TraddyDaddy,
I guess I’m an optimist. I had no idea that other Parishes did this. How awful.
I live in a semi-rural area, and stuff like this doesn’t happen here. We’re “behind the times.” That’s a good thing.
You know, I’ve had dreams where I’ve seen Consecrated Hosts in soufflets in Church potlucks. In one dream, I walked into a room at church and saw pieces of Consecrated Hosts stuck into chocolate chip cookies and Hosts stuck into dishes of scalloped potatoes as decor. I was horrified at all the dishes served with Consecrated hosts stuck inside as garnishment!
And you know — what I saw on that video is just as horrifying to me. I wouldn’t have believed it possible if I’d not seen it with my own eyes! If I had seen this display in a dream, I’d have awoken in the middle of the night with a cold sweat! I’d have prayed for God to have Mercy on us and to not punish us in a sea of fire.
I’ve had other dreams of seeing people walking up to recieve a host that had been “consecrated” by a female priest. When the Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist would hand out the host and would say, “The Body of Christ,” in my dream, I would yell and scream, “NO IT ISN’T!!! A WOMAN CANNOT CONSECRATE A HOST. IT’S ONLY BREAD! IT’S NOT HIM! STOP!”
In my dream, no one heard me. No one listened. I am correct, too. Holy Orders only has its sacramental effect on Men. Women cannot recieve the effects of Holy Orders. All the women who’ve been “ordained” are really still part of the laity. Therefore, all their consecrations are still substantially bread and wine and not Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ.
And don’t accuse me of being sexist. I’m female!
If we don’t so SOMETHING to stop this sort of thing, the next thing we know, we really will find pieces of Consecrated Hosts stuck in dishes of Scalloped Potatoes at Church Potlucks, or we’ll see pieces of Him broken up and stuck in Chocolate Chip Cookies!
(One note: They were just dreams. I’m not a mystic. I’m not claiming Private Revelations).
Anyway, I used to be an ultra-traditionalist. I can TOTALLY understand their point of view. I don’t agree with the schisms of the Ultratraditionals. I don’t want any part of the schisms — but I can see where they’re coming from.
And you know — maybe we should listen to them!
Things have gone WAY too far!
I think that the New Roman Missal will help A LOT. It has an English translation that is more accurate to the Latin Mass of 1962 (?year?). This will solve lots of problems. It’s coming out in 2007 from what I heard through “the grapevine.”
And hey, those who don’t want to conform to the new Liturgy and those who want to continue to “party” during Mass can go form their own Church as far as I’m concerned. In reality, they’re already in schism, for anyone who truly believes in the Real Presence would NEVER come to Mass dressed as Barney or the Devil or Cat Woman! In my opinion, those people are Protestants dressed in Catholics — well, some of them at least! Some were just dressed as “ghouls and goblins!” How shameful.
And if they DO believe and still come to Church dressed as a Pagan, then shame on them.
Had I been there during that Mass, I think I would’ve abstained from receiving the Eucharist. I’d have stayed in my pew and prayed. I would have wanted no part in their sins.
The only thing good about that Mass (beside the Real Presence though it was profaned) was the Choir dressed as Angels. The angel part was OK.
Other than that, it was BAD, BAD and BAD!!!
God Bless!