Mass Yes YES's

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Hey, we’ve broken 60 posts on this thread! Let’s keep all those positives going!
 
RCCDefender said:
Hey, we’ve broken 60 posts on this thread! Let’s keep all those positives going!
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Yeah I check everyday on this thread. I love to read the positives!

I love that the people of our church still work hard to support the youth of our church even though it is mostly a retirement community.

God Bless,
Maria
 
My son behaved soooooooooo well this last Sunday – he is only 3 and I had him singing in turn during the Psalm (he didn’t sing the *actual *words but made the right tones – hope that’s okay for the folks on the “no-no’s thread” 😉
 
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My son behaved soooooooooo well this last Sunday – he is only 3 and I had him singing in turn during the Psalm (he didn’t sing the *actual *words but made the right tones – hope that’s okay for the folks on the “no-no’s thread” 😉
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Oh, it’s most definitely okay! 👍
 
I have another Mass Yes YES’s. I was at Adoration this afternoon and a woman two or three pews ahead of me left about 5 or 10 minutes after I arrived. After she genuflected, she looked at me as she was passing and smiled. I smiled back and after she passed, resumed praying my rosary.
Smiling is such a simple thing, and yet, so few people smile at strangers these days. I’ve had so many people I’ve never formally met smile at me in my parish since I joined 4 or 5 months ago and many others who I’ve been able to just walk up to and start talking (or they’ve come up to me,) and they’ve been so friendly, like we’ve known each other for years. 🙂

I went to ceramics tonight and afterwards, back to my church for the Perpetusal Help Devotions and Benediction. As I got into my pew, a woman behind me smiled really big and mouthed the words “hi.” Again, I smiled back and mouthed “hi.” A few seconds later I realized this was the same woman I saw earlier today.
Afterwards, we officially met and she introduced me to her friend who was also very warm and friendly.The people I’ve met in my parish are wonderful.

Another Yes YES’s is that we have Adoration one day a week from morning to night and we have the Perpetual help Devotions and Benediction in the evening. Our wonderful Deacon does them, complete with incense, singing (one of the songs is Ava Maria, a song that I love and find comforting because I remember us singing it back when I was in grade school) and homily.
 
Here’s a yes yes - had the most fantastic confessor a few days ago. Very kind, very encouraging and just delightful. I left the confessional feeling like I was floating on air.
 
It’s a part of the Catholic Church. Does there have to be anything else good about it?
 
thechrismyster said:
there are two polarized camps in the Catholic world. quite reflective of the real world. the pessimists and the optimists. There is another thread that lists the things wrong with Masses people have attended. WAYYYYY to much of a downer to read those dour and heavy threads that chronicle the things that are wrong with our Masses, those points of views, to me, are more part of the problem instead of the solution. Scrutinizing and nit-picky attitutes are a dime a dozen in todays world. they solve nothing and foster a mean spirit based on judgemental and non-constructive ways of thinking.

So this thread is for the optimists. What’s GREAT about your Church. What makes you happy about your Parish?

My old Parish was the best, the Children’s Choir was the greatest at the 10:00 mass. All those little voices trying their hardest, but the funniest thing was that 6 year old in the choir robe about to sing a little solo part who walked to the microphone and proceeded to say “hi mom and dad, i’m over here” before he started singing.

c’mon people, make us smile with your nice stories!
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I like our clergy at OLOA (I admit, it is a pastoral provision parish) in San Antonio—they actually preach about stuff many people don’t want to hear about, i.e., sin, etc.

I’ve already written this in other postings, so a small sampling—the music (today the choir at the 11 o’clock mass sang the kyrie and the Agnus Dei (sp?) in Latin, with good polyphony). Liturgical bells, incense, etc. As far as the first question, all of this makes this church beyond wonderful, eventhough I haven’t done anything yet as far as community life here. As far as stories, sorry, I don’t have any.
 
