Sometimes you'd like to scream

[Phemie]

This morning after he’d mangled the opening of the Mass, Fr. introduced the Passion thus: “We’ve traditionally been taught that as good Catholic we stand for the Passion. Not being a good Catholic, I’m asking you to sit. <chuckle, chuckle>”

He followed the Passion with “Don’t worry, there’s no homily, the Holy Week Liturgies speak for themselves.”

I know that he wasn’t feeling well, but how difficult would it have been to say, “I’m not feeling well, please excuse me if I sit for the Passion.”

 

[Servulus]

Please pray for priests.

 

[1ke]

Meanwhile, our priest who had major surgery in January and is in month 2 of 6 months of weekly chemotherapy, stood at the altar for the entire Passion Gospel, we read the long version, AND he gave a homily. This is after doing the full blessing of the palms and procession fo palms prior to mass.

There’s not feeling well, and then there’s not feeling well.

 

[ZoeyBdo]

I would say a prayer for him, perhaps something was wrong, he wasn’t feeling well, or something was holding his heart heavy… only he knows.

I just got home, and ours was full Mass, starting with the first Gospel reading outside with the blessing of the palms, and then a procession into church, readings, long version Gospel, homily, everything… Fr did state that if anyone is unable to stand for the entirety of the Passion that they may sit, and the only ones to do so were the elderly ~ which is understandable
It was beautiful.

I’m sorry that you felt like screaming this morning

 

[arkwright]

He followed the Passion with “Don’t worry, there’s no homily, the Holy Week Liturgies speak for themselves.”

He’s not the only priest to say that . I’ve heard it several times .

 

[the_phoenix]

Our priest indicated that those who found standing challenging physically / due to illness or health were allowed to sit through the Passion. I didn’t see a single person sit.

Father also, at the end of Mass, invited us back this evening to watch a prayerful presentation of the movie “Passion of the Christ,” mentioned the upcoming Divine Mercy Sunday activities as well as the Holy Week schedule, and reminded us that the US Bishops want us to keep up the pressure against the HHS mandate in order to protect the right to practice our religion and that the parish Pro-Life group would be involved with related petitions.

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[ZoeyBdo]

Our priest indicated that those who found standing challenging physically / due to illness or health were allowed to sit through the Passion. I didn’t see a single person sit.

Father also, at the end of Mass, invited us back this evening to watch a prayerful presentation of the movie “Passion of the Christ,” mentioned the upcoming Divine Mercy Sunday activities as well as the Holy Week schedule, and reminded us that the US Bishops want us to keep up the pressure against the HHS mandate in order to protect the right to practice our religion and that the parish Pro-Life group would be involved with related petitions.

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That’s interesting, because I own the movie, and had my own thoughts of watching it this evening.
We were all invited to breakfast in the church hall afterward, and encouraged to pick up a copy of the letter that Bishop Lennon wrote for the parishes who are still awaiting a decision from him to open the churches. Soon… hopefully soon.

 

[CatholicZ09]

My parish had all the smells (no bells though; the liturgical coordinator gives the church bells an absence for Lent, but I thought that since it was Palm Sunday we could have a more celebratory nature and add bells ) Our parochial vicar chanted most of the Mass and used plenty of incense.