Saint Therese Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I am on vacation and I went to Mass this morning with my brother in law. It was horrible. I mean, don't get me wrong, holy Mass is always HOLY, but there lots of abuses. It was going okay until just after the liturgy of the Word. I seriously had to ask myself if I had somehow missed the rest of Mass because they had some lady come up and read the announcements and Father read a few things and told some jokes. Seriously. Then after that the Liturgy of the Eucharist was started, as if it were two totally separate services. And then, get this: there were [b]SEVENTEEN[/b] extra ordinary eucharistic ministers. That's right [b]SEVENTEEN[/b]. It is a large parish, the largest in the city, but not THAT large. I mean I could expect seventeen at maybe a Papal Mass or something. Right? Also, and this is something that bothers me more than anything else: the containers the extraordinary ministers used to distribute Jesus were made out of glass. It looked like a dish you might have in your kitchen. All the altar severs were girls. The priest in his homily gave several examples of forgiveness: all the examples were of women. I was asking myself, why didn't they give any examples of men? Everyone held hands during the Our Father (except myself). I'm not someone that feels that a Mass has to be said a certain way just to so that I might be happy. But it bothers me when there are so many things in one Mass that are clearly abuses, especially the glass "containers" (not ciborium). It makes me sad, really. I forgot to mention that in the church there is no tabernacle; There is an adjacent Blessed Sacrament chapel. Any thoughts? Please tell me that its not just me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 [quote]All the altar severs were girls.[/quote] [quote]Everyone held hands during the Our Father (except myself).[/quote] As far as I know these are not abuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rizz_loves_jesus Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 (edited) ^^ agreed. Edited September 7, 2008 by rizz_loves_jesus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missionseeker Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 [quote name='Kitty' post='1649918' date='Sep 7 2008, 12:20 PM']As far as I know these are not abuses.[/quote] altar servers *should* be guys. Holding hand is against the norm in the GIRM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggyie Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Ah, these things happen. If you let it bother you, you will have problems. Just think to yourself, "water off the back of a duck, water off the back of a duck." Quack, quack... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rizz_loves_jesus Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 [quote name='missionseeker' post='1649926' date='Sep 7 2008, 01:30 PM']altar servers *should* be guys.[/quote] That's your opinion, though. Altar girls are allowed in the church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missionseeker Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 [quote name='rizz_loves_jesus' post='1649929' date='Sep 7 2008, 12:37 PM']That's your opinion, though. Altar girls are allowed in the church.[/quote] ... not MY opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 (edited) [quote name='rizz_loves_jesus' post='1649929' date='Sep 7 2008, 01:37 PM']That's your opinion, though. Altar girls are allowed in the church.[/quote] Is that contrary to what she said? Altar Servers: Are females allowed? Yes. Are males encouraged? Yes. Edited September 7, 2008 by USAirwaysIHS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Therese Posted September 7, 2008 Author Share Posted September 7, 2008 However the containers for the HOly Eucharist may NOT be glass. And surely 17 eucharistic ministers is way beyond anything that could pass for necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princessgianna Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 [quote name='Saint Therese' post='1649908' date='Sep 7 2008, 12:53 PM']I am on vacation and I went to Mass this morning with my brother in law. It was horrible. I mean, don't get me wrong, holy Mass is always HOLY, but there lots of abuses. It was going okay until just after the liturgy of the Word. I seriously had to ask myself if I had somehow missed the rest of Mass because they had some lady come up and read the announcements and Father read a few things and told some jokes. Seriously. Then after that the Liturgy of the Eucharist was started, as if it were two totally separate services. And then, get this: there were [b]SEVENTEEN[/b] extra ordinary eucharistic ministers. That's right [b]SEVENTEEN[/b]. It is a large parish, the largest in the city, but not THAT large. I mean I could expect seventeen at maybe a Papal Mass or something. Right? Also, and this is something that bothers me more than anything else: the containers the extraordinary ministers used to distribute Jesus were made out of glass. It looked like a dish you might have in your kitchen. All the altar severs were girls. The priest in his homily gave several examples of forgiveness: all the examples were of women. I was asking myself, why didn't they give any examples of men? Everyone held hands during the Our Father (except myself). I'm not someone that feels that a Mass has to be said a certain way just to so that I might be happy. But it bothers me when there are so many things in one Mass that are clearly abuses, especially the glass "containers" (not ciborium). It makes me sad, really. I forgot to mention that in the church there is no tabernacle; There is an adjacent Blessed Sacrament chapel. Any thoughts? Please tell me that its not just me! [/quote] it is not just you! The Church is changing to what it is supposed to be from the "Vatican II we can be liberal now" change! it will take a couple years before it fully corrects itself just be patient and pray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Therese Posted September 7, 2008 Author Share Posted September 7, 2008 [quote name='princessgianna' post='1649964' date='Sep 7 2008, 02:07 PM']it is not just you! The Church is changing to what it is supposed to be from the "Vatican II we can be liberal now" change! it will take a couple years before it fully corrects itself just be patient and pray! [/quote] I guess I just didn't realize how spoiled I was with my parish, which has the Novo Ordo Mass, but nothing crazy like I mentioned above. I think i'm more appreciative now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpareTime Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 [quote name='Saint Therese' post='1649968' date='Sep 7 2008, 02:14 PM']I guess I just didn't realize how spoiled I was with my parish, which has the Novo Ordo Mass, but nothing crazy like I mentioned above. I think i'm more appreciative now![/quote] I wouldn't call that spoiled, I would call it pampered by Jesus himself who loves a reverent mass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zabbazooey Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Offer it up The only thing I don't 'like' about my parish is it does not have a tabernacle in the church. It does, however, have a perpetual adoration chapel with the exposed blessed sacrament Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Therese Posted September 7, 2008 Author Share Posted September 7, 2008 [quote name='SpareTime' post='1649981' date='Sep 7 2008, 02:26 PM']I wouldn't call that spoiled, I would call it pampered by Jesus himself who loves a reverent mass![/quote] Yes, I guess that's true. Once I was visiting another parish and had the misofortune to attend the Life Teen Mass. I seriously questioned whether or not I had entered some other denomination's church by mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princessgianna Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 We have the Latin Mass(1962) at my parish (just got it last Christmas Eve) but the Church is so modern we don't have communion rail! So nobody sits in the front row and it works out..till we can install one of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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