Henri Nouwen has a highly reviewed book about this painting and the parable behind it. I haven't yet read the book, but it seems to be about moving from being the prodigal son, to being the elder brother, to being the welcoming father.
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Rembrandt's painting "The return of the prodigal son"
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You gotta love Rembrandt's painting, "The return of the prodigal son". That's the elder brother peeking around the column in the background.
Henri Nouwen has a highly reviewed book about this painting and the parable behind it. I haven't yet read the book, but it seems to be about moving from being the prodigal son, to being the elder brother, to being the welcoming father.
Henri Nouwen has a highly reviewed book about this painting and the parable behind it. I haven't yet read the book, but it seems to be about moving from being the prodigal son, to being the elder brother, to being the welcoming father.
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FROM CLOWN MASSES TO LITURGICAL ICONOCLASM THAT MADE IT ALL POSSIBLE
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The 1970's saw liturgical iconoclasm shift into high gear as liturgical theologians and liturgical consultants saw a goldmine available to them and the arts and crafts economy as splendid old and not so old churches went under major renovation to accommodate the new liturgy and its "dogmatic" needs.
To say that the iconoclasm of these churches caused needless heartache and the loss of once staunch, practicing Catholics is an understatement. There is absolutely no reason why the revised liturgy could not be celebrated in older churches without any renovation or even a free standing altar employed. Just imagine the money saved and the liturgical continuity maintained if liturgical theologians were shunned and told to butt out in the aftermath of Vatican II.
Yes, in this period, as hard as it is to believe, liturgical theologians were elevated to the stature of an infallible pontiff as they foisted a new liturgical theology upon the various communities they visited. Liturgical theology was dogmatized and all in the name of the "spirit of Vatican II" and the liturgy designed by post-conciliar bishops and theologians. Yet, not even this liturgical commmittee backed by the pope suggested that older churches should be gutted to accommodate new wine made in a back alley.
But not so the liturgical theologians who became a parallel magisterium with more infallibility and authoritarianism than the most clerical bishop, they thought you couldn't put the new wine of the manufactured liturgy in a vintage wine bottle, for they knew that would show continuity rather than rupture, so they put their back ally cheap wine into a square box with a plastic lining in it for easy access and storage.
I saw a bit of the installation Mass for the new Archbishop of Indianapolis at their historic Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. What struck me was the iconoclasm of this Cathedral and the horrible "new and improved" free standing altar and ambo. Who thinks of these things and then has the gall to shove this sort of liturgical art down the throats of parishioners who worship in an historic Cathedral and then keep the older altar to remind them of just how dumbed down the new liturgy and its accouterments are?
There is absolutely no comparison in artistic value or majesty between the two altars you will note below.
Also note how the faux altar is placed on a stage like platform jutting out into the congregation causing the cathedral to lose seating. Please note how everything is on the same level also and compare it to the black and white vintage photo of what the Cathedral looked like prior to the iconoclasm and waste of money in doing what they did. I suspect it was millions of dollars.
Before:
After:
The 1970's saw liturgical iconoclasm shift into high gear as liturgical theologians and liturgical consultants saw a goldmine available to them and the arts and crafts economy as splendid old and not so old churches went under major renovation to accommodate the new liturgy and its "dogmatic" needs.
To say that the iconoclasm of these churches caused needless heartache and the loss of once staunch, practicing Catholics is an understatement. There is absolutely no reason why the revised liturgy could not be celebrated in older churches without any renovation or even a free standing altar employed. Just imagine the money saved and the liturgical continuity maintained if liturgical theologians were shunned and told to butt out in the aftermath of Vatican II.
Yes, in this period, as hard as it is to believe, liturgical theologians were elevated to the stature of an infallible pontiff as they foisted a new liturgical theology upon the various communities they visited. Liturgical theology was dogmatized and all in the name of the "spirit of Vatican II" and the liturgy designed by post-conciliar bishops and theologians. Yet, not even this liturgical commmittee backed by the pope suggested that older churches should be gutted to accommodate new wine made in a back alley.
But not so the liturgical theologians who became a parallel magisterium with more infallibility and authoritarianism than the most clerical bishop, they thought you couldn't put the new wine of the manufactured liturgy in a vintage wine bottle, for they knew that would show continuity rather than rupture, so they put their back ally cheap wine into a square box with a plastic lining in it for easy access and storage.
I saw a bit of the installation Mass for the new Archbishop of Indianapolis at their historic Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. What struck me was the iconoclasm of this Cathedral and the horrible "new and improved" free standing altar and ambo. Who thinks of these things and then has the gall to shove this sort of liturgical art down the throats of parishioners who worship in an historic Cathedral and then keep the older altar to remind them of just how dumbed down the new liturgy and its accouterments are?
There is absolutely no comparison in artistic value or majesty between the two altars you will note below.
Also note how the faux altar is placed on a stage like platform jutting out into the congregation causing the cathedral to lose seating. Please note how everything is on the same level also and compare it to the black and white vintage photo of what the Cathedral looked like prior to the iconoclasm and waste of money in doing what they did. I suspect it was millions of dollars.
