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Appears to be a beautiful recording of the Adore to Devote, St Thomas’s very moving reflection and prayer on the Eucharist.

One comment says that they are "friars from the order called “Toca de Assis” from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
 
I watched it a little bit, and all I see is a priest distributing communion to people who kneel before their God, while the music of the church is being sung.

What’s to explain?
 
Well, among things that might call for some explanation:
  1. The mile-long altar shown at the beginning, and the curious projections near each end of it,
  2. The tonsured monk with a wedding band at 0:36,
  3. The bored-looking choir (?) with pectoral tau-crosses at 0:49,
  4. The hug-tastic, dreamy monks at 2:36,
  5. Can’t they find some uniform posture for their hands, at 4:17 - 4:37, and 6:06 - 6:32?, and
  6. Could that sign-language interpreter in the inset box possibly do a worse job?
 
MarkThompson said:
Well, among things that might call for some explanation:
  1. The mile-long altar shown at the beginning, and the curious projections near each end of it,
  2. The tonsured monk with a wedding band at 0:36,
  3. The bored-looking choir (?) with pectoral tau-crosses at 0:49,
  4. The hug-tastic, dreamy monks at 2:36,
  5. Can’t they find some uniform posture for their hands, at 4:17 - 4:37, and 6:06 - 6:32?, and
  6. Could that sign-language interpreter in the inset box possibly do a worse job?
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Quite frankly, I was thinking similar things. I actually think the footage is a bit creepy…and my apologies if this is some kind of legitimate celebration. Who are these people, and are they in union with Rome? I really do apologize, if it turns out to be legit.
I love that particular Latin hymn.
 
Agreed. The whole thing was a bit “creepy” as someone said.
 
When I enlarged the video, there was a blogspot listed on the upper right… artesacra-pagotto.blogspot.com . IMO, this is almost certainly a group not in union w/ Rome, but it’s just a hunch. I apologize if I’m mistaken.

Their pietistic behavior seems largely overdone - not that Holy Communion doesn’t call for the utmost reverence, love and respect - it’s just that something doesn’t strike me right about this…it would take some thinking to put my finger on exactly what.

By the way, some of those tonsures are almost definitely dye-jobs! 😉
 
Something just occurred to me…in normal religious congregations, there is a great variety of personality and individual appearance (even at the time of communion )- even if all are required to be in a common posture, there would be a variety of expressions. For instance, when one sees footage of Mother Teresa’s MOCs, although they may be all sitting on the floor, some seem absorbed, some distracted, etc. And I’ve observed some (of the same order) at Papal Masses (outdoor Masses here in the US), some in very reverent postures, some more relaxed, some swatting flies…

There is something very “cultish” about the group shown on this video.
 
Just looked up the “Toca de Assis” group, and am still unsure about them. I can’t really tell if they are in union w/ Rome or not. However, based on the fact that there is no specific Diocese mentioned in their history, nor anything at all about being canonical, nor anything about the Holy Father, I’m really doubtful. The very first things you usually read about religious congregations is which Bishop they were founded under, in what diocese(s) they are (not just what cities they are in), whether or not they are diocesan or pontifical, etc. No info on any of these things (that I have found). Anyone else?
 
Sarika said:
Just looked up the “Toca de Assis” group, and am still unsure about them. I can’t really tell if they are in union w/ Rome or not. However, based on the fact that there is no specific Diocese mentioned in their history, nor anything at all about being canonical, nor anything about the Holy Father, I’m really doubtful. The very first things you usually read about religious congregations is which Bishop they were founded under, in what diocese(s) they are (not just what cities they are in), whether or not they are diocesan or pontifical, etc. No info on any of these things (that I have found). Anyone else?
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In 2008, in an article in the Archdiocesan paper (Archdiocese of Sao Paulo) they are listed along with Opus Dei as some of the new organizations and movements helping to increase the faith in the Archdiocese.

arquidiocesedesaopaulo.org.br/jornal_o_sao_paulo/2008/080607/100_pagina_12_e_13_central.pdf
 
From what I can find out Toca de Assis was founded in 1994 by a then-seminarian and his three friends. He was ordained a priest in 1996. I also found this:

Toca de Assis(Burrow of Assisi) is a Catholic brotherhood founded in 1994 by father José Roberto Lettieri in Campinas,São Paulo,Brasil.The inspiration is the life of São Francis of Assisi.The aim of this brotherhood is the charity work among the people that live on streets of the cities in Brazil. Altough Toca isn’t a religious order,their members (male and female)live in poverty and chastity.
flickr.com/photos/graduale/644254792/
 
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