tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366044.post8692795122814411751..comments2023-11-08T05:00:05.543-06:00Comments on The Provincial Emails: The smoke of Santa has entered the churchTerrence Berreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02867275234105879358noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366044.post-8045319728864934432012-02-02T17:57:10.097-06:002012-02-02T17:57:10.097-06:00It was at his first parish meeting, shortly after ...It was at his first parish meeting, shortly after he became pastor. The topic was liturgy. In the Q&A, another parishioner suggested there was a need for a more reverent celebration of Mass, and that might be helped if the priest genuflected at the Consecration.<br /><br />In his response, our pastor brought up that the rubrics specified genuflection, and then explained all the problems he Terrence Berreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02867275234105879358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366044.post-53465129758856485282012-02-01T17:05:40.249-06:002012-02-01T17:05:40.249-06:00Not to belabor this comment thread but I'd be ...Not to belabor this comment thread but I'd be very currious to hear more on this point of public refusla to compley with the rubric on genflection at Consecration?<br /><br />I've been around to a lot of places it seems that while we are a long way from the triumph of Catholic culture, orthodoxy, and the reform of the reform, a lot of the outright disobedience that was once so common has Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366044.post-3306227527768892082012-02-01T09:35:41.741-06:002012-02-01T09:35:41.741-06:00Your experience is probably illustrative how respo...Your experience is probably illustrative how responses to liturgical questions are not answers, as such, but meant to get you to go away, taking your question with you, and never coming back with it or another. The latter purpose is actually served by giving people inconsistent or even contradictory answers, often with a dash of condescension. I've heard of the answers you cited, but have Terrence Berreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02867275234105879358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366044.post-5586313214724784712012-02-01T06:55:18.103-06:002012-02-01T06:55:18.103-06:00Thanks very much for that information it really sh...Thanks very much for that information it really shed some light on some things. I am a tremendous fan of Archbishop Dolan though I was always sorry to see that at many Masses as the Cathedral people did not kneel (even though there are kneelers, though awkwardly set up.) I wish he would have just said "Please kneel" and set the tone on that.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing that story Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366044.post-21537463130488604392012-01-30T18:41:16.216-06:002012-01-30T18:41:16.216-06:00I'd heard from some parish old-timers that the...I'd heard from some parish old-timers that the current church was designed with kneelers, and not having them was a late change. The pews do have a cap on the inside of the ends, about where you would expect the hinge for kneelers to be installed. Even without kneelers, when Archbishop Dolan was to preside at a service a few years back, the order of worship included notations on when to kneelTerrence Berreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02867275234105879358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366044.post-78646453719622101762012-01-30T15:04:45.333-06:002012-01-30T15:04:45.333-06:00In Orthodox Churches (with exception of USA, Canad...In Orthodox Churches (with exception of USA, Canada and GB) there typically are no pews, you stand for the entire 2 hour Divine Liturgy. <br /><br />Likewise nothing wrong with kneeling on the floor.<br /><br />Any hope that any of the post-fire refurbishing will bring St. Al's more towards the reform of the reform?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com