The Mass is a great solemnity, much moreso than the Marine Corps Raising of the Colors. That's why we have, you know, RUBRICS.
Posted on 06/26/2014 6:12:55 AM PDT by marshmallow
Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle asked priests to do away with their habit of greeting their parishioners “good morning” during Mass, saying the expression “the Lord be with you” is already sufficient.
“With all due respect, my brother-priests, I do not see the need for saying ‘good morning’ and similar greetings when God’s real presence in the Holy Eucharist alone suffices,” he said in an article posted on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) website.
“Is not the expression ‘The Lord be with you’ more than enough?” added Tagle.
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Yes, “He is risen!” and the response, “Risen indeed.” Our Greek FRiends even post in Greek.
In the German-speaking Catholic regions until recently the standard hello was : “Gruess Gott” - “God greet you!” as opposed to the now-standard “Wie geht’s?” or “Guten Tag” (”How’s it going?” “Good day”).
I think he’s doing a take on Jeff Dunham’s grumpy old man dummy Walter talking about being a Walmart greeter. “Welcome to Walmart. Get your stuff and get out”. Seriously saying good morning” last I heard was not blasphemy, sinful, nor disrespectful, to anyone including The Lord in any church.
In The Quiet Man, guests announce, "Peace to all in this house!" surely based on Jesus's instruction to the disciples, "When you enter a house, bid your peace to come upon it."
(The reply is, "Wipe your muddy boots!")
Que viva la Virgen de Guadalupe!
It's just part and parcel of the attitude of the priest who:
(1) Likes to add phrases to the collects and to personalize the responses; (2) Likes to drop parts of the order that he finds tedious or replace them with something else he likes better; (3) likes to give homilies about the funny thing that happened to him on vacation rather than about the Gospel reading; (4) likes to take the mic from the pulpit and wander around; (5) likes to deputize 15 extraordinary ministers to communicate 50 people while he sits in the sanctuary . . .
And all the other things we've come to dread.
Or say....Hey, Hows it hangin
I am LCMS Lutheran.
We say “He is Risen!” and the response is “HE IS RISEN INDEED!! HALLELUJAH!”
My poor bride was very confused the first Easter we spent with my family.
I concur with all who are saying "Hey, there's a time and a place."
Seriously, nobody's saying "Good Morning" is a mortal sin, it's just inappropriate to a solemn occasion.
How would you judge the propriety of starting a U.S. Marine Corps Flag Ceremony with "Hi there, everybody"? or ending a funeral with "BUH-BY!!"?
The integrity of the Liturgy must be maintained. It goes deeper than aesthetics, though that is important. We time bound creatures are invited to "lay aside all earthly cares, that we may receive the King...." (Orthodox hymn before Communion)
Any word or deed from Priest or Parishioner that distracts us from the eternal to the temporal rightly should be discouraged. And Priests need to be clear on the difference between administering the Sacraments / Mysteries and being a Master of Ceremonies.
i do not see those examples congruent to saying, "good morning..."
The Mass is a great solemnity, much moreso than the Marine Corps Raising of the Colors. That's why we have, you know, RUBRICS.
Can you help me please? Thank-you.
Can you tell me what the words “say the black, do the red” thank-you!
I agree.
It is illustrated in The Roman Missal posted by Mrs. Don-o
The black text is the words the priest is to say during Mass. The red text is instructions for the actions he is to perform, such as washing his hands, elevating the Host, etc.
He is risen indeed!
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