tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post5826716899240346650..comments2023-12-23T00:19:35.005-08:00Comments on ADAM'S ALE: I FEEL PRETTY, OH SO PRETTYFr. Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-58926437694180919502013-11-19T06:39:09.167-08:002013-11-19T06:39:09.167-08:00Greetings,
You are right. Christmas is a season....Greetings,<br /><br />You are right. Christmas is a season. The day after the Christmas (season) is over we take down our poinsettias. <br /><br />Thanks for the clarification.<br /><br />God bless,<br /><br />Fr. VFr. Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-22973094039601392982013-11-16T14:39:30.795-08:002013-11-16T14:39:30.795-08:00Hi Father,
I normally agree with you and I lo...Hi Father, <br /><br />I normally agree with you and I love your blog, but you got me perplexed by this comment:<br /><br />You said "I want someone to walk into this parish and say, “Guess that’s over. We must be in another season." <br /><br />But the day after Christmas is not another liturgical season. We keep our poinsettias at least until the Epiphany as a reminder that we are still in the Christmas season. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-43181194331690671062013-11-15T20:17:15.381-08:002013-11-15T20:17:15.381-08:00The fact that your theatrical background is a grea...The fact that your theatrical background is a great asset to the Church is evident in this post. The more you help the faithful "get" all this stuff that you know that most of us have no clue about, the better! Those of us who have read your blog over the years can never look at Church architecture, stained glass windows, the shape of a baptismal font, candles, the hand gestures of a priest, and now even his shirt, the same way again. Every time you tell us of he spiritual significance of these things we are richer for it. <br /><br />(So tell me, is there a significance to the bright red shirt, with sleeves peeking out and vibrantly contrasting with the green vestment, worn by the priest at a weekday Mass I attended recently?) MaryofSharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073267149527666844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-4650450684092773162013-11-13T10:19:32.483-08:002013-11-13T10:19:32.483-08:00Thank you for this post, Father. This hits on som...Thank you for this post, Father. This hits on something that really bothers me, and I agree with everything you have pointed out about decorating the altar.<br /><br />I am a member of a parish with a remarkably architecturally beautiful church, built in 1905. Even with no flowers or anything added to the usual candles, the altar and the entire church is stunning and deeply spiritual.<br /><br />For reasons I do not understand, the flower brigade regularly uses silk or plastic flowers (which I understand is a no-no per whatever "rulebook" the Diocese or Church at large uses), and adds the things you pointed out such as dead twigs, banners, and knick-knacks, etc. Even if the altar was bare, it would still be fabulous. I really appreciate the Nativity at Christmas, the Advent Wreath, and seasonal live flowers, but the rest makes the altar seem cluttered, distracting and tacky.<br /><br />Thank you for letting me vent. I know I sound cranky and uncharitable (*sigh* - I just went to Confession yesterday!), but I actually love my parish and parishioners, even the flower brigade, as well as the pastor and priests with whom we are blessed!<br /><br />A Cluster NeighborAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-20809468097520923942013-11-13T08:44:29.309-08:002013-11-13T08:44:29.309-08:00Poinsettia adoption day is but one event on the un...Poinsettia adoption day is but one event on the unofficial liturgical calendar of my parish. I don't like the giant banners. We have giant plain banners in the sanctuary with the greenery and I don't think it's at all necessary; there are also giant matching banners way in the back of the Church that just hang there and annoy me. I think that's their purpose.<br /><br />Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634235894433276073noreply@blogger.com