Rail by rail! (priest explains why he installs altar rails at each parish where he serves)

WDTPRS ^ | May 13, 2013 | Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

[A.A. Cunningham]

Females wearing cassocks and surplices. Big no-no.

[SevenofNine]

At my local Cathoic church they can’t get altar boys to serve so they have bring in the girls also my Cathoic priest is totally hard*** lib

[steve86]

the altar boys had to literally pick him up from a kneeling position every once in awhile.

Same deal here two weeks ago.

[steve86]

At my local Cathoic church they can’t get altar boys to serve so they have bring in the girls also my Cathoic priest is totally hard*** lib

We are told there is an obligation to attend Catholic Sunday Mass but that isn't Catholic and may not be a Mass. Very possible it does on occur on Sunday.

[x]

Rail bump!

[HarleyD]

I’m sorry that Protestants removed the kneeing benches in the pews. Most churches I’ve attended do have prayer rooms and some have places where one can kneel at the front. But it’s not the same as everyone kneeling for prayer. It reminds me of a song by Barry McGuire...

“We have million dollar churches but no one on their knees...”

[married21]

I came across evidence of that a few years ago, in the choir loft of an old church. The hymn books from the late 50s gave hints, in terms of “modern” illustrations and the way things were expressed in the foreward and such, like Vatican II was coming.

[SevenofNine]

You may have a point there
I don’t know what wrong with this Priest he is shumuck

[Martin Tell]

Good post, as always.

We Orthodox stand to receive, just as we always have, with arms crossed, and maybe kneeling a bit if we have a short priest. But then we are usually standing during the entire Divine Liturgy, except for when we sit during the homily or hit the floor for a prostration.

And communion in the hand? What is that? Have the priests no spoons?

[steve86]

VII only gave them cover.

In other words Vatican II was a formalization of leftist error.

[NYer]

We Orthodox stand to receive, just as we always have, with arms crossed, and maybe kneeling a bit if we have a short priest. But then we are usually standing during the entire Divine Liturgy, except for when we sit during the homily or hit the floor for a prostration.

: - )

Though baptized in the Latin Church, I practice my faith in a Maronite (Eastern) Church. Like you, we stand during the Divine Liturgy and receive communion standing. Recently, a lapsed catholic wandered into our church and I gave him a tour. The first thing he noticed was the absence of kneelers. I explained that kneeling was a sign of reverence in the west whereas standing is the norm in the east. He wasn't buying it. To drive the point home, I asked him if he knelt during the reading of the Gospel. He said "no, we stand". And "why", I asked. "Out of respect". Precisely! The light went on and he also smiled.

Communion in the hand should be eliminated. Personally, I consider it profane. Pope Benedict and now, Pope Francis give communion by intinction. Like the Orthodox, we eastern rite catholics receive communion by intinction. Since the Maronite Church uses unleavened bread, no spoons are necessary. The Melkites and other eastern churches that follow the Byzantine Rite, use leavened bread and spoons.

Thanks for the ping! BTW, did you see the meeting between Pope Francis and Pope Tawadros II? I am about to post a thread and will ping you to it.

[bboop]

‘Bringing everyone to the rail would be fraught with difficulties.’ Wouldn’t this always have been the case? How was it dealt with previously? Does not seem to me that their frailties need to set the rule for the entire congregation?

[Dajjal]

bumpus ad summum