[Loyalist]

PING

A much-needed corrective for a sentimental yet cruel era.

Bring back black vestments and the Dies Irae, and save the eulogies for the wake.

[sinkspur]

Bring back black vestments and the Dies Irae, and save the eulogies for the wake.

At a Tridentine funeral liturgy, black vestments would be entirely in order.

If you can find any. Most parishes gave them to the dioceses to use on dead priests.

[VermiciousKnid]

Bring back black vestments and the Dies Irae, and save the eulogies for the wake.

I couldn't agree with you more.

Regards,

[mlmr]

I was Catholic growing up and went to two distincty different services this year. One for my uncle who had a Rev Bozo kind of guy who kept up a patter and spent lots of time asking for "input." He kept on calling my uncle, a very dignified man, by his family nickname. I was embarrassed.

The other was my father's service which was an old fashioned Catholic high funeral mass. Our only input was that my daughter sang Amazing Grace. Otherwise the entire mass was conducted by a young and conservative priest. It was a delight and honor to be there.

[Salvation]

It was so coincidental to come across this article because a friend and I were talking. She sews for our parish and had just made a white pall for the parish.

Another individual just stood quietly by and didn't say anything. So I emailed this article to her. Her response was so positive. She wants people to remember that she was a sinner; she wants them to pray for her. Wasn't this the origiaal intent?

How did the Catholic teaching go all the way over to the other side, thinking that white was OK?

Anyone have any answers, other than the 60x and disinformation being taught in our churches?