Yeah, I figured. I’m surprised they would even do that. I guess they figure if they didn’t try to add any reverence their attendance would be pretty low. If it were me I’d look for another parish, a Traditional parish that is.
Are you familiar with the difference in meaning between the terms “priest” and “eucharistic minister”? I think you are confused about what TPW was saying.
I understand. Because of the seriousness of materialism’s inroads, it may be more definitive to say that it goes against Catholic doctrine.
There’s plenty of reverence, along with the happy noises of children.
It does! Correct.
Latin would be the only reverent thing I could point out from what you have said about your parish. Happy noises of children isn’t reverent. You know what reverent means right?
You’re scary – I steer clear of your type.
Who’s going to fix “that” and how?
We have a few parishioners who believe women should be priests, but they’re definitely in the minority. I can’t even imagine the shocked silence such as statement in our (totally Novus Ordo) would elicit. Many would walk out, and have done so when a prayer service “reflection” was explicitly political.
Would you mind telling me how I am scary? All I said was the noise of children isn’t reverent.
There’s plenty of that at Protestant churches too. Which, like your church, also don’t align themselves with Catholic teaching.
Your understanding of what reverence is and is not is frightening.
***At the tender age of 65 and still counting; I have experienced both. One with Awe and Wonder; one with just wonder
I have seen no evidence that they ALL or for that matter even MOST are from the Pre-Vatican II erea?Maybe you should look up the definition. I honestly have never heard anyone say the noise of kids is reverent.
Perhaps you live in a cult, or an assisted living facility. I work with children at our school, and our Masses are packed with kids. Merriam Webster online defines "reverence as “profound adoring awed respect.” If children praying and adoring in their own way is not reverence, I don’t know what is. Reverence is not manifested in a kindergarten class the same way it is in in an assisted living facility.
I believe I know the difference. Do you?
*Extraordinary *Minister of the Eucharist is the correct term, and could explain the confusion.
Quite possibly.
Actually, “Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion” is the correct term. But “Eucharistic Minister” is a very commonly used term as well, and how unbelievably tendentious it is (I’m not talking to you, Qui Est Ce!) to respond to someone using the latter term as though they were necessarily talking about priests. Ugh.
