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BeeSweet said:
In the interest of increasing the # of positive posts, I’m posting again, and I may post again, and again…

I love the dark wood up behind the altar at my church, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Dominican priests who live in community there!!!

Also love the religious education teacher who is so kind and generous hearted.

Love that we kneel for Communion.

Love that we have a new young priest in among all the really old guys. Just one… it’s kinda sweet… he’s young enough to be the grandson of all the others!

I’ll be back… there’s more…
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I agree. Let’s just flood the positive.

I love our beautiful stained glass windows. They were cleaned last year after many years of not being professionally cleaned and they just gleam now. My now five year old is always noticing something new in them and asks a bunch of whys to go with it. Great way to talk to him about the Faith!

God Bless,
Maria
 
Faith1960 said:
Leonie, does your church have the statues inside the church?
We have two smallish to medium statues in our church but they’re in the back, off to the side. I’ve never gotten a good look at them because they’re so far out of the way but I think one is of Jesus and the other, of St. Joseph. We have a statue of Mary which is also on the smaller side and is located in our lobby. There’s a large statue of Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus outside of our church.

I also wanted to ask about your (and other posters) crucifix and tabernacle. Is your crucifix very large? Again, ours is on the smaller side and it’s somewhat off to the side, behind the altar. We have a huge Mary and baby Jesus mosaic directly behind and above the altar instead of where I usually see the crucifix.
Our taberacle is in an alcove-type area and the first couple of times I went there it took me a while to find it. Our priest has been talking about having some renovations done and if we raise enough money, they want to have a larger altar, larger crucifix and move our tabernacle back behind the altar. I can’t wait.
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Yes, we have large statues of Mary on the left and St. Joseph on the right. However, seven years ago when our new Church was built, there were no statues and no Crucifix–the building committee’s idea.

After a few months, the pastor moved the large crucifix from the former church back above the altar. Then, a couple of years later, he retired. The associate pastor after him loved statues. He raised the money and bought the statues himself.

Our tabernacle sits up front next to the sanctuary. It is easy to see. It would be better for it to be on the altar, I’m sure. But, it is also nice to sit in the pews next to the tabernacle and be so close to Jesus. We have an Adoration chapel, and I think our parish has so many blessings that spring from that. Right now we have seven seminarians and one candidate to the permanent diaconate from our parish. :dancing:

Plus, we have a large turnout for our two daily Masses and our priests stick around for confession following Mass. Our RCIA class is big too.

How blessed am I to live two miles from this parish. :cool:
 
What isn’t there to love about St. Mary’s? There’s a huge stained glass window behind the altar that surrounds the crucifix. The statue of Mary is done entirely in little glittering tiles on a side altar. There’re pews, complete with kneelers, and the gold tabernacle is obviously displayed on a side altar. I love the combination of Latin singing and English speaking at the Sunday morning masses.

The people are great too. The red badges at RCIA are great, and really know their faith. Reasons behind the church’s stance on birth control, abortion, gay marriage, etc. are all very clearly and solidly presented (and Lois can go even more in depth if you should still feel the church is wrong, though I won’t guarantee your bodily safety!).
 
My old parish was wonderful for a lot of reasons. The priest was bi-ritual and always used incense and bells. If you went in the church when Mass wasn’t being said, he would have chant recordings on–very meditative. The church is in a poor section of a major city. The first time I went there was during Advent. They were doing a gift giving thing for the poor–many of which probably attended that parish. Well, the aisles were LINED with gifts! I was so inspired! I have never been to another church like it.
 
BeeSweet said:
Love that we kneel for Communion.
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Ooooo, I forgot, I love that too.
I love receiving by intinction. I have gotten so used to it that I am uncomfortable receiving anywhere else and will head back to my parish to receive if I must attend somewhere else!
 
I love that we have good, kind, holy orthodox priests and deacon who are very friendly and approachable. I love that we have more than one priest, as our former pastor moved back into the rectory after he retired and now works part-time at the parish.

