Liturgical Dance: Forbidden?

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CutlerB said:
From what I understand it is at least emphatically discouraged. That suffices for me.

I explicitly said that I am neither ranting nor judging.
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About what age was the priest? Was he around when it was ‘instituted’ years ago?
 
CutlerB said:
Anyway, since it was Saint Lucy’s memorial the other day, the children talked about her at their Sunday School. They go there straight after Mass begins, and return at about the time for the I]Pater noster, which is in German by the way, but I digress
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. They were a bit later today, and they returned just after Communion was distributed.
Granted your rant was about liturgical dance. But I couldn’t help but notice your comment about the Lord’s Prayer.

You are in Germany aren’t you?

So, what is so awful that the Lord’s Prayer is in German?
 
maryjk said:
Granted your rant was about liturgical dance. But I couldn’t help but notice your comment about the Lord’s Prayer.

You are in Germany aren’t you?

So, what is so awful that the Lord’s Prayer is in German?
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Let it be noted that this is not a rant on my part. Yes, I am shocked, but I am not ranting.

Yes, I am German and live here, and I am not complaining about the Our Father in German. I wrote what I did because I called it the “Pater noster”.
 
I would like everyone to call to mind that the OF of the Mass as prescribed by the council fathers is completely fine: very reverent, etc etc. however, as before, liturgical abuse existed. Whether it is the OF post-1960’s or the EF-pre Vat. II, liturgical abuse existed. Obviously it should be stamped out when seen, but the fault does not lay intrinsically in anything with the OF of the Mass. Find a solid parish, and you should be golden.

But yes what you describe is wrong. Inform your bishop.

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johnnyc176 said:
Ah…just noticed you are in Germany. You may see some of this sort of thing from older priests in America. You should talk to the priest about your concerns.
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Rather than talk, I’d write a letter. It’s a lot handier having references there, which aren’t much use in a conversation.
 
CutlerB said:
Shouldn’t I write the priest first?
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Perhaps. To ensure that you are doing all the right things, going through the proper channels, etc., write the priest. Then the regular pastor of the parish. Then the bishop. But make sure you don’t keep these reservations private. The laity have a right to a sound liturgy.
 
Just to make sure, there is no exception for some kind of tradition of Saint Lucy, right?
 
I know there’s something with wearing the hats of candles, and stuff (we had that at our school), but the tradition does not involve dancing around the altar, right?
 
JRTJ said:
I’m not taking jabs at the Holy Father but merely stating facts. It isn’t ‘toned-down’, it’s downright scandalous. Rock music (I am a big fan of rock music, but would never tolerate it during the Liturgy), people distributing communion from plastic cups, barely-covered women in bikinis taking Communion, people dancing around while Our Lord renews his Sacrifice.

Tell me, am I wrong to be offended by such things?

Profane pop culture has no place in the Liturgy.
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What on earth are you talking about? Not to go off-topic here, but I’m not aware that this is what was going on in Rome these days. Every Mass of Pope Francis that I’ve watched has not had any of this kind of thing going on.

-ACEGC
 
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