Before:
After:
WHERE HAVE ALL THE SILENTLY PRIESTLY PRAYERS GONE AND WHY DID THESE GO?
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As you know, I am a great advocate of maintaining the revised Roman Missal but reverting to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass's Order of the Mass, except for the Liturgy of the Word, although I would be extremely happy to see the Word of God proclaimed from the Epistle Side and the Gospel from the Gospel side with the symbolism of facing the Liturgical North--but using the revised Lectionary, although I would like to see a Year D that is the Tridentine Missal's lectionary.
I would also like to see the 1965 Roman Missal's Order of the Mass rather than the 1962 Missal. The reason for this is that I am convinced as a priest and thus a leader of the laity that even with a Pastoral Council, we must respect the spirit and law of the bishops of that particular Council, although we should never make a pastoral Ecumenical Council into a "superdogma" that cannot be changed or modified, but of course by the only ones who can do that, the Holy Father alone, or the Holy Father with the bishops together in an Ecumenical Council.
So, apart from the Mass being Ad Orientem, I would add the following to the Order of the Mass "renewed" after Vatican II, aka, the Ordinary Form, which were removed most of which are priestly quiet prayers of a devotional quality that are important for a priestly liturgical spirituality.
In its revision, euphemistically called "renewal" the Tridentine Mass, aka, the Extraordinary Form Mass or the Traditional Latin Mass, had many private priestly prayers of a devotional spirituality. Why in the name of God and all that is holy, these were removed is beyond comprehension. But we must acknowledge that there was hysteria amongst many bishops and theologians about the priests or the congregation reciting private prayers at Mass because the Mass is communal prayer not a private devotion. What rubbish! It is both, not either or!
The First of these was the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar. At a low Mass these were said aloud and the congregation could also speak them in the Dialog Mass. These were totally eliminated in the 1970 Missal, although a "Penitential Act" was maintained for both priest and congregation together, with a form of the Confiteor as optional.
The next quiet devotional priestly prayer that was totally eliminated were the two prayers the priest made as he approached the altar:
Take away from us our iniquities, we entreat Thee, O Lord, that with pure minds we may worthily enter into the Holy of Holies. Through our Lord. Amen.
(Then kissing the altar) We beseech Thee, O Lord, by the merits of Thy Saints, whose relics are here, and of all the Saints, that Thou wilt deign to pardon me all my sins. Amen.
Then the prayer before the Gospel was terribly truncated, eliminating a beautiful Scriptural reference altogether:
Cleanse my heart and my lips, O Almighty God, Who didst cleanse the lips of the prophet Isaias with a burning coal; through Thy gracious mercy so purify me that I may worthily proclaim Thy holy gospel. through Christ our Lord. Amen.
I will not go into why the 1970 missal revised the Offertory Prayers altogether, suffice it to say that it did seem to be a mini-eucharistic prayer. But notice the quality and beauty of the traditional Offertory Prayers. What if they had simply omitted the one that sounded like a canon but kept the rest, for example eliminated what I italicize?
For the bread: Accept, O holy Father, almighty and eternal God, this unspotted host, which I, Thy unworthy servant, offer unto Thee, my living and true God, for my innumerable sins, offenses, and negligences, and for all here present: as also for all faithful Christians, both living and dead, that it may avail both me and them for salvation unto life everlasting. Amen.
Pouring of water: O God, who, in creating human nature, didst wonderfully dignify it, and still more wonderfully restore it, grant that, by the Mystery of this water and wine, we may be made partakers of His divine nature, who vouchsafed to be made partaker of our human nature, even Jesus Christ our Lord, Thy Son, who with Thee, liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God: world without end. Amen.
For the wine: We offer unto Thee, O Lord, the chalice of salvation, beseeching Thy clemency, that it may ascend before Thy divine Majesty, as a sweet savor, for our salvation, and for that of the whole world. Amen.
Come, O almighty and eternal God, the Sanctifier, and bless ☩ this Sacrifice, prepared for the glory of Thy holy Name
Washing of hands: I will wash my hands among the innocent: and I will compass Thine altar, O Lord That I may hear the voice of praise: and tell of all Thy wonderous works. I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of Thy house and the place where Thy glory dwelleth. Take not away my soul, O God, with the wicked: nor my life with blood-thirsty men. In whose hands are iniquities, their right hand is filled with gifts. But I have walked in my innocence: redeem me, and have mercy on me. My foot hath stood in the direct way, in the churches I will bless Thee, O Lord.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Prayer after washing of hands, prior to the Orate Fratres: Receive, O holy Trinity, this oblation which we make to Thee, in memory of the Passion, Resurrection and Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in honor of Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the Saints, that it may avail unto their honor and our salvation, and may they vouchsafe to intercede for us in heaven, whose memory we celebrate on earth. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prior to the priest's communion: I will take the Bread of heaven, and will call upon the Name of the Lord.