I love that we have a caring, friendly community of people who actually make things happen instead of complaining about not having them. As a result, we have Eucharistic Adoration, a very active youth group, a very active Vincentian group, bible studies, a parish library, and a brand-new, beautiful parish hall. And I love the fact that sometimes it takes me 20 minutes after Mass to get to my car because I find so many people to stop and chat with while walking out.

I love that we have a terrific music minister who has spent the past 11 years at our parish (despite more lucrative offers elsewhere) because he truly loves the community and the people in the music ministry. I love the fact that thanks to his hard work and encouragement, our parish music ministry has built up from a very small adult choir to a BIG choir, plus chamber choir, children’s choir, bell choirs, etc. And they all sound great!

I love the fact that we are all committed to preserving our beautiful pre-suburban-sprawl church building, rather than renovating it to look “modern”. Our stained glass is incredible, and I think people would revolt if the pews and kneelers were ever removed. 😃
 
I really like my Priest at my current parish.
I love every Catholic parish, since they are little parts of the Universal Church. It’s not at all pessimism vs optimism. I think some do nit-pick and worry about the non-essentials too much, or have too much of a clamoring for the past, but I LOVE the fact that we have people here who are passionate about their Church and want their parishes to be model brides of Christ. That’s not pessimism, that’s love.
 
netmil(name removed by moderator) said:
Ooooo, I forgot, I love that too.
I love receiving by intinction. I have gotten so used to it that I am uncomfortable receiving anywhere else and will head back to my parish to receive if I must attend somewhere else!
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We receive by intinction too, I LOVE that! This is the only parish I’ve been to where I’ve received in this way.

LOVE that I found this parish, out of the six parishes that are within 3 miles of my house. I think somebody led me there…

LOVE the new gorgeous bronze statue of Saint Martin de Porres in the courtyard (he and I actually share the same birthday!)

LOVE how vibrant my parish is, the people are so active, and giving.

LOVE that we have a Latin NO Mass with Gregorian chant. It’s simply lovely.

LOVE the fella who cantors the Saturday vigil Mass, his voice is beautiful, and he really relishes the words, doesn’t rush through anything.

LOVE the Scotsman who cantors the Sunday family Masses but who sings so awfully it’s absolutely ridiculous. Sometimes it sounds as if he and the organist are fighting with each other in regard to the rhythm. I’ve busted into a giggle sometimes it’s been soooo bad… Would love it more if he’d speak rather than sing, his accent is so pretty. He just can’t sing worth a hoot, but you just gotta love it!
 
netmil(name removed by moderator) said:
Ooooo, I forgot, I love that too.
I love receiving by intinction. I have gotten so used to it that I am uncomfortable receiving anywhere else and will head back to my parish to receive if I must attend somewhere else!
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I think I’m going to go to Mass at one of the beautiful cathedrals this weekend instead of my parish. I’ve never attended Mass there before and I’m afraid I’ll get spoiled after one Mass and not want to go anywhere else.

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I love our wonderful Franciscan priests who have truly dedicated 24/7 of their lives to our parish. I fell bad sometimes when I see the pastor’s VW Beetle sitting next to the parish office after 9pm on a regular basis, but I know he wouldn’t have it anyother way.

I love the wonderful people in my parish who truly enjoy holding hands during the Our Father and shaking hands at the beginning of Mass and with Peace Be With You.

I love the fact that I can shoot an e-mail off to my pastor with a question and get back an in-depth explanation within the day.

I love the fact that the people are truly friendly and enjoy coming to Mass.

I’m truly at Home at my parish church. 👍
 
Our church is very beautiful and old fashioned looking with many antique statues and beautiful stained glass. Our priest is a wonderful homiliest. I like singing in our choir. I like that we are not doing any wild experimention with Masses and that there’s no pressure to hold hands or not hold hand. People are free to receive on their knees if they wish.
 
