What is your parish/diocese doing

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My parish implemented most of the changes in RS as soon as the English translation came out. The same thing goes for the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, where I also volunteer.

In the diocese, soon after the english translation came out the Cardinal sent out letters telling people to implement anything in RS immediately except for a few items that the NCCB was questioning.

At my parish, the priest or deacon now pours the wine (since it hasn’t become the Precious Blood yet) before the consecration if it is a Mass with both.

We now stand at Pray my breathren. EMHCs no longer enter the sanctuary until after the priest receives, they just line up outside the sanctuary.

There are still a few real minor things that are questionable, but considering the number of abuses that existed before the current Pastor took over about a year ago, it is great.
 
good news indeed marauder… i do hope we are moving that way in our diocese and parish…but time will tell

i was told that our new Coadjutor Bishop (may God bless him abundantly:amen: ) has told the priests, wrt to their not being in compliance with RS… “GO AHEAD…MAKE MY DAY”

not to nitpick…but aren’t the faithful suppose to stand after the priest issues the invitation to prayer and says “pray brethren…”, but before we respond “may the Lord accept the sacrifice…”

this is not one of the things we have moved forward on…and God forbid that the EMHCs don’t come forward and surround the altar after the Our Father is completed…that would add minutes to the Mass and we surely can’t have that:rolleyes:
 
i was told that our new Coadjutor Bishop (may God bless him abundantly ) has told the priests, wrt to their not being in compliance with RS… “GO AHEAD…MAKE MY DAY”
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Faithful servant, you have just made MY day. 👍

Bishop DiNardo, I believe, is a true gift to Texas. Thank you Holy Father.
 
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faithfulservant:
not to nitpick…but aren’t the faithful suppose to stand after the priest issues the invitation to prayer and says “pray brethren…”, but before we respond “may the Lord accept the sacrifice…”
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Yes. Our priests still have to remind us to do this, and we’ve had the new GIRM in place at our parish since last Advent. :o

I can’t speak for the rest of the diocese, but our parish has been on the ball about implementing the new GIRM and educating the parishoners on the “whats” and “whys”. It looks like implementing RS is the new goal for our parish: our pastor gave a great homily yesterday on the Eucharist, reverance for Christ in the Eucharist, and reverance at Mass. We’re also increasing frequency of Adoration from monthly to weekly in honor of the Year of the Eucharist.
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Crusader:
My big gripe is that the celebrant often motions the faithful to sit, even though the Eucharist is not yet reposed in the tabernacle. I don’t sit until the squeaky tabernacle door closes…
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At our parish, most people kneel from the time they return from receiving Eucharist until the tabernacle is closed. No squeaky door, but the ushers help with this. They come up the aisles to receive last, and stand at the front until the tabernacle is closed. Then they genuflect and walk to the doors- the cue to sit for those who can’t see the tabernacle (it’s just to the side of the altar).
 
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faithfulservant:
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not to nitpick...but aren't the faithful suppose to stand **after** the priest issues the invitation to prayer and says "pray brethren...", but **before** we respond "may the Lord accept the sacrifice..."
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Actually this is one of those things that is being questioned. In a solemn Mass, if there is incense the congregation stands before Pray brethren when the congregation is incensed. So in our diocese to avoid confussion they said it is permissable to have the congregation always stand before “Pray brethren.”
this is not one of the things we have moved forward on…and God forbid that the EMHCs don’t come forward and surround the altar after the Our Father is completed…that would add minutes to the Mass and we surely can’t have that:rolleyes:
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The EMHCs at our parish line up on the side, outside the sanctuary during the sign of peace, so it doesn’t add any time to the Mass.
 
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kmktexas:
Faithful servant, you have just made MY day. 👍

Bishop DiNardo, I believe, is a true gift to Texas. Thank you Holy Father.
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kristine, let us continue to pray that he indeed will enforce his requirements… actions do indeed speak louder than words … but based on all i have heard from knowledgeable sources, he sounds exactly like what our diocese needs at this time… we shall indeed see what transpires soon…the first week of advent is rapidly approaching:thumbsup:
 
Br. Rich SFO:
And you are not only free to do this but the clarification on the US Bishops site says that no posture is to be specified at all for after returning to your pew.

