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Just some background before I pose my question:
My diocese has begun a very hasty, disorganized clustering process, opting to put priests into parishes only where they are under laity. I know that this is necessary in some instances, but not every instance. My parish is, and I quote, “being attacked by liberalism,” for we have been given a nun to be our “pastoral administrator” who wears a crucifix depicting a woman Jesus with breasts prominently displayed. She stands during the consecration. She wears an alb during mass, and preaches every weekend, rather than the “once in a great while” as stated in Redemptionis Sacramentum. With this nun coming in, we are losing three priests, each one potentially a pastor at one of our closed parishes. Now, my question.
Seeing as how these three priests, and our parish congregation, will be scattered, and will not likely see each other again for several years, would an outdoor Mass be suitable as a “Goodbye and good-luck” sort of ceremony? two of the priests have said many outdoor Masses, and have the bishop’s okay in that regard. The setting would be a “sacred space,” a small shrine with a statue of Mary, the Sacred Heart, candles, an altar, proper layout etc. . . The use of the actual church building is restricted because only the nun will have keys, and she has already stated her disapproval of our liturgy. Her exact words were, “Altar servers, incense, and Gregorian Chant have no place in liturgy,” and “your priests dance to my tune.” I would personally think that a proper Mass, even outdoors, would be better than a nun-led liturgy in a church building.
By the way, the bishop vacations with this nun for weeks at a time, so any intervention would have to come from outside my diocese. Thus the entire dilemma. Thank you for your (name removed by moderator)ut.
My diocese has begun a very hasty, disorganized clustering process, opting to put priests into parishes only where they are under laity. I know that this is necessary in some instances, but not every instance. My parish is, and I quote, “being attacked by liberalism,” for we have been given a nun to be our “pastoral administrator” who wears a crucifix depicting a woman Jesus with breasts prominently displayed. She stands during the consecration. She wears an alb during mass, and preaches every weekend, rather than the “once in a great while” as stated in Redemptionis Sacramentum. With this nun coming in, we are losing three priests, each one potentially a pastor at one of our closed parishes. Now, my question.
Seeing as how these three priests, and our parish congregation, will be scattered, and will not likely see each other again for several years, would an outdoor Mass be suitable as a “Goodbye and good-luck” sort of ceremony? two of the priests have said many outdoor Masses, and have the bishop’s okay in that regard. The setting would be a “sacred space,” a small shrine with a statue of Mary, the Sacred Heart, candles, an altar, proper layout etc. . . The use of the actual church building is restricted because only the nun will have keys, and she has already stated her disapproval of our liturgy. Her exact words were, “Altar servers, incense, and Gregorian Chant have no place in liturgy,” and “your priests dance to my tune.” I would personally think that a proper Mass, even outdoors, would be better than a nun-led liturgy in a church building.
By the way, the bishop vacations with this nun for weeks at a time, so any intervention would have to come from outside my diocese. Thus the entire dilemma. Thank you for your (name removed by moderator)ut.