After receiving the Sacred Host but prior to the chalice: What return shall I make to the Lord for all He has given to me? I will take the chalice of salvation, and call upon the Name of the Lord. Praising I will call upon the Lord, and I shall be saved from my enemies.
Prior to the Final Blessing: May the performance of my homage be pleasing to Thee, O holy Trinity: and grant that the Sacrifice which I, though unworthy, have offered up in the sight of Thy Majesty, may be acceptable to Thee, and through Thy mercy, be a propitiation for me, and for all those for whom I have offered it. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
All these beautiful, devotional prayers of the priest were esponged from the "renewed" Mass. What a pity! What in the name of God and all that is holy was the back alley committee formed by the Pope under the direction of Bishop Anabil Bugninni thinking? Oh, they weren't thinking, so they get an "F" grade in this "renewed" Liturgy and a "TU" for totally unsatisfactory!
It wouldn't take much to restore all of these to the current Roman Missal following the Order and rubrics of the 1965 Roman Missal, which by the way, allowed for Universal Prayers after the Credo and an Offertory Procession of Gifts.
As well, the 1965 Order of the Mass could accommodate RCIA liturgies easily enough as well as the current way of celebrating Holy Matrimony and Holy Orders.
So, I'm not against Vatican II's essential and mild proposal for the true "renewal" of the Mass, I am all in favor of actually following it explicitly!
As you know, I am a great advocate of maintaining the revised Roman Missal but reverting to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass's Order of the Mass, except for the Liturgy of the Word, although I would be extremely happy to see the Word of God proclaimed from the Epistle Side and the Gospel from the Gospel side with the symbolism of facing the Liturgical North--but using the revised Lectionary, although I would like to see a Year D that is the Tridentine Missal's lectionary.
I would also like to see the 1965 Roman Missal's Order of the Mass rather than the 1962 Missal. The reason for this is that I am convinced as a priest and thus a leader of the laity that even with a Pastoral Council, we must respect the spirit and law of the bishops of that particular Council, although we should never make a pastoral Ecumenical Council into a "superdogma" that cannot be changed or modified, but of course by the only ones who can do that, the Holy Father alone, or the Holy Father with the bishops together in an Ecumenical Council.
So, apart from the Mass being Ad Orientem, I would add the following to the Order of the Mass "renewed" after Vatican II, aka, the Ordinary Form, which were removed most of which are priestly quiet prayers of a devotional quality that are important for a priestly liturgical spirituality.
In its revision, euphemistically called "renewal" the Tridentine Mass, aka, the Extraordinary Form Mass or the Traditional Latin Mass, had many private priestly prayers of a devotional spirituality. Why in the name of God and all that is holy, these were removed is beyond comprehension. But we must acknowledge that there was hysteria amongst many bishops and theologians about the priests or the congregation reciting private prayers at Mass because the Mass is communal prayer not a private devotion. What rubbish! It is both, not either or!
The First of these was the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar. At a low Mass these were said aloud and the congregation could also speak them in the Dialog Mass. These were totally eliminated in the 1970 Missal, although a "Penitential Act" was maintained for both priest and congregation together, with a form of the Confiteor as optional.
The next quiet devotional priestly prayer that was totally eliminated were the two prayers the priest made as he approached the altar:
Take away from us our iniquities, we entreat Thee, O Lord, that with pure minds we may worthily enter into the Holy of Holies. Through our Lord. Amen.
(Then kissing the altar) We beseech Thee, O Lord, by the merits of Thy Saints, whose relics are here, and of all the Saints, that Thou wilt deign to pardon me all my sins. Amen.
Then the prayer before the Gospel was terribly truncated, eliminating a beautiful Scriptural reference altogether:
Cleanse my heart and my lips, O Almighty God, Who didst cleanse the lips of the prophet Isaias with a burning coal; through Thy gracious mercy so purify me that I may worthily proclaim Thy holy gospel. through Christ our Lord. Amen.
I will not go into why the 1970 missal revised the Offertory Prayers altogether, suffice it to say that it did seem to be a mini-eucharistic prayer. But notice the quality and beauty of the traditional Offertory Prayers. What if they had simply omitted the one that sounded like a canon but kept the rest, for example eliminated what I italicize?
For the bread: Accept, O holy Father, almighty and eternal God, this unspotted host, which I, Thy unworthy servant, offer unto Thee, my living and true God, for my innumerable sins, offenses, and negligences, and for all here present: as also for all faithful Christians, both living and dead, that it may avail both me and them for salvation unto life everlasting. Amen.
Pouring of water: O God, who, in creating human nature, didst wonderfully dignify it, and still more wonderfully restore it, grant that, by the Mystery of this water and wine, we may be made partakers of His divine nature, who vouchsafed to be made partaker of our human nature, even Jesus Christ our Lord, Thy Son, who with Thee, liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God: world without end. Amen.