How does the celebrant sit when it is he who is supposed to return the Blessed Sacrament to the tabernacle??
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because that is the job of the 16 EMHCs that we have at our Mass… what truly irritates me is that Father sits long before Jesus is returned to the tabernacle… he even instructed us that when he sits, that is an indication we should also sit back in the pews and not be looking at the tabernacle to see if it has been closed yet… i know obedience is a good thing, but IMHO, i can’t in good conscience go back to sitting until our Lord has been removed from my sight
 
kristine, i meant to ask you, what parish do you belong to in the big old diocese of galveston houston…we might be neighbors:)
 
our parish has done nothing- at least so far. I’m not sure if the diocese has done anything other than post the changes in the diocesan newspaper. I do know that one of the other local parishes did have the changes in their newsletter- but as for us, nada, zip, zero
 
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faithfulservant:
kristine, i meant to ask you, what parish do you belong to in the big old diocese of galveston houston…we might be neighbors:)
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I’m at Sacred Heart in Pattison. We are just about the farthest West Deanery in the Diocese. And you?
 
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Crusader:
Sometimes I think the US Bishops are quite ignorant about two things. The Internet and the educational level of the typical Catholic in the USA.

It really is amazing to think we can print-out the GIRM or RM (or thousands of other Catholic documents) for the price of paper and toner without leaving our homes.

I would also suggest that the educational level of the average Catholic in the USA is far higher than it was in the past. Each generation is able to study and learn just a bit more than their parents.

Combine these two and a great many more Catholics have access to and are able to fully understand what the Church directs…
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I agree with you here. My personal doctor recently told me that his job is much harder now since his patients are much more informed now than in the past because of the internet. He has to be much more upfront & consider their knowledge base while consulting with them. This is the same, as you suggest, with Catholics of today and those who lead them.
 
OK, I’m going to sound really ignorant for this, but… This GIRM and revisions stuff you guys are talking about, is it only for the U.S. or is it for all the Latin Church? I’m in Canada and from what I’ve gathered in reading your posts we seem to have slightly different rubrics and, at least in my diocese, there doesn’t seem to be any change looming ahead, so I’m a bit confused… Or maybe it’s just my little parish that does things a tad more “old fashioned” since our priests are so wonderfully conservative… 😉 But does anyone have a link to the Canadian Episcopal Conference or to their specifications, etc, to see how much they differ from those of the USCCB?

Sorry if I made any of you cringe… :banghead:
 
cradle, the GIRM changes and acompanying document , Redemptionis Sacramentum is for the whole Church…

afa what specific things your conference of Bishops (if you have one…be blessed if you don’t:thumbsup: ) has decided what diocesan authority can alter , i have no idea…

be also blessed that your priests are “old fashioned” and conservative… i’ve heard some really wacky things about canadian bishops and their views
 
frmrtrad,

if you mean this…then yeah
  1. The faithful should stand from the beginning of the Entrance chant, or while the priest approaches the altar, until the end of the Collect; for the Alleluia chant before the Gospel; while the Gospel itself is proclaimed; during the Profession of Faith and the Prayer of the Faithful; from the invitation, Orate, fraters (Pray, brethren), before the prayer over the offerings until the end of Mass, except at the places indicated below.
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They should, however, sit while the readings before the Gospel and the responsorial Psalm are proclaimed and for the homily and while the Preparation of the Gifts at the Offertory is taking place; and, as circumstances allow, they may sit or kneel while the period of sacred silence after Communion is observed.
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In the dioceses of the United States of America, they should kneel beginning after the singing or recitation of the Sanctus until after the Amen of the Eucharistic Prayer, except when prevented on occasion by reasons of health, lack of space, the large number of people present, or some other good reason. Those who do not kneel ought to make a profound bow when the priest genuflects after the consecration. The faithful kneel after the Agnus Dei unless the Diocesan Bishop determines otherwise.53
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With a view to a uniformity in gestures and postures during one and the same celebration, the faithful should follow the directions which the deacon, lay minister, or priest gives according to whatever is indicated in the Missal.
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btw, as a former trad, you should join us over at steve ray’s message board … we could always use another voice of reason:D 😉

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i am happy to report that our parish is getting there…afa compliance with Redemptionis Sacramentum… the first sunday of Advent all was supposed to be in place for the “big change” and i am pleased to let you know almost everything went according to the book… well, except for the 16 EMHC’s surrounding the altar after the Sign of Peace http://forums.catholic-convert.com/images/smiles/icon_sad.gif and before Father had communicated… i was told that because they were on a different level (a step down) from where the priest and the altar are, that they are not considered around the altar http://forums.catholic-convert.com/images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif methinks that was the opinion of the person i asked…though it might be the legitimate reason

previous abuses that were corrected were as follows
  1. all Sacred Vessels were either gold or silver
  2. we stood for the “may the Lord accept the sacrifice…”
  3. the wine was poured into the chalices before consecration (no flagon was used)
    4)we had a first communion and the children and the family were not brought up in front of the altar for congratulations and the presentation of their certificate and blessing cup before the dismissal
thank God for Coadjutor Bishop DiNardo and his willingness to be obedient to the new Liturgical mandates…and for communicating to the priests that he “expected” them to comply also
 
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