Faith1960 said:
I have another Mass Yes YES’s. I was at Adoration this afternoon and a woman two or three pews ahead of me left about 5 or 10 minutes after I arrived. After she genuflected, she looked at me as she was passing and smiled. I smiled back and after she passed, resumed praying my rosary.
Smiling is such a simple thing, and yet, so few people smile at strangers these days. I’ve had so many people I’ve never formally met smile at me in my parish since I joined 4 or 5 months ago and many others who I’ve been able to just walk up to and start talking (or they’ve come up to me,) and they’ve been so friendly, like we’ve known each other for years. 🙂

I went to ceramics tonight and afterwards, back to my church for the Perpetusal Help Devotions and Benediction. As I got into my pew, a woman behind me smiled really big and mouthed the words “hi.” Again, I smiled back and mouthed “hi.” A few seconds later I realized this was the same woman I saw earlier today.
Afterwards, we officially met and she introduced me to her friend who was also very warm and friendly.The people I’ve met in my parish are wonderful.

Another Yes YES’s is that we have Adoration one day a week from morning to night and we have the Perpetual help Devotions and Benediction in the evening. Our wonderful Deacon does them, complete with incense, singing (one of the songs is Ava Maria, a song that I love and find comforting because I remember us singing it back when I was in grade school) and homily.
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Excuse the brief derailment of this thread, but which Ava (Ave?) Maria? I like the one by Franz Biebl (sp?).
 
I absolutely praise the way my pastor celebrates the liturgy! When he prays, the listener can tell he is not just reciting by rote, and since he is in his 60’s, that is a possible routine he could have fallen into. No, he is truly “praying” and it moves us in the congregation to “lift up our hearts!” I would never be enabled to do this if the prayers were done in latin, but in the vernacular, it is *awesome *and always brings us into God’s presence. His piety is truly inspirational, even in his bodily reverence.
 
Oh, I just mentioned this on another thread but wanted to note it here, too. I really appreciate how our priest takes the time to teach the faithful the proper way to do things instead of just letting people wonder what is the correct way. For instance: the proper way to fold your hands, cross yourself, or genufluct.

Also, at my old parish, the old pastor (I mean old as in he’s not there anymore, not old as in age!) always memorized the Gospel reading. I really liked that!

Hey, we’ve broken 70 posts on this topic! Let’s keep going!
 
prv said:
Excuse the brief derailment of this thread, but which Ava (Ave?) Maria? I like the one by Franz Biebl (sp?).
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I found it here but according to this, the real title is “Immaculate Mary”:

Immaculate Mary

Immaculate Mary, your praises we sing.
You reign now in heaven with Jesus our King.
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria! Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria!

In heaven the blessed glory proclaim;
On earth we your children invoke your fair name.
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria! Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria!

We pray for our Mother, the Church upon earth,
And bless, Holy Mary, the land of our birth.
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria! Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria!

catholicevangelism.org/v-cathsong3.shtml
 
Faith1960 said:
I found it here but according to this, the real title is “Immaculate Mary”:

Immaculate Mary

Immaculate Mary, your praises we sing.
You reign now in heaven with Jesus our King.
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria! Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria!

In heaven the blessed glory proclaim;
On earth we your children invoke your fair name.
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria! Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria!

We pray for our Mother, the Church upon earth,
And bless, Holy Mary, the land of our birth.
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria! Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria!

catholicevangelism.org/v-cathsong3.shtml
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That one is good, too.
 
I love that our evening Mass is QUIET! It’s a perfect way to wind down my Sunday and prepare for the week. It’s absolutely beautiful. And I love that we have people who choose to go to Mass instead of watch the Steelers game.
 
This past Sunday the roommate and I went to his parish. Normally I dread going there, very dark, loud and the choir, oh my the choir is well, they try real hard and the homilies are well, long and somehwat confusing. Anyways, I nearly fell out of my pew. I have gotten used to the loudness, going from a non-family parish to a family parish takes some getting used to, but what darn near knocked me over was the choir. Wow, they just amazed me. And the homily, very good, first time I had heard this priest give a homily.

In fact, this parish and mine have combined our RCIA groups and the priest is helping us out. After the Mass, Father grabbed me and threatened to tell my Pastor I was sneaking Mass elsewhere. I had to ask him where he had bought the new choir. He replied, I have no idea where they came from but I think we will keep them.
 
Faith1960 said:
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.

cathedralstl.org/
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WOW!! That is beautiful. Now we’ll need a report from you after you attend!
 
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