For the wine: We offer unto Thee, O Lord, the chalice of salvation, beseeching Thy clemency, that it may ascend before Thy divine Majesty, as a sweet savor, for our salvation, and for that of the whole world. Amen.
Come, O almighty and eternal God, the Sanctifier, and bless ☩ this Sacrifice, prepared for the glory of Thy holy Name
Washing of hands: I will wash my hands among the innocent: and I will compass Thine altar, O Lord That I may hear the voice of praise: and tell of all Thy wonderous works. I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of Thy house and the place where Thy glory dwelleth. Take not away my soul, O God, with the wicked: nor my life with blood-thirsty men. In whose hands are iniquities, their right hand is filled with gifts. But I have walked in my innocence: redeem me, and have mercy on me. My foot hath stood in the direct way, in the churches I will bless Thee, O Lord.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Prayer after washing of hands, prior to the Orate Fratres: Receive, O holy Trinity, this oblation which we make to Thee, in memory of the Passion, Resurrection and Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in honor of Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the Saints, that it may avail unto their honor and our salvation, and may they vouchsafe to intercede for us in heaven, whose memory we celebrate on earth. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prior to the priest's communion: I will take the Bread of heaven, and will call upon the Name of the Lord.
After receiving the Sacred Host but prior to the chalice: What return shall I make to the Lord for all He has given to me? I will take the chalice of salvation, and call upon the Name of the Lord. Praising I will call upon the Lord, and I shall be saved from my enemies.
Prior to the Final Blessing: May the performance of my homage be pleasing to Thee, O holy Trinity: and grant that the Sacrifice which I, though unworthy, have offered up in the sight of Thy Majesty, may be acceptable to Thee, and through Thy mercy, be a propitiation for me, and for all those for whom I have offered it. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
All these beautiful, devotional prayers of the priest were esponged from the "renewed" Mass. What a pity! What in the name of God and all that is holy was the back alley committee formed by the Pope under the direction of Bishop Anabil Bugninni thinking? Oh, they weren't thinking, so they get an "F" grade in this "renewed" Liturgy and a "TU" for totally unsatisfactory!
It wouldn't take much to restore all of these to the current Roman Missal following the Order and rubrics of the 1965 Roman Missal, which by the way, allowed for Universal Prayers after the Credo and an Offertory Procession of Gifts.
As well, the 1965 Order of the Mass could accommodate RCIA liturgies easily enough as well as the current way of celebrating Holy Matrimony and Holy Orders.
So, I'm not against Vatican II's essential and mild proposal for the true "renewal" of the Mass, I am all in favor of actually following it explicitly!
THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM SUNG MASS FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION AT SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH, MACON, GEORGIA
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Saint Joseph Church, Macon, Georgia will celebrate the Extraordinary Form of the Mass as a Sung Mass, aka, High Mass on Friday, December 7, at 7:00 PM for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Please join us for this highly participative Mass, where actual participation includes God's initiative to make us sharers of the Divine Mysteries.
The Order of Mass
Processional Hymn (Stand) Immaculate Mary Hymnal #577
Introit (Chanted in Latin by Schola. Please kneel.) The priest and server say the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar quietly.
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, and my soul shall be joyful in my God: for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, and with the robe of justice he hath covered me, as a bride adorned with her jewels. Ps. 29:2: I will extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast upheld me: and hast not made my enemies to rejoice over me. Glory to the Father…
Kyrie
Gloria (Stand. Please join the schola in chanting: Hymnal #106 )
Collect: O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin didst prepare a fitting habitation for thy son: grant, we beseech thee, that as thou preserved her from all stain through the death foreseen of the same thy Son, so we too may through her intercession be purified and come to thee. Through Christ our Lord.
First Lesson: (Sit) Wisdom 8:22-35
A lesson from the Book of Wisdom.
The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made anything, from the beginning. I was set up from eternity, and of old, before the earth was made. The depth were not as yet, and I was already conceived; neither had the fountains of waters as yet sprung out; the mountains with their huge bulk had not as yet been established, before the hills I was brought forth. He had not yet made the earth, nor the rivers, nor the poles of the world. When he prepared the heavens, I was present; when with a certain law and compass he enclosed the depths; when he estab-lished the sky above, and poised the fountains of waters; when he compassed the sea with its bounds, and set a law to the waters that they should not pass their limits; when he balanced the foundations of the earth; I was with him, forming all things, and was delighted every day, playing before him at all times, playing in the world, and my delights were to be with the children of men. Now, therefore, ye children, hear me: blessed art they that keep my ways. Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. Blessed is the man that heareth me, and that watcheth daily at my gates and waiteth at the posts of my doors. He that shall find me shall find life, and shall have salvation from the Lord.
Gradual: Judith 13:2: Blessed art thou, O Virgin Mary, by the Lord the most high God, above all women upon the earth. Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, thou art the joy of Israel, thou art the honour of our people.
Alleluia: Thou art all fair, O Mary, and the stain of original sin is not in thee.
