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Joseph629
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Must tell you about this morning’s Mass. Our priest has a larynx problem (don’t know the diagnosis), and a few times a year he will get another priest to celebrate, as he will have no voice (due to treatments). Well this morning he celebrated it (I assume no other priest available), and he could only do so in a whisper. He uses a lavaliere microphone. It was such a most beautiful Mass. He had a Deacon, who read the Gospel. Now try to get an image of this.
Our large church was almost full. -normal for a Saturday 9AM Mass-. Many children of all ages. (some very large families here). In processed 16 servers, ages from 6 to 24 -this is not abnormal in our parish-. You would think that with Father whispering, and with many children in attendance, that he would be drowned out. Not at all. Throughout the entire Mass, there was hardly a peep out of any of the children, which included new-borns. (We don’t have a crying-room) There were no musical instruments. The procession was chanted. Mass parts and hymns were in English, Latin and Polish. This is also normal. The Novus Ordo Mass is celebrated with the priest facing East, -his back to the congregation. -normal. For communion you can kneel at the (imaginary) communion rail across the front of the Sanctuary, and receive from the priest, or receive from the Deacon off to the side. -also normal for this parish.
After Mass we celebrated a double Baptism. (two families), followed by a celebratory luncheon in the hall. It was overall just a beautiful liturgical morning. But I think what made it so special today was attending Mass and hearing Father just whisper his way through from beginning to end. In fact, it almost seemed perfectly approprate for Lent. He, being the very humble man that he is, of course apologized that he had no voice, and did his very best to whisper as clear as possible the entire Mass and Baptismal celebration.
I am just so thankful for the blessings of this priest and parish.
Our large church was almost full. -normal for a Saturday 9AM Mass-. Many children of all ages. (some very large families here). In processed 16 servers, ages from 6 to 24 -this is not abnormal in our parish-. You would think that with Father whispering, and with many children in attendance, that he would be drowned out. Not at all. Throughout the entire Mass, there was hardly a peep out of any of the children, which included new-borns. (We don’t have a crying-room) There were no musical instruments. The procession was chanted. Mass parts and hymns were in English, Latin and Polish. This is also normal. The Novus Ordo Mass is celebrated with the priest facing East, -his back to the congregation. -normal. For communion you can kneel at the (imaginary) communion rail across the front of the Sanctuary, and receive from the priest, or receive from the Deacon off to the side. -also normal for this parish.
After Mass we celebrated a double Baptism. (two families), followed by a celebratory luncheon in the hall. It was overall just a beautiful liturgical morning. But I think what made it so special today was attending Mass and hearing Father just whisper his way through from beginning to end. In fact, it almost seemed perfectly approprate for Lent. He, being the very humble man that he is, of course apologized that he had no voice, and did his very best to whisper as clear as possible the entire Mass and Baptismal celebration.
I am just so thankful for the blessings of this priest and parish.
). We are both very blessed to be a part of such parishes, they are few and far between.