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PaulfromIowa
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Did he actually tell you that? I would have cautioned him to be moderate in his words.
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paperwight
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It most certainly is not.The missal is an object of worship. .
We are not idolaters.
We worship the Holy Trinity and the Blessed Sacrament. We do not worship a book.
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otjm
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You may be referring to missals used by one of the Eastern rites. The Roman rite does not have icons in the missals, although there my be a picture of one on the cover.
The missals in the Roman rite have the readings for the day, music, and the order of the Mass after the Gospel. It is printed on recycled paper and inexpensively produced. And after the end of that pat of the liturgical cycle, the missals are tossed out.
The missal is by no means an object of worship; it is a means of assisting in worship, but that does not make it a blessed article. If, at the end of its use it is tossed into the recycle bin, then I fail to see why the priest allegedly declared it blasphemy to use to balance or prop up a tree. It may have not been the best of choices to use to do so, but it certainly is not up to the level the OP indicates the priest was putting it.
The missals in the Roman rite have the readings for the day, music, and the order of the Mass after the Gospel. It is printed on recycled paper and inexpensively produced. And after the end of that pat of the liturgical cycle, the missals are tossed out.
The missal is by no means an object of worship; it is a means of assisting in worship, but that does not make it a blessed article. If, at the end of its use it is tossed into the recycle bin, then I fail to see why the priest allegedly declared it blasphemy to use to balance or prop up a tree. It may have not been the best of choices to use to do so, but it certainly is not up to the level the OP indicates the priest was putting it.
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tweedlealice
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Dear Sharon,
I love scripture verses & use them all the time. Francis’s scripture verse is confusing for the situation?!
I keep rereading it?? Beats me?
If the church (institution) says it is Holy, respect the institution’s teaching???
God bless you, Francis. Merry Christmas ALL
TWEEDLEALICE
I love scripture verses & use them all the time. Francis’s scripture verse is confusing for the situation?!
I keep rereading it?? Beats me?
If the church (institution) says it is Holy, respect the institution’s teaching???
God bless you, Francis. Merry Christmas ALL
TWEEDLEALICE
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MT1926
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If I were in your shoes I would go home grab a piece of wood the same thickness as the missal and fix it myself. I would then go and thank the parishioner for setting up the tree and let them know you grabbed a piece of wood that he/she can save with the decorations for next year, seeing that we don’t really want to be using God’s Word as a shim.
I have one rule and that is you never reprimand the guy that your not paying. Kindly Helping them find the right direction is always the way to go.
God Bless
I have one rule and that is you never reprimand the guy that your not paying. Kindly Helping them find the right direction is always the way to go.
God Bless
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esieffe
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It is no accident that US law closely examines, or takes into account the intent of someone accused. It is that way with God’s law as well. It is always about intent, in fact, as most of us know, it is one part of the mortal sin preconditions.
Trying to “root out” the volunteer does sound a bit extreme, I am sure this person is sufficiently mortified as it is, but maybe we should offer the priest the same latitude that we should offer the volunteer. It is a stressful time of year for everyone, particularly a priest. How many times has he overlooked perceived insults to the church etc.
It is hard to think of these things in the heat of the moment, and that is all part of the struggle for holiness. I was standing in a confession line this year when a group of teens just unceremoniously cut in line, offering no explanation at all. How many times have we all suffered that type of rudeness? Turns out they were going through preparation for a rite and were told to cut in line so they could be in place before their service.
It is impossible for us to know all the details, but the right one DOES know, and that would be God.
Merry Christmas!
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Trying to “root out” the volunteer does sound a bit extreme, I am sure this person is sufficiently mortified as it is, but maybe we should offer the priest the same latitude that we should offer the volunteer. It is a stressful time of year for everyone, particularly a priest. How many times has he overlooked perceived insults to the church etc.
It is hard to think of these things in the heat of the moment, and that is all part of the struggle for holiness. I was standing in a confession line this year when a group of teens just unceremoniously cut in line, offering no explanation at all. How many times have we all suffered that type of rudeness? Turns out they were going through preparation for a rite and were told to cut in line so they could be in place before their service.
It is impossible for us to know all the details, but the right one DOES know, and that would be God.
Merry Christmas!
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