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Uxor said:
The Sanctuary is a very holy place. I don’t think your statement is appropriate. Have we lost our sense of holiness?
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I was making an indirect referance to the television show Pimp my Ride, where cars in poor condition are restored, remodeled and customized.
 
Okay, let’s move on from the “pimp” reference and return to the topic. Thank you.
 
Greta video. I just wonder which altar was closest to resembling the table Jesus celebrated the First Eucharost at?
 
estesbob said:
Greta video. I just wonder which altar was closest to resembling the table Jesus celebrated the First Eucharost at?
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Neither. Nor does it matter since this is not the early Church, we are not in the Upper Room, and we have a full understanding of the theology of the Eucharist, not to mention 2000 years of tradition.
 
Caesar said:
I was making an indirect referance to the television show Pimp my Ride, where cars in poor condition are restored, remodeled and customized.
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I recognized it as a joke - but one of the jokes that you’re not sure if you should laugh at (whether or not it’ll offend god). Incidentally, I did eventually smirk, and gave a bit of a laugh, but it wasn’t wholesome, and I think that we should refrain from such references in the future.

Catholig
 
estesbob said:
Greta video. I just wonder which altar was closest to resembling the table Jesus celebrated the First Eucharost at?
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Estesbob, I’m unsure what the table looked like on which Jesus celebrated the first eucharist - it was probably very ordinary however, and possibly made out of wood. Still I see no problem in using the traditional altars.

Catholig
 
Catholig said:
Estesbob, I’m unsure what the table looked like on which Jesus celebrated the first eucharist - it was probably very ordinary however, and possibly made out of wood. Still I see no problem in using the traditional altars.

Catholig
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I dont either. i really dont care what platform is used when the creator of the universe arrives in our presensce.
 
Genesis315 said:
That very much resembles how the altar at my church is transformed for the TLM–but ours is done by only two elderly women who get it done in about a third the time as those guys 😃
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But they don’t get to use the fast forward option. 😉
 
estesbob said:
I dont either. i really dont care what platform is used when the creator of the universe arrives in our presensce.
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Thats not very good. The Altar is His throne and we should always try to have a magnificent seat for the King of Kings and Lord of Lords to descend upon.
 
estesbob said:
I dont either. i really dont care what platform is used when the creator of the universe arrives in our presensce.
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I had to look at your profile to see if you are Catholic, and I see you are, so I think I am misinterpreting the meaning of your message.

What do you mean when you say, “I really don’t care what platform is used when the creator of the universe arrives in our presence.”
 
Caesar said:
Thats not very good. The Altar is His throne and we should always try to have a magnificent seat for the King of Kings and Lord of Lords to descend upon.
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And one could make the subjective argument that the altar should have been further improved by tying bows onto it. I don’t think it would have been and I doubt you do, either.

Of course, I would also say (in my subjective opinion) that the altar WAS singularly ugly beforehand.
 
JKirkLVNV said:
And one could make the subjective argument that the altar should have been further improved by tying bows onto it. I don’t think it would have been and I doubt you do, either.

Of course, I would also say (in my subjective opinion) that the altar WAS singularly ugly beforehand.
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Glad to see we are not the only ones with subjective opinion…
 
CatholicNick said:
Glad to see we are not the only ones with subjective opinion…
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I freely admit it, CN, freely admit it.

I DO think the free standing altars are preferable in some ways, aesthetically. That doesn’t mean, however, that they have to be ugly. This one, unfortunately, was.

Or if they’re against the wall, can’t they at least be deeper? It looks like the priest is offering the Mass on a sideboard.

Serioiusly, look at this picture of my parish’s altar. The big “throne” has since been moved from behind the altar, and over to the side (Deo gratias). If the tabernacle (just off to the right as you look at the altar) were in the center (my hope with an angel on either side, their wings stretched over it) just under the Crucifix, is there any reason why a TLM cannot be offered from that altar? You can’t see it because it’s covered with the cloth, but it’s solid marble, it was put in and the church built around it.

ourlady.org/church/church/2005/X20.JPG
 
paramedicgirl said:
I had to look at your profile to see if you are Catholic, and I see you are, so I think I am misinterpreting the meaning of your message.

What do you mean when you say, “I really don’t care what platform is used when the creator of the universe arrives in our presence.”
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At the Consecration the Creator of the Universe is physically in front of us. At that point i really dont care what the Altar looks like.

However in the intererest of full disclosure my main reason for posting here was to give Beckers a hard time…
 
JKirkLVNV said:
I freely admit it, CN, freely admit it.

I DO think the free standing altars are preferable in some ways, aesthetically. That doesn’t mean, however, that they have to be ugly. This one, unfortunately, was.

Or if they’re against the wall, can’t they at least be deeper? It looks like the priest is offering the Mass on a sideboard.

Serioiusly, look at this picture of my parish’s altar. The big “throne” has since been moved from behind the altar, and over to the side (Deo gratias). If the tabernacle (just off to the right as you look at the altar) were in the center (my hope with an angel on either side, their wings stretched over it) just under the Crucifix, is there any reason why a TLM cannot be offered from that altar? You can’t see it because it’s covered with the cloth, but it’s solid marble, it was put in and the church built around it.

ourlady.org/church/church/2005/X20.JPG
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The stain glass you have in your church behind the altar is that a picture of the Resurrection of Jesus? And where is the Tablenacle, behind the Christmas Trees?
 
JKirkLVNV said:
I freely admit it, CN, freely admit it.

I DO think the free standing altars are preferable in some ways, aesthetically. That doesn’t mean, however, that they have to be ugly. This one, unfortunately, was.

Or if they’re against the wall, can’t they at least be deeper? It looks like the priest is offering the Mass on a sideboard.

Serioiusly, look at this picture of my parish’s altar. The big “throne” has since been moved from behind the altar, and over to the side (Deo gratias). If the tabernacle (just off to the right as you look at the altar) were in the center (my hope with an angel on either side, their wings stretched over it) just under the Crucifix, is there any reason why a TLM cannot be offered from that altar? You can’t see it because it’s covered with the cloth, but it’s solid marble, it was put in and the church built around it.

ourlady.org/church/church/2005/X20.JPG
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WOW! Whats that baby doing there??? Are they preparing for a child sacrifice!!!
 
estesbob said:
At the Consecration the Creator of the Universe is physically in front of us. At that point i really dont care what the Altar looks like.

However in the intererest of full disclosure my main reason for posting here was to give Beckers a hard time…
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OK, thanks for answering. 🙂
 
Uxor said:
The stain glass you have in your church behind the altar is that a picture of the Resurrection of Jesus? And where is the Tablenacle, behind the Christmas Trees?
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No, it’s the Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven. The tabernacle it to the left of the altar as you look at that window. It wasn’t blocked by the Christmas tree, I think it’s the angle of the camera.
 
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