Write A Letter To Fr Makebeleevy About Liturgical Abuses...

[Adrestia]

[quote name='fides quarens intellectum' timestamp='1296096823' post='2204858']
I would tend to want to give them the benefit of the doubt. They may not even realize that something going on in their parish is against what is the normative, and someone writing them a letter may be the first to bring it to their attention.
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I've mentioned things to priests a few times. The responses that I received were defensive and dismissive. In fact, one went as far to say that I was at fault for being too scrupulous. Those experiences have left me less optimistic.

[Papist]

This is a great idea!

[tinytherese]

[quote name='Maximilianus' timestamp='1296092334' post='2204831']
Just use this format:


Dear Fr. Makebeleevy,

Were coming.

Yours Truly,
The Inquisition.


...if that doesn't work then write a real letter, then go up the chain of command...but that should do it.


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But... no one expects The Spanish Inquisition! Gotta Monty Python.

[Guest Ralph]

Dear Fr Makebeleevy,

It has come to my attention that at our parish, lay people who are not receiving the Holy Eucharist at Mass are encouraged to "come forward to receive a blessing". This is a liturgical abuse for the following reasons:

1.When you use lay-people as Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist, then these lay people are obliged to bless other lay people. This is contrary to Church Law. Lay people may not bless other lay people.

2.You yourself are not to add blessings to the order of Mass. There is no rite of blessing in the communion rite of the Chruch. When you bless people at communion, you are altering the Mass itself.

Lay people who are not receiving Holy Communion, due to unconfessed sins or insufficient fast or toher reason, should not be encouraged to approach the sacrament at all. Please review the Generla Instruction of the Roman Missal and the appropriate instructions from the Congregation for Divine Worship in Rome.

Respectfully,
John Smith
Parishioner

[Guest Ralph]

Dear Fr Makebeleevy,

It has come to my attention that, at our parish, the Extraordinary Ministers of the Holy Eucharist are "disposing" of the excess Precious Blood after the Rite of Communion by pouring it down the Sacrarium sink in the sacristy of the Church. Apparently, they are doing this on your instruction.

In doing so, they are committing a grave sacrilege, disposing of the matter of the Holy Eucharist rather than consuming it. This is contrary to Church Law, and Canon 1367 provides for automatic excommunication of any person who knowingly does so. If you yourself have done this, or have instructed these lay people to do so, then you yourself Father may be excommunicated [i]Latea sententiae[/i] and as a result you could be operating without faculties, rendering some of your sacraments invalid. Please present yourself to our Bishop immediately so that he may petition the Holy See in Rome to lift your ban of excommunication.

Respectfully,
John Smith
Parishioner

[dUSt]

Thanks Ralph. Good start, even though I think both letters are a bit harsh. I think more would get accomplished with a different approach. Props for being the first to actually do a letter though!

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Ralph' timestamp='1296105475' post='2204920']
Dear Fr Makebeleevy,

It has come to my attention that, at our parish, the Extraordinary Ministers of the Holy Eucharist are "disposing" of the excess Precious Blood after the Rite of Communion by pouring it down the Sacrarium sink in the sacristy of the Church. Apparently, they are doing this on your instruction.

In doing so, they are committing a grave sacrilege, disposing of the matter of the Holy Eucharist rather than consuming it. This is contrary to Church Law, and Canon 1367 provides for automatic excommunication of any person who knowingly does so. If you yourself have done this, or have instructed these lay people to do so, then you yourself Father may be excommunicated [i]Latea sententiae[/i] and as a result you could be operating without faculties, rendering some of your sacraments invalid. Please present yourself to our Bishop immediately so that he may petition the Holy See in Rome to lift your ban of excommunication.

Respectfully,
John Smith
Parishioner
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I would throw in a lolcat to break the tension.
Mebbe this one:
[img]http://files.sharenator.com/lolcat_stupid_The_epic_LOLcat_post-s375x500-81076-580.jpg[/img]

[Mark of the Cross]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' timestamp='1296106492' post='2204928']
I would throw in a lolcat to break the tension.
Mebbe this one:
[img]http://files.sharenator.com/lolcat_stupid_The_epic_LOLcat_post-s375x500-81076-580.jpg[/img]
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[Lil Red]

i want you all to know that i'm depressing myself by looking through the GIRM and RS.