Posted on 06/23/2018 7:48:28 AM PDT by Salvation
Bowing at the mention of Jesus’ name is an old practice that has since fallen into wide disuse
Msgr. Charles Pope June 10, 2018
Question: I was taught to nod my head when the name of Jesus was spoken. I see some priests and congregants do it, but not most. What is the current practice? — Diane Garrett, via email
Answer: Liturgically it is not required. This is a pious custom that, while less common today, is still observed by many. This is not only in the liturgy, but at any time the name of Jesus is uttered, and also, quite commonly, the name of Mary. In the traditional Latin Mass, where clergy wear birettas (a kind of square hat with a pom), there is the additional tipping (lifting off) of the biretta at the names of Jesus, Mary and the saint of the day. This external and very visible action also helped the faithful remember to bow their heads.
This laudable custom has sadly declined. Some clergy and others still observe it, and, while it is not required, it is worthy of being encouraged. Other customs too should not be forgotten, such as making the Sign of the Cross when passing a Catholic Church, praying the Angelus at noon and 6 p.m., and so forth. The generations raised in the 1960s and ’70s largely abandoned such practices. However, many of their children have rediscovered some of these lost customs like a precious heirloom brought down from the attic. Thus, while being careful not to harshly judge those who do not follow this non-required custom, many can joyfully take it up again and encourage others to do so.
I've asked you to share chapter and verse, but so far you have not...
Umm, no, not too young. Maybe you mean this Les Paul and Mary Ford, possibly? How about this lovely lady? One of my favorites. 😁😇
They did, because a lot of the flesh sacrificed was their food, and they were forbidden to eat blood, therefore they bled it out. All kosher meat is treated that way, right up to now, firmly. And Gentile Christians ought to be a little more careful also:
"But that we write unto themthe Gentile believers, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood" (Acts 15:20 AV).
Do you not see that if Jesus' Body had not been bled dry through the heart pumping blood out of the strain-enlarged spike perforations in his extremities, combined with final exsanguination of his abdominal cavity and heart, that His Body, if filled with blood, would have been the same as a strangled animal, which without the incision of a major blood vessel, the blood would have no escape path?
But that obviously was not the case for Jesus.
And as an aside, the posture of there having been a long time before He was pierced cannot be right. He gave up the ghost at three P. M. and since it was the preparation, all activity had to cease by six P.M., the sunset, the beginning of a double Sabbath. So the disciples had only less than three hours to get his body down, wrap it up, and bury it, with the women washing it and applying spices. The piercing had to take place before all of this, which does not give much time for the blood to gel and cause rigor mortis (if it was to occur at all, and I do not believe it could).
My Friend, you don't have much wiggle room, considering all the facts, for your theory to be accepted. There is another factor of taking into account the Holiness of His Blood that needs to be dealt with, but it cannot be that his Blood stopped being fluid and life-bearing at any point. So His Blood would continue to drain at all times, until there was none left.
Commentators are not always right, and many times they disagree with each other. They are not to be totally relied upon. Always check them out.
If not that, then to keep the Sword of the Spirit bright, shining, and sharp, allowing it to keep on dividing the soul from the spirit, discerning the thoughts and intents of the participants' hearts (although you know, there is no mind-reading allowed here, eh?) for all to see.
And the slant of their pet religious enterprises as well.
That's ok; for I am as guilty as the next guy in these urinating contests.
But mostly on purpose.
Then let me repeat it:
Do you agree that the second part of the Godhead was spirit; like the Father and the Holy Spirit; before it took on flesh in Mary and received names like Jesus and Immanuel?
I would guess a lot more blood came out when they took Jesus’ body off the cross.
EVERY thread?
No.
99 out of 100?
Could be.
Do we know how long it took to get Him down after the spear thrust?
John 19:31
http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Holidays/Shabbat/Special/special.html
I’ve never heard the language you use here before ‘before ‘it’ took on flesh in Mary...”
It’s your language usage that I don’t understand. But I agree that “before Abraham ever was, Jesus existed. “I am”.
And yes I believe in the one Triune God.
Is there anything in this that reflects on why Christ would appear in His Glorified Form to everyone after He was raised from the dead?
With all this talk about underbritches,
We might get caught up in the glitches.
Though some may think it is wise
To reveal what they wear off their thighs,
I’ll concentrate on those things that enrich us.
Back home, we gut deer and hang them days, before skinning them. Don't want their blood in the meat.
Yet, His disciples didn't recognize Him at first. Something was different.
My parents were big fans of Vera Lynn. They told me they almost named my older sister after her, but changed their minds. I am not positive, but she might have been in the RAF herself. “Never has so much been owed by so many, to so few.” I think she entertained 8th Air Force bomber crews, who were flying combat missions from RAF bases, in England. She is still alive too. My dad survived the war, but my uncle died on the infamous Bataan death march. I have seen the death march memorial. It was a moving experience.
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