Gospel: (Stand) Luke 1:26-28
Continuation of the holy Gospel according to St Luke.
At that time: The Angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And the Angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women.
Homily
Credo: (Stand. Please join the Schola chanting.) Hymnal #213 (Kneel for the words: Et incarnates est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria Virgine: et Homo Factus Est…)
Offertory Antiphon: Hail, Mary, full of grace : the Lord is with thee : blessed art thou among women, alleluia.
Priest: Orate Fratres:
All: Suscipiat Dominus sacrificium minibus tuis ad laudem et gloriam nominis sui, adutilitatem quoque nostrum totiusque Ecclesiae suae sanctae. (May the Lord accept the sacrifice eat your hands for the praise and glory of His name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church.)
Secret: Receive, O Lord, the saving victim which we offer to thee in the festival of the Immaculate Conception of the blessed Virgin Mary : and grant that, even as we proclaim her to have been preserved by thy grace from every stain, so may we be delivered, by her intercession, from all our sins. Through our Lord.
Preface Dialogue: Page 34, hymnal (Stand)
Preface: It is truly meet and just, right and salutary, that we should always, and in all places, give thanks to thee, O holy Lord, Father almighty, eternal God; and for the immaculate conception of the blessed Mary, ever a Virgin, should praise and bless and proclaim thee. For she conceived thine only-begotten Son by the overshadowing of the Holy Ghost; and, losing not the glory of her virginity, gave to the world the everlasting light, Jesus Christ our Lord. Through whom the Angels praise thy majesty, the Dominions adore, the Powers tremble. The Heavens, and the Virtues of the heavens, and the blessed Seraphim, do celebrate with united joy. In union with whom we beseech thee, that thou wouldst command our voices also to be admitted, with suppliant confession, saying:
Sanctus: (Kneel.. Please join the Schola inchanting.) Hymnal #101
Roman Canon: The priest prays this in a low voice, translation found on page 39 of hymnal
Pater Noster: (Stand. Please join the Schola in chanting.) Hymnal p. 86
Agnus Dei: (Stand. Please join the Schola in chanting.) Hymnal #104
Priest’s Communion
Laity’s Communion: After the Ecce Agnus Dei, said three times: Domine, non sum dignus, ut inters sub tectum meum: sed tantum dic verbor, et sanabitur anima mea. (Lord, I am not worthy…)
Please kneel for Holy Communion, receiving on the tongue only.
Communion Antiphon: Glorious things are told of thee, O Mary, for he who is mighty hath done great things unto thee.
Post Communion Prayer: (Stand) May the sacraments which we have received, O Lord our God, heal in us the wounds of that sin from which thou didst by a singular privilege preserve the Immaculate Conception of the blessed Mary. Through our Lord.
The Dismissal: Deo Gratias
The Blessing (Kneel)
The Last Gospel: John 1:1-5, 9-14, page 46 Missalette, short form. Genuflect at “Et Verbum Caro Factum Est”
Recessional Hymn:
Hail Holy Queen Hymnal #548
Saint Joseph Church, Macon, Georgia will celebrate the Extraordinary Form of the Mass as a Sung Mass, aka, High Mass on Friday, December 7, at 7:00 PM for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Please join us for this highly participative Mass, where actual participation includes God's initiative to make us sharers of the Divine Mysteries.
The Order of Mass
Processional Hymn (Stand) Immaculate Mary Hymnal #577
Introit (Chanted in Latin by Schola. Please kneel.) The priest and server say the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar quietly.
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, and my soul shall be joyful in my God: for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, and with the robe of justice he hath covered me, as a bride adorned with her jewels. Ps. 29:2: I will extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast upheld me: and hast not made my enemies to rejoice over me. Glory to the Father…
Kyrie
Gloria (Stand. Please join the schola in chanting: Hymnal #106 )
Collect: O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin didst prepare a fitting habitation for thy son: grant, we beseech thee, that as thou preserved her from all stain through the death foreseen of the same thy Son, so we too may through her intercession be purified and come to thee. Through Christ our Lord.
First Lesson: (Sit) Wisdom 8:22-35
A lesson from the Book of Wisdom.
The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made anything, from the beginning. I was set up from eternity, and of old, before the earth was made. The depth were not as yet, and I was already conceived; neither had the fountains of waters as yet sprung out; the mountains with their huge bulk had not as yet been established, before the hills I was brought forth. He had not yet made the earth, nor the rivers, nor the poles of the world. When he prepared the heavens, I was present; when with a certain law and compass he enclosed the depths; when he estab-lished the sky above, and poised the fountains of waters; when he compassed the sea with its bounds, and set a law to the waters that they should not pass their limits; when he balanced the foundations of the earth; I was with him, forming all things, and was delighted every day, playing before him at all times, playing in the world, and my delights were to be with the children of men. Now, therefore, ye children, hear me: blessed art they that keep my ways. Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. Blessed is the man that heareth me, and that watcheth daily at my gates and waiteth at the posts of my doors. He that shall find me shall find life, and shall have salvation from the Lord.
