After the Pastoral Associate delivered the news of her transfer, the Priest and she walked hand in hand down the aisle, and he joked about such a display not being in the GIRM. This was High-Mass, mind you.
May God forgive me, but this Mass I attended today made me feel ill.
I can't wait until I have a chance to review all of this with my Priest. Since there are so few Priests, and the ones that there are have so many resonsibilities, I have been making use of the Confessional as a Q&A session with my Priest, along with Confessing my Sins.
I avoided the Church and Confession for 29 years, now I don't feel at ease unless I go every week or two. I've also noticed a tendency towards Scrupulosity. My Priest has helped me with that. I can see how Scrupulosity could easily transmogrify into a mental illness.
I believe "K.C.H.S." stands for Knight Commander of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, a papal knighthood.
Thank you.
The mass was illicit. Your bishop, Matthew Clark and my bishop, Howard Hubbard, have been good friends since Seminary. Both are ultra liberal. Both were appointed to their present positions, at a youthful age, by Archbishop Jadot. He sought to manipulate future papal elections by inserting 'like minded', liberal, and young priests, into the position of Bishop.
When a homily is given, it may never be preached by a lay man, lay woman, or non-ordained religious, such as a nun. Only ordained men may given the homily.
The Code of Canon Law states:
Canon 767 §1 The most important form of preaching is the homily, which is part of the liturgy, and is reserved to a priest or deacon. In the course of the liturgical year, the mysteries of faith and the rules of Christian living are to be expounded in the homily from the sacred text.
From the latest 2003 General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM):
66. The Homily should ordinarily be given by the priest celebrant himself. He may entrust it to a concelebrating priest or occasionally, according to circumstances, to the deacon, but never to a lay person.[65] In particular cases and for a just cause, the homily may even be given by a Bishop or a priest who is present at the celebration but cannot concelebrate.
[Reference 65.] Cf. Codex Iuris Canonici, can. 767 ' 1; Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law, response to dubium regarding can. 767 § 1: AAS 79 (1987), p. 1249; Interdicasterial Instruction on certain questions regarding the collaboration of the non-ordained faithful in the sacred ministry of priests, Ecclesiae de mysterio, 15 August 1997 , art. 3: AAS 89 (1997), p. 864.
PLEASE take a few minutes and review the following links.
To determine if the mass you attended today was also 'invalid', go here: IS YOUR MASS VALID?
To gain a better understanding of how Jadot attempted to undermine the Magisterium, go here: Still Proud Of Bishops He Gave U.S.
I believe we may have had this discussion before but, just in case ... you do have options other than those propsed by UltimaRatio. The Catholic Church is both Westerna and Eastern. To learn more about the 22 different liturgies celebrated in the Catholic Church, go here: CATHOLIC RITES AND CHURCHES
The Eastern Catholic Churches are considered the jewels in the crown of the church. They are fully catholic, attached to Rome and provide a very orthodox liturgy. To find an Eastern Catholic Church in your area, go here: Eastern Catholic Churches in the U.S.