Is this something that one would need permission to even do from their bishop?
Our homes shouldn’t be Churches, nor should our Churches be homes. That’s my opinion.
Why would having a chapel damage the resale value?Our homes shouldn’t be Churches, nor should our Churches be homes. That’s my opinion.
It is kinda wierd to put an altar and commuion rail in your home, no?
You can do whatever you want, but what is all that going to do to your resale value? Converting a spare bedroom into a library with a nice leather chair, a few lamps, and some bookshelves with spiritual and theological books would be money better spent IMO.
It’s one thing to have a nice place to pray in your home but I say let the Church be the Church. Buy a nice bed in which you make love with your wife instead - the domestic Church.
-Tim-
I have a small oratory in my study for reciting the Liturgy of the Hours.Our homes shouldn’t be Churches, nor should our Churches be homes. That’s my opinion.
It is kinda wierd to put an altar and commuion rail in your home, no?
You can do whatever you want, but what is all that going to do to your resale value? Converting a spare bedroom into a library with a nice leather chair, a few lamps, and some bookshelves with spiritual and theological books would be money better spent IMO.
It’s one thing to have a nice place to pray in your home but I say let the Church be the Church. Buy a nice bed in which you make love with your wife instead. Get one of those vinyl car wraps with the picture of the cieling of the Sistene Chapel and have it applied to your bedroom cieling - the domestic Church.
-Tim-
Marjanna,What a lofty idea! I have a few questions though. First, who will use it?
It is usually not permitted for ‘individuals’ to “possess” the Holy Eucharist, so it is unlikely that you will receive permission to have the Blessed Sacrament in your home, able to be exposed at your convenience. Second, what purpose will it serve? (Think in a larger sense, not just personal satisfaction) Will such a chapel be open for others to come in to pray? OR, will it be just an “exposition” – so perhaps, whoever might see it, will revel in your talent, wealth, devotion, etc., etc., etc.
May I suggest an alternative for you to think about? Perhaps you might “construct” a Tabernacle deep within your own heart, where you can go in, whenever you wish, to commune directly with the Lord, your God. That Tabernacle may become a most beautiful, reverent and ornate House of Blessing you wish it to be, and will frequently, nay, constantly, house the Redeemer of the World, and all the great choirs of angels, His holy Mother, God His Father, and the Holy Spirit, and the countless saints who dwell forever with Him in heaven.
A simple thought to remember, might be: the Pharisees thought that a great SHOW of holiness would make them acceptable servants of God; Jesus came to be a servant, not a showman. But which was the better idea?
I have been constructing my own tabernacle for many years now. The beginning was the hardest part, having to clear out all the cobwebs of laziness, the dust of lack of charity, the dirt of unconfessed sins, and the trash of years of inattention to the One Whom I hoped would enter into my Tabernacle to make it holy and beautiful. But with every journey into it, and every visit with my Jesus in it, and every moment spent in prayer and privacy of love with Him therein, I am surprised (!) to see how beautiful a structure it is becoming after all this time. Even more, He is working on the ‘landscaping’ on the outside whenever I have left Him there, and has been making the outside a more fitting place for Him to reside too. OTHER people have found their way into my tabernacle, and are taking their example and inspiration from me, having seen how my Jesus has been working to change me.
Remember always, that unless God is the Builder, the laborers work in vain.
God love you. I do.
Ooooh–I like this. This is a gem. Thank you.What a lofty idea! I have a few questions though. First, who will use it?
It is usually not permitted for ‘individuals’ to “possess” the Holy Eucharist, so it is unlikely that you will receive permission to have the Blessed Sacrament in your home, able to be exposed at your convenience. Second, what purpose will it serve? (Think in a larger sense, not just personal satisfaction) Will such a chapel be open for others to come in to pray? OR, will it be just an “exposition” – so perhaps, whoever might see it, will revel in your talent, wealth, devotion, etc., etc., etc.
May I suggest an alternative for you to think about? Perhaps you might “construct” a Tabernacle deep within your own heart, where you can go in, whenever you wish, to commune directly with the Lord, your God. That Tabernacle may become a most beautiful, reverent and ornate House of Blessing you wish it to be, and will frequently, nay, constantly, house the Redeemer of the World, and all the great choirs of angels, His holy Mother, God His Father, and the Holy Spirit, and the countless saints who dwell forever with Him in heaven.
A simple thought to remember, might be: the Pharisees thought that a great SHOW of holiness would make them acceptable servants of God; Jesus came to be a servant, not a showman. But which was the better idea?
I have been constructing my own tabernacle for many years now. The beginning was the hardest part, having to clear out all the cobwebs of laziness, the dust of lack of charity, the dirt of unconfessed sins, and the trash of years of inattention to the One Whom I hoped would enter into my Tabernacle to make it holy and beautiful. But with every journey into it, and every visit with my Jesus in it, and every moment spent in prayer and privacy of love with Him therein, I am surprised (!) to see how beautiful a structure it is becoming after all this time. Even more, He is working on the ‘landscaping’ on the outside whenever I have left Him there, and has been making the outside a more fitting place for Him to reside too. OTHER people have found their way into my tabernacle, and are taking their example and inspiration from me, having seen how my Jesus has been working to change me.
Remember always, that unless God is the Builder, the laborers work in vain.
God love you. I do.
Funny, I didn’t expect to see that man in this forum!
I would have it open to people to pay to and I would invite a priest to celebrate massWhat a lofty idea! I have a few questions though. First, who will use it?
It is usually not permitted for ‘individuals’ to “possess” the Holy Eucharist, so it is unlikely that you will receive permission to have the Blessed Sacrament in your home, able to be exposed at your convenience. Second, what purpose will it serve? (Think in a larger sense, not just personal satisfaction) Will such a chapel be open for others to come in to pray? OR, will it be just an “exposition” – so perhaps, whoever might see it, will revel in your talent, wealth, devotion, etc., etc., etc.
May I suggest an alternative for you to think about? Perhaps you might “construct” a Tabernacle deep within your own heart, where you can go in, whenever you wish, to commune directly with the Lord, your God. That Tabernacle may become a most beautiful, reverent and ornate House of Blessing you wish it to be, and will frequently, nay, constantly, house the Redeemer of the World, and all the great choirs of angels, His holy Mother, God His Father, and the Holy Spirit, and the countless saints who dwell forever with Him in heaven.
A simple thought to remember, might be: the Pharisees thought that a great SHOW of holiness would make them acceptable servants of God; Jesus came to be a servant, not a showman. But which was the better idea?
I have been constructing my own tabernacle for many years now. The beginning was the hardest part, having to clear out all the cobwebs of laziness, the dust of lack of charity, the dirt of unconfessed sins, and the trash of years of inattention to the One Whom I hoped would enter into my Tabernacle to make it holy and beautiful. But with every journey into it, and every visit with my Jesus in it, and every moment spent in prayer and privacy of love with Him therein, I am surprised (!) to see how beautiful a structure it is becoming after all this time. Even more, He is working on the ‘landscaping’ on the outside whenever I have left Him there, and has been making the outside a more fitting place for Him to reside too. OTHER people have found their way into my tabernacle, and are taking their example and inspiration from me, having seen how my Jesus has been working to change me.
Remember always, that unless God is the Builder, the laborers work in vain.
God love you. I do.
