Holy Laughter has also manifested itself in Catholic revival. Msgr Vincent Walsh holds groups, conferences and retreats in Catholic facilities. Again this is a simple gift of the Spirit, but it could be part of the fruit of joy. Tears was always considered another of the simple gifts, so joy and laughter certainly do seem logical.
This does need more clarification.
Yes, that is a good analogy—does anyone translate baby talk, or humming, or La ti da, or oh oh oh set to music? These are sounds, and a prayer tongue is prayer sounds.
Yes, I am very Catholic! The parish I attend is not an official charismatic parish, but we do have a more charismatic style of worship. We do have contempory music and it is quite common for people to lift their hands up as they sing. You wont hear anyone speaking in tongues during mass. We do have a charismatic prayer group that meets weekly and many of our ministries are very charismatic. Our women’s and men’s groups are very charismatic. I also belong to Christians in Commerce, a men’s group that meets weekly at our parish. It is an Ecumenical group and is also charismatic. Our Priests are also chrarismatic in that they all pray in tongues. I have had one priest pray in spanish, latin, and a prayer tongue after a confession. His deep sincerity during this confeesion was amazing. I felt as though he was actually pooring out his soul as he prayed and gave absolution.
Hi Mysty
Teresa,
Hi Mysty
In a recently published book called ‘God and the World’ in which journalist Peter Seewald, interviews Cardinal Ratzinger, the Cardinal, who is head of the Congregation of the Doctrine of Faith, talked about the Church’s need for ongoing renewal. He said, ‘She {the Church} does certainly need outbreaks of living spirituality. Forms of that kind, in which a new passion for faith emerges that is not politically contrived but has developed from within, have been important for the Church in every age. We have seen how in the 16th century the renewal did not come from institutional authority but through people who were gripped by God and created new movements. This is happening today in a great variety of forms - the charismatic movement is one of them - and this is, you might say, the consolation the Lord sends us by showing that the Holy Spirit is present and still powerful’.
I’m sure you’re not. It is only important to stress the difference, when people are concerned that there is no interpretation. Some call both “Speaking in Tongues”, but for clarification I make the distinction. I feel Praying in Tongues is to praying like humming or La, La, la, is to singing. (Don’t lots of people do this when they do not know the words?
)Yes, Charismatic worship is great for the young people. Some Life-teen Masses could be more orthodox, but many young people do respond very well to the enthusiastic music. High praise is so neglected, and so beneficial to us—it truly lifts the soul to God. But, as you said these gifts are not exclusive to CCR, or even to Catholics—all Christians have the gifts of the Spirit. It is up to us to use them.