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To: HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity; sinkspur
I can't imagine ANY reason why someone preparing to be a "Catholic" priest would not want to attend and learn about the liturgy of the Church...

That reminds me of a Priest once who came to the First Friday Rosary Group I used to attend. The lady doing the fourth mystery got a coughing spell, so I took over. I asked the Priest to lead us in the Fifth Mystery. He said, "I'm not familiar with this particular devotion.".

I couldn't imagine a Priest who didn't know the Rosary. I guess they don't cover that at Assumption Seminary in San Antonio. I'm not sure exactly what they cover there these days, but it would seem to me that there are just some things a Priest should learn in Seminary-the Tridentine Mass, and Rosary...just in case they're ever called on to do one.

BTW, my Priest in San Antonio used to offer the Tridentine Mass at our 6PM Sunday Mass, but Archbishop Flores pulled the indult, so now he does the Novus Ordo in Latin.

116 posted on 05/20/2002 9:43:10 PM PDT by sockmonkey
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To: sockmonkey
BTW, my Priest in San Antonio used to offer the Tridentine Mass at our 6PM Sunday Mass, but Archbishop Flores pulled the indult, so now he does the Novus Ordo in Latin.

That is amazing! Archbishop Flores is in direct disobedience to JP11. Even Cardinal Law has an indult Tridentine Mass (although only one for a huge Catholic population) here in the Archdiocese of Boston.

I wonder all the time why most Cardinals/Archbishops make it so hard to attend a worship service that is so beautiful and so timeless. I can't figure it out.

125 posted on 05/20/2002 10:11:37 PM PDT by american colleen
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To: sockmonkey; HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
I asked the Priest to lead us in the Fifth Mystery. He said, "I'm not familiar with this particular devotion.".

This brought tears to my eyes...howlingly...I now know where that screen name derives from as it is the only fitting description for this. What a nightmare!!!
162 posted on 05/21/2002 5:36:25 AM PDT by Domestic Church
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