SeekerJen said:
I love the fact that we are all committed to preserving our beautiful pre-suburban-sprawl church building, rather than renovating it to look “modern”. Our stained glass is incredible, and I think people would revolt if the pews and kneelers were ever removed. 😃
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I wish I knew of parishes around here like that. I live in the suburbs of a rather large city and all the churches I know of around here, at least in my suburb and the surrounding ones, are more contemporary. Now, if you want to talk about Mass Yes YES’s, the church I grew up in before they, too, built a new modern one when I was 15, was gorgeous. I still remember it and miss going there. It had the long rows of pews on each side of the church and both walls of the church was lined with the most beautiful stained glass windows I’ve ever seen.
We had communion rails but haven’t seen communion rails since they turned this church into a gym.

There were beautiful candles, lots of them and parishioners took advantage of lighting them. Even younger people. There was always many beautiful candles flickering.

The confessionals were always full, people took advantage of the sacrament of reconcilliation and one had to wait in line or in the pews nearby to go in. I think that’s another big change in the times. I went to confession last week before Mass and as far as I saw, I was one of only 3 or 4 people who went.

We had a huge dome shaped gold or brass tabernacle behind the altar and some of the most amazing priests.
One of our priests who was there for a time was one of the priests who gave President John F. Kennedy the last rites years before.
 
LeahInancsi said:
I love the wonderful people in my parish who truly enjoy holding hands during the Our Father and shaking hands at the beginning of Mass and with Peace Be With You.
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I am truly blessed to be at an Historically Catholic parish who does no innovations.

I am even more blessed that it is in a sea of modern parishes. To each his own.
 
Teakafrog said:
I love that our pastor loves kids! He has said several times during mass, when a baby is crying, something to the effect of, “Now don’t go giving dirty looks to that parent. That baby is just praising the Lord the only way he knows how!” 👍 😃
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I love hearing children at Mass. If there aren’t any, something is wrong. This is a really good response from an understanding priest. I’ll have to use it someday myself.
 
Timmay said:
You do have an awesome parish. I’ve met so many great people from Ss. C&M, and have heard so many good things. I really need to go to Mass there one day to see for myself.

You’re blessed to be where you are.
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Come to the 9:30 on the fourth Sunday of the Month. My girls sing! (and I’m selling Bagels in the back for our kids club)
 
I love our two priests! They are as opposite as night and day yet still as orthodox as you can find in the city!

I love the stained glass windows and 6:00 mass when the sun shines through the rosette window behind the altar.

I love the crucifix carved into the ceiling beam that’s between the nave and sanctuary.

I love that our church is the second oldest in the city.

I love breakfast in the basement after mass.

I love to hear our young priest tell us to go have breakfast “in the crypt” after mass!!

I love our ushers, they are so kind and welcoming!

I love seeing cars having to park on the grass beside the church because there are no more spaces.

I love that the altar boys still place the paten under your chin (or hands) at communion.

I love hearing our old priest belting it out during the recessional.
 
I just LOVE everything SO much, I can’t stand it. I LOVE the triptitch and statues of Mary and St. Joseph that were carved by a modern progressive Lutheran and placed off center in our little parish.

I just LOVE the hand holding at the Our Father and “Howdy, Howdy” at the beginning of Mass. (I don’t want to sound bitter so I’m trying to be positive).

However, Rand, really has it great. You see, when I have taken all that I can handle, then I drive down to Portland, Oregon to attend Holy Rosary.

Rand, you lucky dog, be thankful for the beautiful Masses that you have available.

(On a positive note) There seems to be a trend, locally, to try to inject some traditional music/chant into the local Masses.

Perhaps there is some hope!
 
I love my priest and Deacon

I like my church

hate the music (all protestant)

like the Users

hate the music director (but he’s just ok)
 
I love my church because (in no particular order):

it is a beautiful, traditional church with a center aisle and stained glass windows and the tabernacle behind the altar

our priest is a holy man and an orthodox priest, and I love the way he celebrates Mass

the people of our parish truly have the Spirit within them. The majority are faithful Catholics who love the Lord.
 
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