Posted on 06/24/2014 10:31:08 AM PDT by NYer
Why isn’t Pope Francis saying this? More important to get to the next joint Catholic-Muslim prayer session on time?
Ingres. He painted this several times, with different saints.
In building our new church the words “The tabernacle will be in the center of the sanctuary!” were the first words out of our priest’s mouth!
The problem in many parishes is vandalism and theft. The exposed Monstrance is quite expensive and a prime target.
Our tabernacle is in the center of the altar space, but it’s locked and I’m willing to believe it’s bolted down. We also have an adoration chapel. It’s not easy to find if you don’t know where to look. That’s where we have the monstrance. We also are supposed to have someone there 24/7. I visit our Lord both places.
Well... they could lock the doors until the next Mass, couldn’t they?
It’s often an interesting exercise to step into a strange church and play the game of “where do I genuflect?” I remember visiting one particularly awful modernistic church that looked more like the lobby of some alpine hotel than a place of worship. The tabernacle had been consigned to some “meditation room” off to the side.
Been in a couple of churches here where I had to ask -
As it should be and has been for centuries until Vatican II played fast and loose with that concept.
No tabernacle in the sanctuary gives the feeling that the Most Important Person for Whom the building was erected is not present.
Quit your bitchin’. Acknowledge where good is being done, and promote it.
Let’s not forget the principle of subsidarity, where the local ordinary handles these types of matters in his diocese.
He can refer to the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments if he needs further general guidance.
This does not pertain to the Mass. This pertains to the availability of the Christ's Eucharistic Body for private meditation and adoration by the Catholic Faithful outside of Mass.
Would this be an option for private meditation outside of Mass?
In these kinds of discussions, often used by as an excuse for poor leadership by papal apologists.
Why even have a pope if the issues closest to the faithful and most important to them are decided parish by parish? That's what protestants do. The church needs uniformity in liturgy and form (within a rite), as had been the case for centuries. The only way you ensure this is top down.
I hope your parish has someone in the Adoration Chapel 24/7.
I’ve been to one of those too, and I don’t like it.
Because a Bishop is the head of a diocese, not just one parish. The Bishop is sovereign in his diocese, and is able to exercise prudential judgement.
The Pope is sovereign in the diocese of Rome, and Vatican City. The Church is the laity, in conjunction with Bishops, supporting the Pope. The Bishops, in union with the Pope, provide authoritative teaching, guidance, and direction to their dioceses.
Thus, there may be an issue in one diocese, but not another, and is best handled by the local ordinary.
So, no, this isn’t a leadership issue, nor an apologetic for the Pope. Rather, it is the explanation of how leadership is exercised at the appropriate level of organization.
Since the mid-60s, seems to be a failed model.
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