washing of feet - how did it go?

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Well…I guess you didn’t accept my apology…and my ill-fated attempt at humor, which admittedly doesn’t always come across well in this medium.

Are you saying Rome has not approved Boston’s practice? Where is your source for saying the Boston Globe article is definitely wrong?

I’m really not a lobbyist for political correctness; I just want to do what I’m supposed to do. If I can’t follow my bishop, who can I follow? Didn’t St. Ignatius of Antioch say we were supposed to obey our bishops? Where’s the charity–aren’t we supposed to assume the best of our leaders in Christian charity?
 
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Well…I guess you didn’t accept my apology…and my ill-fated attempt at humor, which admittedly doesn’t always come across well in this medium.

Are you saying Rome has not approved Boston’s practice? Where is your source for saying the Boston Globe article is definitely wrong? (1)

I’m really not a lobbyist for political correctness; I just want to do what I’m supposed to do.** If I can’t follow my bishop, who can I follow? **(2) Didn’t St. Ignatius of Antioch say we were supposed to obey our bishops? Where’s the charity–aren’t we supposed to assume the best of our leaders in Christian charity?
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1.) The onus is on your to find support for the one, isolated article – from a notoriously anti-Catholic rag. The fact that the Holy See has not ammended the Roman Missal tells me the story dosen’t ring true.

2.) Follow the Church – even if that means not following your bishop. The Saramentary is clear, and your bishop lacks the authority to change it on his own.

Don’t worry though. This sleazy sorta operating will force the Holy See to change the Missal for this item well down the road – it happened with altar servers. In the mean time, join the others who turn their backs on what the Church actually instructs in favor of what they really want to hear.
 
I agree, this stinks of the girl altar boys fiasco. By which the modernists, dissidents and other ankle-biting malcontents are ever more confirmed in their belief that they can ignore Rome with impunity and eventually Rome will cave.

Hmmmmm…you don’t suppose the Holy Spirit is going to pick Mahoney as the next Pope, do you? Then we won’t have to mess with chicks only getting their footsies washed. Then we’ll have priestesses, dancers and clowns at every Mass. Oh my!

Oh, the anticipation is making me all tingly. 🤓
 
I know–I want as much as anyone for somebody to find the source for that alleged approval by Rome! It’s so hard for a new Catholic to figure out exactly what it is we’re supposed to do. It seems to me that following your bishop is an act of obedience; if the bishop is off-base, he’s the one who has to answer for it. How can it be otherwise? The only alternative is for us all to be canon lawyers, scrutinizing and worrying over everything. The bishop is our lawful shepherd. I don’t think we’re meant to be worrying over everything; Jesus told us not to be full of worry and anxiety.

I really am so aggravated at the immaturity of the Church in America–I feel like saying “grow up, people”! Now on the news they’re talking about the Pope’s “controversial” views on women, abortion, and contraception! As if it were a democratic poll or subject to a vote–they’re all hoping we get a progressive new Pope who will change the deposit of faith??? As a woman, I feel officially insulted that they all think they have to pander to me somehow, or that I’m automatically pro-choice. A symptom of this is the Catholic Women’s Devotional Bible, which I just love for the very wonderfully Catholic articles and devotions, and feminine design and layout–but oh, no–it has to be NRSV because otherwise we women will feel all insulted because they say “man” too many times? Grow up, people. Why can’t we get a nice RSV-CE that appeals to women (instead of the ugly ones that are out there now–lol!)? The evangelicals have wonderful Bibles for all groups of people, and the women there aren’t all clamoring for power–they want to be obedient to Christ as they have the light to see him. Can’t our Catholic leadership see that in piling on more PC inclusiveness in an attempt to win over “women”, they don’t speak for most of us?

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Thanks for letting me vent!
 
I don;t know if you agree, and I love the women involment, but do you think that women should have there feet washed? I think if you are going to have women feet washed, there needs to be more than twelve because twelve is the basic sign of the Apostles. That is my view, but the decon in my parish didn’t agree.
 
I know, alterserver, I’ve thought about this from different angles. There is the view that washing feet symbolizes Christian service as well as institution of the priesthood, so in that sense, it can be beautiful (assuming there are no hidden agendas). For instance, last year our little parish washed the RCIA members’ feet on Tuesday of Holy Week (since our former Archbishop allowed only men on Holy Thursday). Since I was in RCIA, I was deeply moved–didn’t have any feminist agendas to press personally–it was just–Christ-like on the part of the priests. I felt humbled. It was Christlike.

Also, I’ve thought of this angle…washing feet goes with institution of the priesthood, right? So…Holy Communion was given to the apostles, the priests…so why don’t we pick 12 representative men on Holy Thursday and just allow them to receive Communion? Just some thoughts that I’ve been working through.

This year (some of you will love this–not!) our new archbishop washed the new communicants’ feet in the Cathedral on Holy Thursday–the little girls and boys (6 each). One little girl loved it…because she was last in line and her feet were getting cold, and the water was warm! At least one boy thought it was weird. This was a missed teachable moment!! Still…I think those children will remember this moment with their archbishop and it could be a good thing.

Believe it or not, I really am not sure stressing the service aspect of this rite is good–I worry about the loss of the meaning of the priesthood–and if we start thinking we’re all priests (in a sense, of course, we are)–then what about Eucharist? No priest, no Eucharist. It just goes with that old ''we are Church" mentality we need to lose. So many Catholics I think don’t “get” the Eucharist–it’s so easy to slip into heresy and just do things the way Protestants do. I’m all for washing only men’s feet on Holy Thursday. But there needs to be serious PR and catechesis to avoid confusion and hurt feelings among many poorly catechized (through no fault of their own) Catholics. That’s only charitable. Hopefully the new generation, JPII’s generation will bring a true springtime of orthodox Catholic faith! Hopefully this old, tired, feminist grabbing for power will end in our lifetimes. Really, they ruin it for those who do see some value in the rite as a sign of Christian service.

My 2 cents!
 
5 men, 5 women, 2 male kids. (total of 12)

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5 cantidates, 1 catechumen, 3 children of candidates (one “child” was 24 yrs.old, the other two boys were baptized the following weekend), 3 sponsors (one was me 🙂 ).

My first time sponsoring in RCIA. What a powerful weekend!
 
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