Posted on 09/22/2024 4:44:54 PM PDT by ebb tide
Lucrezia B., 24, whose aunt is a nun, wrote to AlleatiEucarestiaEVangelo.blogspot.com to tell how she was liturgically abused in a church in the province of Messina.
The priest was Don Giuseppe Mammana, 76, of the parish of San Benedetto il Moro in Acquedolci, Diocese of Patti, Sicily.
After the incident, Lucrezia wrote to the bishop and received a "positive reply". The bishop expressed his regret and promised to take the necessary steps to prevent this unfortunate situation from happening again in the future. It is to be hoped that his words will be followed by deeds.
Lucrezia went to Mass every Sunday and received Communion in the correct and ordinary way, but Don Giuseppe "always resisted when I kneeled before receiving Communion", she wrote.
On Sunday 7 July, after Lucrezia had genuflected, he remained "as if petrified".
Lucrezia stood up and waited for him to give her Communion, "but he remained motionless, without saying a word, for a few but interminable seconds, after which he gave her Communion 'with contempt'".
Lucrezia returned to her seat with a feeling of deep sorrow. But this was not the end.
Before the Eucharist ended, Don Giuseppe addressed those present: "There's no need to make a genuflection, there is no need to do so! If you really want to, do it at the end of the aisle; I don't want to see you in front of me!" He went on, but the gist of the speech was this (during the sermon he had said not to judge others).
Then came Sunday, 25 August. As usual, Don Giuseppe read the Gospel, stopping in between to tell a joke. The Gospel was followed by a lousy sermon in which he also railed against genuflections.
He said: "Some people are always glued to their mobile phones; they use the internet for everything, and then they genuflect [before Communion]!"
The moment for Communion came and Lucrezia knelt down as she always did, "ready for anything".
As she rose, Don Giuseppe put his hand over the chalice to cover it and cried out: "Now I will not give you communion! What have I said so far?"
A lady interrupted him, defending Lucrezia, but he continued to shout: "No, Madam, the rule is the same for everyone!"
While he was shouting, Lucrezia looked him straight in the eye to make him understand that she would not back down until he gave her communion, whereupon he gave it to her without saying 'the body of Christ'. Lucrezia said aloud: "Lord, forgive him."
The church was abuzz. Hearing this, Don Giuseppe shouted into the microphone: "Let's stop the gossip, because she's not right, do you understand?!"
Lucrezia was not the only victim of Don Giuseppe. A man who also kneeled before receiving communion was told by him that next time he would throw him out of the church.
Ping
I had a Priest in Seattle say in a sermon that the MOST DISGUSTING THING WAS TO HAVE TO PUT HOLY COMMUNION ON SOMEONE'S TONGUE!! HE ALSO HAD A STUD EARRING!!
HAD TO REPORT HIM!
Another False Prophet.
Are any of these people beginning to realize that possibly they are attending the wrong church?
Communion nazi, “no wafer for you!”
Hate to say it, but priests exuding this degree of reflexive contempt for individuals who present themselves to receive Holy Eucharist on the tongue while kneeling are most likely actively living the James Martin Eth Jay lifestyle.
Please see This Guy’s #7.
Do you agree?
“but he remained motionless, without saying a word, for a few but interminable seconds, after which he gave her Communion ‘with contempt’”.
This behavior on the part of the priest (publicly unjustly displaying contempt) constitutes the mortal sin of contumely.
The Priest needs to retire, he cannot face reality.
“Get off my lawn!” It happens. There’s probably no more thankless job on the planet that parish Priest.
But still.
There’s something about people who have no affection for the Blessed Mother, as well.
“”Some people are always glued to their mobile phones””
Are they allowed in church? I can understand his attitude if that’s true...there couldn’t be anything more aggravating than to give a sermon or even a speech and look out and see everyone looking down at a phone which is VERY rude and discourteous. It happens everywhere so why not church? Why bother going? I KNOW the answer, just ruminating!
I highly doubt anyone who is looking at their cell phone during Mass is the one who genuflects for Holy Communion.
Many people follow the readings for the day and the Nicene creed, and also the gloria on their phones. I do and I do not see anything wrong with it. of course if you are looking at your texts or emails that is a different story.
The priests getting upset with people kneeling for communion on the tongue, see these people as calling attention to themselves. I think they are just being traditional and the priest should Chill out and stop being judgmental buttheads.
Tolerance for faggotry
Hatred for the Catholic Faith.
There is indeed.
The Vetus Ordo Mass is available in digitally-downloadable e-Book form for viewing during mass on one’s cell phone.
English and Latin are presented side-by-side. The layout is pleasant, multi-color, easy to read/follow, etc.
Are the lay faithful assisting at such a mass nevertheless to reject as irreverent the use of their cell phones for such a purpose?
This is Sicily.
And if a priest disrespects a woman like that, well, we know what can happen, eh?
Happened to me, pretty much like that.
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