I've never seen this @ Mass before

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Before the final blessing today @ 5:30pm Mass, the Priest said some prayers to the Virgin Mary, then had everyone line up as if for Communion then stamped everyone on the head with something on the bottom of a cross. It was moist, sort of like Holy Water. I had never seen this before. Could it have been some sort of relic inside the cross? Was it just Holy Water? Anyone know? Thanks.
 
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Before the final blessing today @ 5:30pm Mass, the Priest said some prayers to the Virgin Mary, then had everyone line up as if for Communion then stamped everyone on the head with something on the bottom of a cross. It was moist, sort of like Holy Water. I had never seen this before. Could it have been some sort of relic inside the cross? Was it just Holy Water? Anyone know? Thanks.
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Was there something that kept you from hanging around long enough to ask the priest what the ceremony was all about? I think if more people actually asked a priest instead of getting home and asking on here, that maybe there would be a lot more information available and a lot less questions.

I can’t find anything about this ceremony, but I am not done looking yet. If you get a chance, call the church and ask and let us know what you find out.

God Bless
 
He may have been giving a blessing with Lourdes Water but that’s what I’m just guessing because at one shrine the people were blessed with Lourdes Water and the prayers were for healing.

Also it may have been a relic and some person’s saliva got on your head. Something like that happened to me at St. Anne’s Novena at
Ste-Anne’s Shrine but the difference was that I had to kiss the relic and there was a big lipstick mark on it. The proper norm is to wipe the relic after veneration or individual blessing.

The best bet would be to talk to the priest and share his answer with us.
 
Sorry, I was in a rush to get out and didn’t have time to ask the Priest after Mass. That’s why I posed the question here. I did call the Church today and found out it was a Relic of St. Catherine Laboure and it was holy water on the bottom of the Cross with the Relic inside.

Thanks for your help.
 
Glad you found your answer, please do not get discouraged from asking more questions on here… I fear that you were treated a bit uncharitably.

People need to remember that it is not always possible to “ask a priest” all the time, nor is it always prudent to do so.

It is perfectly acceptable to ask questions on here, that is what these forums were created for!!!

God bless, keep asking!

+veritas+
 
That Priest deserves a spanking. Why would he do that and not tell the people what it was? He had a great opportunity to teach. Sorry, but the priest should have told everyone what he was doing.
 
Sorry if I came across as being uncharitable. Sometimes my writing style does that. I’ve been told that I write like I shop,

Go in, grab what I need, and get out. So I guess I have a tendency to sound harsh, but no harshness was meant.

As far as people asking questions, it’s a great thing, but I guess it would be more logical if people asked questions when they could not find an answer anywhere else. I see all the time where people ask a question and a simple Google search turns up thousands of results.

Questions are good, don’t get me wrong, but it would be nice if people would do a little legwork on their own and then share their information.
 
I agree that the reply was harsh.
Just reinforces my feeling that priests are too busy being busy to bother with people.
I object to being subjected to devotions not of my choosing and do not hesitate to refrain from participating when necessary.
But I wonder if the reverence for the relic was not explained earlier to the parishioners or perhaps some item in the church bulletin gave a description. In that case, one could make an informed decision.
 
Allow me to explain what you probably witnessed.

At my father’s old parish, there is a custom in my dad’s old Parish that was begun three pastors ago. Every Wednesday at the 5:30PM Mass (except during Lent and Holy Days of Obligation), they have a custom that just prior to the final blessing, the priest leads the people in the Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. There are several prayers and then, after that, the priest imparts the final blessing to the faithful.

Then, they line up, similar to those who are going to receive Holy Communion and then he touches their foreheads with a first-class relic of St. Catherine Lavoure. While all of this is going on, elderly women are singing a hymn to the Blessed Mother in Spanish.

You didn’t, by any chance, go to that particular Mass in my fair city, did you? What you described is exactly what happens in this parish, and yes, the relic in question does belong to St. Catherine.
What you described is eerily similar to what is happening at this particular parish down here.
 
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He may have been giving a blessing with Lourdes Water but that’s what I’m just guessing because at one shrine the people were blessed with Lourdes Water and the prayers were for healing.

Also it may have been a relic and some person’s saliva got on your head. Something like that happened to me at St. Anne’s Novena at
Ste-Anne’s Shrine but the difference was that I had to kiss the relic and there was a big lipstick mark on it. The proper norm is to wipe the relic after veneration or individual blessing.

The best bet would be to talk to the priest and share his answer with us.
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Can’t you use normal size font? I had to use a magnifying glass to read your post!
 
thistle said:
Can’t you use normal size font? I had to use a magnifying glass to read your post!
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Hold down the Ctrl button and press + repeatedly. When you’re finished reading, repeat the process using the - button instead.
 
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