I pulled out my iphone and googled "married Catholic priests". Turns out you can have a bunch of minor children (he has 8) and a wife and, if you are ordained by the Episcopal church, you can become a Catholic priest. Lucky us!! I couldn't even receive Communion, I was so upset. It wasn't even so much that he's married with family distractions, but he gloated about it and purposely disrupted Mass with his announcement because he thought it was funny. At the end of Mass this poser explained the glories of John Paul for kindly opening the priesthood to men of other ordinations.

The mostholyfamily website was right. The last six popes are anti-popes and are part of the apostasy that is destroying the Catholic church.

I'm just sayin'. : ]

5 posted on 11/05/2011 12:48:46 PM PDT by LoveUSA (You don't notice the night light until it gets dark.)
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To: cumbo78

Sign of Peace(shaking hands) is a faux social event. If there is no name exchange(and there isnt’) then I dont do it. I’m the oddball bowing with hands clasped. Its get even more awkward when someone occasionally walks from a different aisle and wants a a handshake. Unless they are a black Catholic(exceedingly rare) its not happening.

Additionally, I prefer communion on the hand, and shaking some adults hand whose kids or them either has or is getting over the flu is not my idea of what I do before I eat or touch my hands to my facial area. Cold and flu exposure in the name of ‘community’(hand shaking) should not be part of the liturgy before receiving communion. I much prefer to receive in the hand, I will suck it up though if and when the church changes it to everyone will receive on the tongue. But living in a big metropolitan area this is a disease spreader too, as everyone directly breathes on the priests hand. As St. Jerome in his time said ‘avoid like the plague’. ...Sorry to have bothered you.


7 posted on 11/05/2011 1:29:10 PM PDT by RBIEL2
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To: cumbo78

The Sign of Peace is completely optional for each priest. Talk to your priest about not interrupting the concentration on the Eucharist that should be going on at that time.


11 posted on 11/05/2011 1:38:28 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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