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  • Ritus Narcissus: Why Do We Sing Ourselves and Celebrate Ourselves?

    04/24/2006 12:27:53 PM PDT · by Straight Vermonter · 18 replies · 698+ views
    adoremus.org ^ | by Father Paul Scalia
    Imagine the following scene: You arrive at Mass on Sunday, eager to thank God for His goodness to you. You slide into the pew early, kneel in prayer, and direct your praise and worship to your Lord and God. You stand as the song leader introduces the opening hymn: "Table of Plenty". Suddenly your praise comes to a screeching halt, not because of your own prayers, but because of what you are singing. In fact you are no longer praising God at all, but singing to the others: Come to the feast of heaven and earth! Come to the table...