Gradual: Judith 13:2: Blessed art thou, O Virgin Mary, by the Lord the most high God, above all women upon the earth. Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, thou art the joy of Israel, thou art the honour of our people.
Alleluia: Thou art all fair, O Mary, and the stain of original sin is not in thee.
Gospel: (Stand) Luke 1:26-28
Continuation of the holy Gospel according to St Luke.
At that time: The Angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And the Angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women.
Homily
Credo: (Stand. Please join the Schola chanting.) Hymnal #213 (Kneel for the words: Et incarnates est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria Virgine: et Homo Factus Est…)
Offertory Antiphon: Hail, Mary, full of grace : the Lord is with thee : blessed art thou among women, alleluia.
Priest: Orate Fratres:
All: Suscipiat Dominus sacrificium minibus tuis ad laudem et gloriam nominis sui, adutilitatem quoque nostrum totiusque Ecclesiae suae sanctae. (May the Lord accept the sacrifice eat your hands for the praise and glory of His name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church.)
Secret: Receive, O Lord, the saving victim which we offer to thee in the festival of the Immaculate Conception of the blessed Virgin Mary : and grant that, even as we proclaim her to have been preserved by thy grace from every stain, so may we be delivered, by her intercession, from all our sins. Through our Lord.
Preface Dialogue: Page 34, hymnal (Stand)
Preface: It is truly meet and just, right and salutary, that we should always, and in all places, give thanks to thee, O holy Lord, Father almighty, eternal God; and for the immaculate conception of the blessed Mary, ever a Virgin, should praise and bless and proclaim thee. For she conceived thine only-begotten Son by the overshadowing of the Holy Ghost; and, losing not the glory of her virginity, gave to the world the everlasting light, Jesus Christ our Lord. Through whom the Angels praise thy majesty, the Dominions adore, the Powers tremble. The Heavens, and the Virtues of the heavens, and the blessed Seraphim, do celebrate with united joy. In union with whom we beseech thee, that thou wouldst command our voices also to be admitted, with suppliant confession, saying:
Sanctus: (Kneel.. Please join the Schola inchanting.) Hymnal #101
Roman Canon: The priest prays this in a low voice, translation found on page 39 of hymnal
Pater Noster: (Stand. Please join the Schola in chanting.) Hymnal p. 86
Agnus Dei: (Stand. Please join the Schola in chanting.) Hymnal #104
Priest’s Communion
Laity’s Communion: After the Ecce Agnus Dei, said three times: Domine, non sum dignus, ut inters sub tectum meum: sed tantum dic verbor, et sanabitur anima mea. (Lord, I am not worthy…)
Please kneel for Holy Communion, receiving on the tongue only.
Communion Antiphon: Glorious things are told of thee, O Mary, for he who is mighty hath done great things unto thee.
Post Communion Prayer: (Stand) May the sacraments which we have received, O Lord our God, heal in us the wounds of that sin from which thou didst by a singular privilege preserve the Immaculate Conception of the blessed Mary. Through our Lord.
The Dismissal: Deo Gratias
The Blessing (Kneel)
The Last Gospel: John 1:1-5, 9-14, page 46 Missalette, short form. Genuflect at “Et Verbum Caro Factum Est”
Recessional Hymn:
Hail Holy Queen Hymnal #548
LOTS A BOMBSHELLS LATELY, HERE'S ANOTHER, ABSTAIN EVERY FRIDAY AND PRAY THE ROSARY EVERYDAY!
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(CNSNews.com) - In a statement featuring newly installed Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone--who leads the San Francisco Archdiocese where House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi lives--the U.S. Catholic bishops announced on Thursday that they are calling on Catholics to pray the rosary every day and to fast and to abstain from eating meat on Fridays as part of a pastoral campaign aimed at preserving religious liberty, the right to life and the institution of marriage in the United States of America.
READ THE ENTIRE STORY HERE!
The bishops are calling on Catholics to do five specific things to advance this campaign for liberty, life and marriage. These include
1. Saying the rosary daily
2. Attending a special Holy Hour on the last Sunday of each month
3. Participating in a Fortnight of Freedom in the summer of 2013
4. Including in every Mass prayers of the faithful for the causes of life, marriage and liberty
5. Fasting and abstaining from meat on Fridays.
I WOULD RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING BOMBSHELL AS THE SIXTH AND SEVENTH SPECIFIC THINGS TO ADVANCE NOT ONLY THIS CAMPAIGN FOR LIBERTY, LIFE AND MARRIAGE, BUT TO STRENGTHEN CATHOLIC FAMILIES AND CATHOLIC YOUTH AND STRENGTHEN CATHOLIC IDENTITY IN GENERAL:
6. In all parishes, one Sunday Mass must be in the Extraordinary Form, not by adding a Mass unless there is only one Mass in that parish, but making one of the regularly scheduled Masses an EF Mass.
