Catholicism The Worst Mass Ever and Do Not Talk Bad About Muslims
Most Confusing Mass ever on 2/1/20
It wasn't really that bad I must suppose. But my church and its masses are a big part of my life and the mass celebrated on 2.1.20 at my church, which I will not name though one could figure it out I suppose. And I must insert that mostly the masses at my church are done very well, timely, with a procedure that is done well. And I add that my church has three masses on winter weekends and in the summer its often double that.
But the mass on 2.1.20 made my head dizzy.
The theme of this particular weekend's masses was the concept of a light coming upon the planet. A notice had been inserted in the bulletin the prior week that we should being our candles from home that they may be blessed during the mass. Also it was noted that the traditional blessing of the throat would be done before mass.
It began oddly when I entered the church and an usher had a basket of candles and held it out to me as if I were to take one. I was a bit confused as the note said to bring candles from home. The candles were the same ones the church used on the Easter Vigil, smallish things with a collar around them to catch wax drippings. But it was February and I didn't need my candles blessed from home as I have none. I thought, at the moment, that perhaps I should take a candle to have blessed and take home but what would I do with a candle about three inches tall with a paper collar? So I didn't take a candle as offered.
I have been to a blessing of the throat activity but before mass? It was horrible. The people were lined up to get to the priest and Deacons then blessing throats while at the same time people were trying to get to a pew that they may be seated before mass begun. Parishioners were climbing in and out and over each other. Finally the church bell chimes and we were told to be seated, that throat blessing would continue after mass.
The mass begins and then the intercom or small microphone the priest wears wasn't working right and the message faded in and out
The Cantor told us to sing a song, just the chorus and he would sing the main parts. He never told us what song to sing. So nobody sang but the Cantor.
During the mass we were told to get our candles to be lighted. Everyone, who didn't do the dumb like me, held up their candles as the altar girls came down the aisle with their lit candles to begin the process pew by pew, begin on the outside and parishioners passed the candle light down the pew.
I, of course, had no candle because....well you know...
Then the ushers came to collect the candles and for whatever reason they were collecting them in a laundry basked, the kind with basket weave holes. During this whole collection process they were falling out of the holes and it was a mess.
Finally the mass is about to end and a lady in the font stands up and waves her arms to stop the priest. It would seem that there WAS supposed to be a blessing of the candles from home and I guess nobody told the priest. This required that priest and deacon walk around sprinkling holy water as those who brought candles from home held them up to be blessed by the holy water. I only got drenched by the holy water my own self as I was on the aisle end in the pew.
I tell this story not to mock. It was fine and we were then notified that our Pastor was in the local hospital, due to be let out soon.
Now he knows how much we need his leadership.
Insert smile here.
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It wasn't really that bad I must suppose. But my church and its masses are a big part of my life and the mass celebrated on 2.1.20 at my church, which I will not name though one could figure it out I suppose. And I must insert that mostly the masses at my church are done very well, timely, with a procedure that is done well. And I add that my church has three masses on winter weekends and in the summer its often double that.
But the mass on 2.1.20 made my head dizzy.
The theme of this particular weekend's masses was the concept of a light coming upon the planet. A notice had been inserted in the bulletin the prior week that we should being our candles from home that they may be blessed during the mass. Also it was noted that the traditional blessing of the throat would be done before mass.
It began oddly when I entered the church and an usher had a basket of candles and held it out to me as if I were to take one. I was a bit confused as the note said to bring candles from home. The candles were the same ones the church used on the Easter Vigil, smallish things with a collar around them to catch wax drippings. But it was February and I didn't need my candles blessed from home as I have none. I thought, at the moment, that perhaps I should take a candle to have blessed and take home but what would I do with a candle about three inches tall with a paper collar? So I didn't take a candle as offered.
I have been to a blessing of the throat activity but before mass? It was horrible. The people were lined up to get to the priest and Deacons then blessing throats while at the same time people were trying to get to a pew that they may be seated before mass begun. Parishioners were climbing in and out and over each other. Finally the church bell chimes and we were told to be seated, that throat blessing would continue after mass.
The mass begins and then the intercom or small microphone the priest wears wasn't working right and the message faded in and out
The Cantor told us to sing a song, just the chorus and he would sing the main parts. He never told us what song to sing. So nobody sang but the Cantor.
During the mass we were told to get our candles to be lighted. Everyone, who didn't do the dumb like me, held up their candles as the altar girls came down the aisle with their lit candles to begin the process pew by pew, begin on the outside and parishioners passed the candle light down the pew.
I, of course, had no candle because....well you know...
Then the ushers came to collect the candles and for whatever reason they were collecting them in a laundry basked, the kind with basket weave holes. During this whole collection process they were falling out of the holes and it was a mess.
Finally the mass is about to end and a lady in the font stands up and waves her arms to stop the priest. It would seem that there WAS supposed to be a blessing of the candles from home and I guess nobody told the priest. This required that priest and deacon walk around sprinkling holy water as those who brought candles from home held them up to be blessed by the holy water. I only got drenched by the holy water my own self as I was on the aisle end in the pew.
I tell this story not to mock. It was fine and we were then notified that our Pastor was in the local hospital, due to be let out soon.
Now he knows how much we need his leadership.
Insert smile here.
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One must never say anything bad about the Muslims.
Even if they terrorize and wish for Israel to be destroyed.
A Rice County Catholic priest apologized Wednesday for describing Islam as “the greatest threat in the world,” both to the United States and Christianity itself, in a recent sermon.
“My homily on immigration contained words that were hurtful to Muslims,” the Rev. Nick VanDenBroeke said in a statement posted on the website of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. “I’m sorry for this. I realize now that my comments were not fully reflective of the Catholic Church’s teaching on Islam.”
Earlier Wednesday, a Muslim organization called on Minnesota Catholic leaders to repudiate the sermon.
VanDenBroeke, pastor of the 100-year-old Church of the Immaculate Conception in Lonsdale, made the remark during a 15-minute homily on Jan. 5, declared Immigration Sunday by Minnesota’s Catholic bishops. In the sermon, he talked about how he believed parishioners should address their concerns about immigration.
After City Pages published an article about the sermon Wednesday, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota) issued a statement condemning VanDenBroeke’s remarks and seeking a response from the Minnesota Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of the state’s six dioceses.
After City Pages published an article about the sermon Wednesday, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota) issued a statement condemning VanDenBroeke’s remarks and seeking a response from the Minnesota Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of the state’s six dioceses.
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She got desperate and though she is a cat, she wrote a book all about it.
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