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triumphguy
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Hehe - yes, one of them
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Mrs_Sally
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Thinking back to Sunday.
The Pastor presided, wering rose vestments. The deacon had a rose stole. Can’t remember what the visiting priest (Dominican) was wearing.
The Deacon proclaimed the Gospel after receiving a blessing.
The visiting priest gave the homily - it is our Lenten parish mission time. Every year during Lent (usually two Sundays) we have Dominicans come in to preach and hear confession.
Pastor chanted but not all of EP.
No choir, but cantor chanted; our Mass setting since the new translation has been a chant Mass from the Vatican II hymnal.
There was an organ accompaniment.
We have 6 EMHCs, but only because all priests (except Pastor) were hearing confessions.
Everyone received reverently (about half CITH and half COTT - I only know because I am an EMHC.)
Only one of the clergy regularly stationed at our parish is 40 (or under).
All altar servers are boys and wear cassock and surplice.
Regular diocesean parish, Mass is OF in English.
I LOVE my parish!
The Pastor presided, wering rose vestments. The deacon had a rose stole. Can’t remember what the visiting priest (Dominican) was wearing.
The Deacon proclaimed the Gospel after receiving a blessing.
The visiting priest gave the homily - it is our Lenten parish mission time. Every year during Lent (usually two Sundays) we have Dominicans come in to preach and hear confession.
Pastor chanted but not all of EP.
No choir, but cantor chanted; our Mass setting since the new translation has been a chant Mass from the Vatican II hymnal.
There was an organ accompaniment.
We have 6 EMHCs, but only because all priests (except Pastor) were hearing confessions.
Everyone received reverently (about half CITH and half COTT - I only know because I am an EMHC.)
Only one of the clergy regularly stationed at our parish is 40 (or under).
All altar servers are boys and wear cassock and surplice.
Regular diocesean parish, Mass is OF in English.
I LOVE my parish!
The pastor greets people, while dressed in a cassock,
while the Church bells ring.
Priest (the associate) presides in rose coloured vestments.
Priest sings the parts of the mass including the whole Eucharistic prayer.
Priest gives a good and clear homily.
Choir sings a Capella the parts of the mass in Latin (and the Kyrie in Greek
Congregation know and sing all the parts of the mass in Latin (and Greek
There is organ accompaniment to the communion hymn.
There are 3 EMHCs
There are bells for the appropriate time.
People reverently line up and bow before receiving communion.
Both priests are under 40.
This is a regular diocesan parish, with the mass in English.
Just thought I’d share.
Thought so. Those parishes have been moving towards the use of chant which is great. Further, although I didn’t get the chance to attend it, I heard one of the priests at St. Bonaventure asked to stand as subdeacon for a recent EF Requiem Mass held there with Fr. Sumich as the celebrant, which says a lot.Hehe - yes, one of them
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10thCrusader
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Why 3 EMHC’s? Did they have 500 or so people attending? Was the priest physically incapacitated in some way, so he couldn’t stand for any length of time?
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Mrs_Sally
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Our Sunday Masses have an average of 1000 at each Mass. We usually have 8 people distributing communion (Body only). It is usually 4 clergy and 4 EMHCs. Last Sunday all our associates and the visiting priest were hearing confessions. That left our pastor and deacon (both of whom do happen to have physical impairements that are not obvious) and 6 EMHCs.
During our Lenten missions confession is heard from 7am through to after the 12:30 Mass.
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Inego_de_Loyola
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Probably more.
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10thCrusader
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I just wondered because we get about 500, and we have 2 priests (or sometimes one) distribute to everyone - no EHMC’s. 1000 is a lot. Where is your church? I’ve heard LA congregations can get quite large.Our Sunday Masses have an average of 1000 at each Mass. We usually have 8 people distributing communion (Body only). It is usually 4 clergy and 4 EMHCs. Last Sunday all our associates and the visiting priest were hearing confessions. That left our pastor and deacon (both of whom do happen to have physical impairements that are not obvious) and 6 EMHCs.
During our Lenten missions confession is heard from 7am through to after the 12:30 Mass.
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Mrs_Sally
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Diocese of Arlington. Lots of Catholics around here. We have 4 Sunday morning Masses and each about 1000. Depending on the time of year the evening Masses are that full also. Our parish is huge!
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triumphguy
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Yep - easily five hundred communicants.
The communion line lasts about 10-15 minutes.
There’s 5 masses on Sunday.
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Sirach2
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I take it you don’t like EMHC’s? And their only lawful use would be if the priest is incapacitated? Have you seen the rubrics that permit … not only three … but in some cases, two for each station where the precious blood is also distributed.
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