tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post3290085387356975764..comments2023-12-23T00:19:35.005-08:00Comments on ADAM'S ALE: FRIDAY POTPOURRI: HUGGERS ALWAYS SEEM TO WINFr. Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-20886171108612151242016-06-13T16:51:06.357-07:002016-06-13T16:51:06.357-07:00I am the one who asked for prayers. Thank you, Fat...I am the one who asked for prayers. Thank you, Father. <br /><br />They helped tremendously. <br /><br />I will keep you in my prayers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-28810714506304552412016-06-13T07:14:33.810-07:002016-06-13T07:14:33.810-07:00Marie M - What the Maronites do sounds so beautifu...Marie M - What the Maronites do sounds so beautiful! And in keeping with the dignity of the Liturgy.<br /><br />Personally, I like the Sign of Peace. And Protestant friends and family who have attended in the past are very touched by this extending of the peace of Christ to everyone.<br /><br />Not to be picky, but I am not so fond of the raised hands prayer position during the Our Father, which we were told to assume by the Diocese some time ago. From what I can tell, it is not done well. Some people hold their hands up, palms out (which I think is the correct position). Others hold their hands more like the priest does, palms up. Some hold hands with all those in their pews, and then raise them during the doxology (which is definitely not correct, I understand). And others (like me), simply fold our hands or rest them on the pew in front of us as we have always done. It is a little disjointed.<br /><br />Blessings to you and to St. Sebastian! - Sue, ofsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-6039955384113877022016-06-11T19:34:41.787-07:002016-06-11T19:34:41.787-07:00In the maronite rite, the altar boys receive "...In the maronite rite, the altar boys receive "peace" from the priest -- the priest offers them his folded hands and the altar boy places both his hands on the outside and slides them back into folded position -- then the altar boys proceed down the aisle to the congregation giving the aisle person the sign of peace, and each person turns to the next and passes it on after they have received it. I love the symbolism there, and our kids really love it too! I wonder if that could work in the Roman rite?Marie Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-67386080638732676202016-06-11T14:47:16.850-07:002016-06-11T14:47:16.850-07:00I know a seminarian who defended the idea that res...I know a seminarian who defended the idea that responding, "And with your spirit" to the priest is, in effect, an efficacious act of peace with the whole Church, since the priest is an extension of his bishop and the bishop is in union with Rome. The action to physically wish peace to some and not others is to necessarily (in the philosophical sense) discount an actual wishing of peace to all others present. It was well received on theological grounds, even if not agreed upon preferentially by the professor.<br /><br />Just sayin' ;)<br /><br />-Mike PetkosekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-24305963639751218322016-06-11T10:25:37.068-07:002016-06-11T10:25:37.068-07:00I have seen people cross over to another side of t...I have seen people cross over to another side of the church, make time for a lively discussion and badger the people in front or behind them to shake on it during the SOP. To say that it 'disrupts the flow' of the Sacred Mass is an incredibly tactful understatement. I suppose we have the same Liturgist to thank for the way some people like to wave their hands in the air (like they just don't care) during the Our Father and for the fact that most people no longer kneel during the Lamb of God (!). I will NEVER understand the impulse to make the Mass more like a Protestant service and abandon our own practices, particularly since those denominations are dying at a dizzying pace. Why try so hard to copy their ways? Anyway, amusing take from a British Catholic convert: http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblogs/2014/09/05/how-the-sign-of-peace-disturbs-me/<br /><br />Peace out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-15391513786792932452016-06-11T09:30:34.231-07:002016-06-11T09:30:34.231-07:00SOP, in military lingo, equals "standard oper...SOP, in military lingo, equals "standard operating procedure"! <br /><br />At one of my local parishes, not only is the Sign of Peace the SOP, but in addition, just prior to the entrance procession at start of Mass, the congregation is asked to greet one another. So there's a double dose, big heaping portion (overdose?!) of SOP!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-68138173555618985952016-06-11T05:24:27.589-07:002016-06-11T05:24:27.589-07:00Prayer coming Anon.Prayer coming Anon.Fr. Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-43968910719197258912016-06-10T20:19:02.197-07:002016-06-10T20:19:02.197-07:00During a TLM Mass, there is no such thing. I am a...During a TLM Mass, there is no such thing. I am always taken aback a tad when attending a NO rite.<br />I'm not a fan, but it is what it is, I guess.doubletroublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378163493817522427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-29472198765668036642016-06-10T19:14:09.013-07:002016-06-10T19:14:09.013-07:00I have been to daily Masses, in the chapel, where ...I have been to daily Masses, in the chapel, where the priest leaves the altar and shakes the hand of everyone in the first pew.Jeannettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-66386374887003073732016-06-10T17:49:32.317-07:002016-06-10T17:49:32.317-07:00Please Father V. pray for my husband and I. We are...Please Father V. pray for my husband and I. We are going through a hard time right now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-88231268661231258352016-06-10T14:16:03.397-07:002016-06-10T14:16:03.397-07:00I wonder about giving the sign of peace to people ...I wonder about giving the sign of peace to people I barely know and whom, I hope, I have not offended (nor they me). How is this gesture from a stranger (me) bringing peace to their lives?<br /><br />By offering the SOP to strangers, how am I being reconciled with the (absent) friend or family member who may have something against me? Am I being too literal by thinking such thoughts?<br /><br />Regarding the SOP, the horse is out of the barn and there may be no way to rein it in.<br /><br />Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-24317454699400258712016-06-10T13:52:36.835-07:002016-06-10T13:52:36.835-07:00I remember someone leaving their pew to say "...I remember someone leaving their pew to say "hi" to a friend across the way during the SOP. The expression on the priest's face was priceless. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-65407300846949074832016-06-10T10:31:35.766-07:002016-06-10T10:31:35.766-07:00The last time I visited your very Irish friend on ...The last time I visited your very Irish friend on Manchester Rd. for Sunday Mass, they skipped the SOP... AND said the Apostle's Creed instead of the Nicene Creed. In fact, I don't think I remember the SOP at any mass I've been to down there. <br /><br />One Sunday we should go back to the Gloria in Latin, the Kyrie, skip the SOP and say the Apostle's Creed. I think it'd be amusing to stand and listen to the talk after Church. You'd probably need to skip the "handshake line" and sprint to the rectory for your own safety, but it seems a small price to pay for my amusement.Chris P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10719297389304906325noreply@blogger.com