Is this right? Irish Catholics

[PatienceAndLove]

Other than being slightly odd, I see no abuse, nor any dancing. Choreographed, yes. But we have rubric after rubric for the celebration of Mass, so something like this would have to be choreographed so it wouldn’t look thrown together and detract.

 

[ChemicalBean]

Yes, I thought it was beautiful. Never seen it done before, but it looked very solemn and reverent. This was not liturgical dancing, but it was part of traditional liturgical movement: the procession of the blessed sacrament to the place of repose. To the naysayers out there who still believe it was dancing, I have some oceanfront property in Iowa that you might be interested in…

 

[Brendan]

Liturgical Dance is it ok ? As the documents state the cultural norm must be part of the evaluation regarding liturgical dance; as LilyM sated in her post. There is no question that liturgical dance is part of the culture of the Irish / Celtc Church.

Really, I’m Irish and that’s news to me.

Could you kindly document when Ss Patrick, Kieran, Kevin, Columkille, Bridgit, Ita, Finian, Fiacra, or Brendan danced in the liturgy? Maybe it came later, with St. Oliver Plunkett?

Or perhaps it was Our Lady of Knock that cut the rug at Mass?

Or could it have been during the roadside Penal Masses, maybe they broke out in a Treble jig to confuse English patrols?

 

[patrick457]

Just a side note regarding a previous post; not only did David dance in front of the Holy of Holies, he danced naked.

To correct you there a bit, David did NOT dance in the Holy of Holies but when the Ark was taken in procession from Obed-Edom’s house back to the Tabernacle.

 

[patrick457]

Piffle! Pfui! Pshaw!

Liturgical dancing is forbidden EXCEPT that it may be permitted where dancing is a part of the culture of the region (usual example given being Africa).

And anyone who tells you dancing isn’t part of Irish culture doesnt know their leprechauns from their Guinness!!

Secular culture, perhaps yes.

Liturgical culture, well last time I’ve read about the ancient Celtic church, they had a unique form of tonsure, celebrated Easter in a different date, had a unique Liturgy of their own but I never saw a practice where dancing is involved in a way.
I didn’t think St. Patrick had dancers in his Mass or broke some moves when he drove the serpents out of Ireland; unless some albino monk suppressed the records of this and the dancing practices of the Celtic church?

 

[Aramis]

Not in my parish PLEASE. But I don’t think of it as dancing maybe rythmic walking. At least they were modestly dressed.

Rhythmic walking is part of dance.

Moving those chalice-like thuribles is a near requisite to keep them going; a good altar server will sway the thurible to keep the coals lit. That they did so in unison, well, it’s definitely crossed the line to choreographed.