7. Celebrate all Ordinary Form Masses with more dignity and in an Extraordinary Form sort of way
(CNSNews.com) - In a statement featuring newly installed Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone--who leads the San Francisco Archdiocese where House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi lives--the U.S. Catholic bishops announced on Thursday that they are calling on Catholics to pray the rosary every day and to fast and to abstain from eating meat on Fridays as part of a pastoral campaign aimed at preserving religious liberty, the right to life and the institution of marriage in the United States of America.
READ THE ENTIRE STORY HERE!
The bishops are calling on Catholics to do five specific things to advance this campaign for liberty, life and marriage. These include
1. Saying the rosary daily
2. Attending a special Holy Hour on the last Sunday of each month
3. Participating in a Fortnight of Freedom in the summer of 2013
4. Including in every Mass prayers of the faithful for the causes of life, marriage and liberty
5. Fasting and abstaining from meat on Fridays.
I WOULD RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING BOMBSHELL AS THE SIXTH AND SEVENTH SPECIFIC THINGS TO ADVANCE NOT ONLY THIS CAMPAIGN FOR LIBERTY, LIFE AND MARRIAGE, BUT TO STRENGTHEN CATHOLIC FAMILIES AND CATHOLIC YOUTH AND STRENGTHEN CATHOLIC IDENTITY IN GENERAL:
6. In all parishes, one Sunday Mass must be in the Extraordinary Form, not by adding a Mass unless there is only one Mass in that parish, but making one of the regularly scheduled Masses an EF Mass.
7. Celebrate all Ordinary Form Masses with more dignity and in an Extraordinary Form sort of way
THE RITE OF ACCEPTANCE AT SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH, MACON, FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
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One of the more wonderful recoveries of the early Church that Vatican II sought is the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults or the Ancient Catechumenate. Today's Memorial of Saint Ambrose shows us how even a catechumen can be known for holiness of faith and plucked from the catechumens to be the Bishop of Milan. He was baptized, confirmed, made his First Communion, was ordained a deacon, priest and bishop all at the same celebration presumably.
We had about 20 baptized candidates welcomed and about 10 unbaptized who became catechumens.
Here are some pictures:
Some of the candidates with their sponsor for the Signing of the Senses receiving the Gospel of Our Lord and receiving a crucifix from their sponsor:
And don't dismiss the dismissal!
We had about 20 baptized candidates welcomed and about 10 unbaptized who became catechumens.
Here are some pictures:
Some of the candidates with their sponsor for the Signing of the Senses receiving the Gospel of Our Lord and receiving a crucifix from their sponsor:
And don't dismiss the dismissal!
30 Kasım 2012 Cuma
Gospel for the Mass: 12/23/12- Luke 1:39-45
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*Be sure to check out Gospel for the Mass Year C page right below the header for other days that you need Gospel for the Mass activities.
Disclaimer: The posts below contain links to other websites and the content of these sites are evaluated before they are included. These websites can change without warning making links inactive and/or the content altered. We have no control over other websites and we are not responsible for the content that they post.
Luke 1:39-45
Activities
catholicmom.com- Click on the month. Scroll down to the date for Coloring Page, Mass Worksheet, Crossword Puzzle, Word Search, etc.
Theresa at catholickidsbulletin.blogspot.com will post a link to an activity sheet that coordinates with the Catholic Mass. There will be pictures and activities each week to help little kids understand and appreciate the Mass. Most weeks, she will also highlight a Saint whose feast day falls within that week or a liturgical symbol they can watch for at Mass.
sadlierreligion.com- Scroll down to Gospel Reflection, Discussion Questions for the Gospel, and Proclaiming Faith Activities
loyolapress.com- Background on the Gospel and activities for groups and families
silk.net/RelEd/- Resources on the Sunday Readings
calvarycurriculum.com- The Birth of John the Baptist #166 lesson with memory verses, circle the correct words, true or false, fill in the blanks, puzzles, and color sheets.
textweek.com- Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources
The Catholic Toolbox- Rosary- references, activities, coloring, crafts, games, puzzles, worksheets
The Catholic Toolbox- Hail Mary Activities (coloring, games, puzzles, and worksheets)
The Catholic Toolbox- Activities, Games & Coloring Sheets for Prayers or Scripture
Coloring
familyfeastandferia.files.wordpress.com- The Visitation
sermons4kids.com- Candle of Love coloring page for the fourth Sunday of Advent.
The Catholic Toolbox- Scroll down to Coloring
Crafts
emmausroad.org- Annunciation Craft
This craft will produce a decorative prayer book that when opened will present the “Hail Mary” (page 7 & 8)
The Catholic Toolbox- Scroll down to Crafts
catholicism.suite101.com- Children’s Rosary Projects
Games
The Catholic Toolbox- Scroll down to Games
The Catholic Toolbox- Activities, Games & Coloring Sheets for Prayers or Scripture
christiancrafters.com- A fun game to that you could have the students learn prayers or scripture.
