Come to my Church and you’ll find 6 - 8 boys on the altar all looking very pious. I also remember attending a Mass one time in a neighboring diocese when the priest was very meticulously cleansing the vessels when the altar boy dared to look at someone in the congregation. The priest gave him a nice little rap on the shoulder without missing a beat. You can be sure that all of his altar boys are pious.
I’m happy to hear it. Would that it was like this everywhere, but my suspicion is that it is less likely than more. All I can say is that in my parish, the “servers” look just like the title suggests, that is they look like bored waiters/waitresses, which it seems their function has pretty much been reduced to.Come to my Church and you’ll find 6 - 8 boys on the altar all looking very pious. I also remember attending a Mass one time in a neighboring diocese when the priest was very meticulously cleansing the vessels when the altar boy dared to look at someone in the congregation. The priest gave him a nice little rap on the shoulder without missing a beat. You can be sure that all of his altar boys are pious.
As an altar boy, I would never have dared that since that would have freaked me out with standing-room and balcony-filled crowds we used to have at our pre-Vatican II Masses. Besides we were instructed never to turn our backs to God. Even our turns and movements were designed to avoid that from happening and were thoroughly rehearsed besides the many Latin responses we had.
Agreed. However, the Church’s intent was not to lead women/girls into error. What leads all into error, discontent, and leaving is a selfishness that goes unchecked.
I think that was a completely unintended effect of NO.
yeah thanks for explainin that…sometimes i read things paul said or parts of the bible and think what rubbish… i always hope that secular people dont ever read parts like this as i sometimes am embarrassed when i cant explain them within the context.1 Corinthians 14:34
women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. 35If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.
Just to clarify “I am not a man.”
I really wish that more people understood that the bible-like any book- was supposed to be read as a whole. So many mistakes are made when verses are taken in isolation to the rest of the bible.
No need for embarrassment. State the passage in Latin and it probably wouldn’t offend anyone. Just a thought.
“Rubbish”? Are you saying that you know better than St. Paul?
I think that she was talking honestly about her feelings and didn’t mean to negatively comment on St. Paul.
Your funny, Even Mary spoke at the temple. She also spoke at a wedding. My wife can speak to me at church, home, or in bed. Why is it disgraceful for a women to speak? That’s silly1 Corinthians 14:34
women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. 35If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.
Just to clarify “I am not a man.”
lol don’t get into that trap lol… when I read some passages in isaolation, or some statements etc etc, we all have our own opinions and feelings about them, as i’m sure you do…hence why i said ’think what rubbish’…
IMO, there’s already too much talking by everyone in the church. It is quieter at traffic jams in many cases.
Our parish is like a catacomb before mass. Feels rather empty. The silence is not always golden. I can’t imagine the followers of the Lord never spoke around him. They talked and eat with him even after the Resurrection.IMO, there’s already too much talking by everyone in the church. It is quieter in traffic jams in many cases.
Good heavens, where DID you get that picture. I think it’s Vulgar. Yuck. Not very Christian . It’s awful
Do you mean the picture of the priest and altar boys? I didin’t hink it was bad. Are you referring to something else.
What?
