Returning to old tradition

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Today I was pleasantly surprised to see our statues covered with purple as they should be. Our former pastor did not do this. And our pastor announced they raised enough money to replace the Ressurected Christ with a large crucifix above the altar! Our parish is blessed with a pastor who believes in “the more statues the better”, and his homilies are always trying to teach us. We are truly blessed with this Phillipines priest!
 
Yes, this is the correct form. You and others in your Parish are blessed.

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Don’t forget to pray for your priest, and for all priests, past, present and future…

O Jesus,
By Thy most loving Heart,
I implore Thee to inflame with zeal for Thy love and glory all the priests of the world,
All missionaries and those whose office it is to preach Thy word, that on fire with Holy zeal, they may snatch souls from the devil and lead them into the shelter of Thy Heart, where forever they may glorify Thee.
 
My parish also did this following Mass today. I visited a cathedral a week ago and they had already covered their statues. Are there two different traditions for when the cover them?
 
peter26 said:
My parish also did this following Mass today. I visited a cathedral a week ago and they had already covered their statues. Are there two different traditions for when the cover them?
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AFAIK, the pre-Vatican II tradition was to cover the statues two weeks before Easter, which was Passion Sunday. Passion Sunday was later transferred to Palm Sunday, which is one week before Easter.

Depending on the number and height of the statues, it’s usually a lot of ladder work. 😉
 
My home parish did this, as described above, last Sunday (two weeks before Easter). This is the traditional start of Passiontide. My home parish has one EF Mass on Wednesday evenings but otherwise follows the newer calendar, so I was pleasantly surprised to see them beginning the observance of Passiontide at the traditional date!
 
Yes, it is nice to here that parish’s are going bad to the od tradition, many other follow suite. Amen:harp:
 
Is it odd that I’m always happy when I hear about Roman Catholic Churches going back more toward traditional Roman Catholic practices?
 
ProVobis said:
Right, before we totally lose our identity. 😉
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Honestly I think that might be what it is if I’m honest.

I grew up in the post VII RCC in the 80’s, and frankly thinking back to my childhood church, and many of the others I attended in that era, I find they had an almost alarming amount in common with Lutheran services I’ve attended in the years since and as well as in common with some lower Anglican services than the ones I currently attend. Which given my later day knowledge of other Catholic mass styles, both far more reverential OF masses, and of course the resurgent EF masses, and other more traditional Catholic practices, just seems odd.

Taken another way, if you’re going to be Catholic… be Catholic. 👍
 
Oh, I wish our parish covered the statues as mentioned. Prior to 2000, I was an Anglican Catholic. Statues were covered with purple, and then black on Good Friday. The silent, but visual, impact still is with me. I joined the Roman Catholic church in 2000, TBTG. No coverings here.
 
utah_rose said:
Today I was pleasantly surprised to see our statues covered with purple as they should be. Our former pastor did not do this. And our pastor announced they raised enough money to replace the Ressurected Christ with a large crucifix above the altar! Our parish is blessed with a pastor who believes in “the more statues the better”, and his homilies are always trying to teach us. We are truly blessed with this Phillipines priest!
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YEA! EASTER has truly hapended in your parish:thumbsup:

BUT not to over do the statues, as they CAN become a destraction:thumbsup:

Pray for your pastor!
 
Yesterday I asked one of our long-time church members about the purple coverings of the statues during Lent, and black on Good Friday. Having attended this parish since 1999, I’d not ever seen them covered. My friend said many years prior to 1999, she had asked the priest there during those years about covering as well. His response was that it was an old tradition and did not use that any more. ???

Personally, I have found the coverings an additional reminder about the liturgical season and appropriate.

I am getting old. 🙂
 
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