Does Your Church Veil?

[Tridenteen]

JMJ
Fr would like to veil, but we can't since we rent the Church from another parish.

[AccountDeleted]

I don't know since this is a new parish for me too, Latin Mass, but since we share with a NO Mass (they use the church three times a week) it will be interesting to see. Since we have a Bishop coming to celebrate Holy Week with us, it will be interesting to see how things go. We have special Masses and programs from Spy Wednesday right through Easter Monday.

[Brother Adam]

[quote name='Lil Red' date='18 March 2010 - 04:53 PM' timestamp='1268942012' post='2075288']
+JMJ+
no. we have precisely two "Catholic" statues in the main church.
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What a co-inky-dink! So do we! They are relegated off to the side in the back. I still cover them though. All of the stained glass is abstract art (what little there is) and the rest is blank brick wall.

[Hilde]

yup

[Apotheoun]

It is pretty much impossible to veil icons in Eastern Churches, but doing that is not really an Eastern custom anyway . . . can you imagine trying to cover all the icons with veils in the Church pictured below:

[img]http://www.patriarchia.ru/data/2010/02/28/1233572138/2NOV_0245(7).JPG[/img]

Now that would be a job!

Edited March 19, 2010 by Apotheoun

[Brother Adam]

Our sacristan would lose her mind.

[brightsadness]

[quote name='Apotheoun' date='18 March 2010 - 12:36 PM' timestamp='1268940992' post='2075269']
On Great and Holy Friday the Epitaphios (Plashchanitza), which depicts an image of Christ prepared for burial, is placed in a tomb made of flowers for the veneration of the faithful.

[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Hautausikoni.jpg[/img]

[img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZoDD5lM4Is4/SepZtZ_hQeI/AAAAAAAAADM/1QrOV5Knx_A/s400/good+fri-cathedral9a.jpg[/img]
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This year I'm one of the four women who are decorating the tomb at St. Irene the Great Martyr (Portland, OR)

[Apotheoun]

[quote name='brightsadness' date='19 March 2010 - 03:04 PM' timestamp='1269032698' post='2075909']
This year I'm one of the four women who are decorating the tomb at St. Irene the Great Martyr (Portland, OR)
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It would be nice if you could post a picture of the tomb when it is done. I would love to see it.

[brightsadness]

[quote name='Apotheoun' date='19 March 2010 - 02:08 PM' timestamp='1269032904' post='2075913']
It would be nice if you could post a picture of the tomb when it is done. I would love to see it.
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OK. will do.

[MissyP89]

I don't think we veil here. I'll be on retreat for Passiontide, and won't be back at my parish until Vigil, so.

[TeresaBenedicta]

We definitely do at my home parish, but not here at school. :-(

[zunshynn]

Can someone explain to me why it's a tradition that appeals to you? I just don't really get it. I

I was talking about it with someone the other day, and she said that she's always found it distracting when she's seen it done, because she finds herself thinking about the color and the fabric and such and then kind of forgets to meditate on the Passion when the Crucifix isn't showing to draw her attention back to that... And as I mentioned earlier, I don't really think it helps me reflect on the "essentials". I'm just wondering if maybe I'm missing something.

[BG45]

Yep we do, and it really highlights just how many statues we really have that I didn't take notice of!

[zunshynn]

I hope the priest talks about it in his homily today. It was mentioned in the bulletin, so I'm pretty sure my fraternity parish does it.

[Brother Adam]

[quote name='zunshynn' date='20 March 2010 - 11:51 PM' timestamp='1269139909' post='2076681']
Can someone explain to me why it's a tradition that appeals to you? I just don't really get it. I

I was talking about it with someone the other day, and she said that she's always found it distracting when she's seen it done, because she finds herself thinking about the color and the fabric and such and then kind of forgets to meditate on the Passion when the Crucifix isn't showing to draw her attention back to that... And as I mentioned earlier, I don't really think it helps me reflect on the "essentials". I'm just wondering if maybe I'm missing something.
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I find that people here tend to call things distracting when they don't like a practice. It is meant to be noticeable, but if you find yourself no longer participating in the Mass you have to ask yourself why. It is an ancient practice in the Church that helps unite the worshiping community to the mystery of the Passion and the highest moment of the entire Church year.