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To: Salvation

Same here on the coast.
But there is something that seems (to me at least) incongruent and irreverent about standing during the priest's Communion and during the words:
"Lord I am not worthy to receive you, ...".
Not to mention remaining standing while everyone is receiving Communion.
I am not a big fan of our archbishop. He owns OCP and could correct the heresy and irreverence in their music. He has not done this.
I am not surprised that he, (one of Bernardin's first auxilliaries), would make a liturgical decision, (having the congregation stand during Communion), which would lessen belief in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.


53 posted on 03/08/2005 7:04:39 AM PST by rogator
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To: rogator

I don't think this came from your Bishop alone; I believe it came from the new GIRM.

It has to do with Communion being a kind of Processional. Thus the singing should start immediately after the priest finishes his Communion.

Our choir will still not conform. We had a visiting priest here from Goa, India, doing a Mission, and the choir did it right that Sunday, but my hopes were dashed this last Sunday. (Guess they don't get the idea that they are serving at Mass by singing (and not performing)!!!

One of the things that irks me, can you tell?

BTW, I am not aware of any bishop "owning" OCP.


54 posted on 03/08/2005 7:10:43 AM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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I had always taught my daughter that you remain kneeling after communion until the remaining Sacred Species is consumed or back in the tabernacle, and the vessels are purified, regardless of what anyone else is doing. Then however they started just leaving the vessels off to the side to be taken care of after mass.

The first time I took her to a TLM, after mass she said, "Mom my knees hurt", ;-) and I of course responded how my mother would have, "so, offer it up!" Now, however she is quite used to it.

55 posted on 03/08/2005 7:15:55 AM PST by murphE (Each of the SSPX priests seems like a single facet on the gem that is the alter Christus. -Gerard. P)
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To: rogator
About OCP

Best I could find on their site about the founder!

56 posted on 03/08/2005 7:18:23 AM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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