Daily Mass Readings, January 25, 2003 - Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul

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[JMJ333]

eek! Sorry!

Speaking of San Diego, that is my hometown...La Mesa, actually, but perhaps that area has been incorporated into San Diego by now?

[xzins]

JM, I just read Bish. Weigand's statement that a Catholic cannot be pro-abortion and be in good standing. He said they should be honest and abstain from Holy Communion.

Is there an intermediate position short of ex-communication where the church can "withhold" communion?

I'm not a catholic. I was just wondering.

[Polycarp]

Is there an intermediate position short of ex-communication where the church can "withhold" communion?

Yes, its called an Interdict.

An interdict is a censure, or prohibition, excluding the faithful from participation in certain holy things. These holy things are all those pertaining to Christian worship, and are divided into three classes:

*the Divine offices, in other words the Liturgy, and in general all acts performed by clerics as such, and having reference to worship
*the sacraments, excepting private administrations of those that are of necessity;
*ecclesiastical burial, including all funeral services.

[JMJ333]

That is soooo sweet. Thanks so much for posting it! :)

[EODGUY]

After enjoying the readings and appreciating the art you posted, I came to the conclusion that the Holy Spirit was sitting beside you at your computer.

It is obvious that you dedicated a great deal of time to the task of describing the conversion of one of our greatest and well-written saints.

Thank you for this terrific post and may God bless you for your sincere religious fervor that you share with all of us on this forum.

I believe you are truly one of God's very special creations.

God bless,

EODGUY

[JMJ333]

You are most kind. I bookmarked this one myself because I found the daily word, the von Balthasar quotes, and the "other side of Christ" quotes insightful and inspiring. I have a copy (in an artbook) of "The Conversion of Paul" by Rubens, but couldn't find it on the web (except a small blurry one). Wish I could have posted that too. Anyway, I enjoyed myself last night with this thread. Thanks!