Puzzles
joanyedwards.com- Word Search
wagewaroncrime.typepad.com- Crossword
joanyedwards.com- Crossword
The Catholic Toolbox- Hail Mary Puzzles (scroll down to puzzles)
Worksheets
The Catholic Toolbox- Hail Mary Worksheet (scroll down to Worksheets)
To find out how well the students know The Hail Mary, have the students fill out the worksheet using the word bank.
roman-catholic-catechism.com- Printable handwriting worksheets of Hail Mary in print and cursive. Click on Hail Mary at each handwriting page.
faith.thatresourcesite.com- Hail Mary Prayer Copywork Trace in Print
faith.thatresourcesite.com- Hail Mary Prayer Copywork Trace in Cursive
sadlierreligion.com- Complete the activity by filling in the directions for praying the rosary. (Grade 5 Chapter 19)
The Rosary, Part I- In the left column, are the names of the fifteen mysteries. The right column contains brief descriptions of each mystery. Write the letter of the description next to the name of the correct mystery. (100 Activities Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church by Ellen Rossini, page 77).
The Rosary, Part II- Connect the letters from the previous activity in their final order to solve the dot-to-dot puzzle. (100 Activities Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church by Ellen Rossini, page 78).
The Hail Mary- Use the words in the word bank to complete the sentences. (100 Activities Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church by Ellen Rossini, page 79).
*Be sure to check out Gospel for the Mass Year C page right below the header for other days that you need Gospel for the Mass activities.
Disclaimer: The posts below contain links to other websites and the content of these sites are evaluated before they are included. These websites can change without warning making links inactive and/or the content altered. We have no control over other websites and we are not responsible for the content that they post.
Luke 1:39-45
Activities
catholicmom.com- Click on the month. Scroll down to the date for Coloring Page, Mass Worksheet, Crossword Puzzle, Word Search, etc.
Theresa at catholickidsbulletin.blogspot.com will post a link to an activity sheet that coordinates with the Catholic Mass. There will be pictures and activities each week to help little kids understand and appreciate the Mass. Most weeks, she will also highlight a Saint whose feast day falls within that week or a liturgical symbol they can watch for at Mass.
sadlierreligion.com- Scroll down to Gospel Reflection, Discussion Questions for the Gospel, and Proclaiming Faith Activities
loyolapress.com- Background on the Gospel and activities for groups and families
silk.net/RelEd/- Resources on the Sunday Readings
calvarycurriculum.com- The Birth of John the Baptist #166 lesson with memory verses, circle the correct words, true or false, fill in the blanks, puzzles, and color sheets.
textweek.com- Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources
The Catholic Toolbox- Rosary- references, activities, coloring, crafts, games, puzzles, worksheets
The Catholic Toolbox- Hail Mary Activities (coloring, games, puzzles, and worksheets)
The Catholic Toolbox- Activities, Games & Coloring Sheets for Prayers or Scripture
Coloring
familyfeastandferia.files.wordpress.com- The Visitation
sermons4kids.com- Candle of Love coloring page for the fourth Sunday of Advent.
The Catholic Toolbox- Scroll down to Coloring
Crafts
emmausroad.org- Annunciation Craft
This craft will produce a decorative prayer book that when opened will present the “Hail Mary” (page 7 & 8)
The Catholic Toolbox- Scroll down to Crafts
catholicism.suite101.com- Children’s Rosary Projects
Games
The Catholic Toolbox- Scroll down to Games
The Catholic Toolbox- Activities, Games & Coloring Sheets for Prayers or Scripture
christiancrafters.com- A fun game to that you could have the students learn prayers or scripture.
Puzzles
joanyedwards.com- Word Search
wagewaroncrime.typepad.com- Crossword
joanyedwards.com- Crossword
The Catholic Toolbox- Hail Mary Puzzles (scroll down to puzzles)
Worksheets
The Catholic Toolbox- Hail Mary Worksheet (scroll down to Worksheets)
To find out how well the students know The Hail Mary, have the students fill out the worksheet using the word bank.
roman-catholic-catechism.com- Printable handwriting worksheets of Hail Mary in print and cursive. Click on Hail Mary at each handwriting page.
faith.thatresourcesite.com- Hail Mary Prayer Copywork Trace in Print
faith.thatresourcesite.com- Hail Mary Prayer Copywork Trace in Cursive
sadlierreligion.com- Complete the activity by filling in the directions for praying the rosary. (Grade 5 Chapter 19)
The Rosary, Part I- In the left column, are the names of the fifteen mysteries. The right column contains brief descriptions of each mystery. Write the letter of the description next to the name of the correct mystery. (100 Activities Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church by Ellen Rossini, page 77).
The Rosary, Part II- Connect the letters from the previous activity in their final order to solve the dot-to-dot puzzle. (100 Activities Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church by Ellen Rossini, page 78).
The Hail Mary- Use the words in the word bank to complete the sentences. (100 Activities Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church by Ellen Rossini, page 79).
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