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Archd. of Toronto: ad orientem
Over at Vox Cantor we have the news that His Excellency Most Reverend Thomas Christopher Collins ordained a deacon for the Oratory in his Archdiocese of Toronto.
He celebrated Holy Mass ad orientem.
For more photos go here.
Stories like this were unthinkable even five years ago. A handful of bishops in the world would even entertain such ideas then.
Do you feel the big mo, folks?
Meanwhile, this is how Fr. Jim Profit offered the sacrifice of the Mass at the Jesuit farm in Guelph, Ontario on 1 June.
Bales of hay, but no puppets. Love the meaningful vessels.
I wonder if he is facing liturgical east or just the eastern part of a westward ambling cow?
Fr. Jim Profit’s celebration of this Mass is just plain sad. It makes me think that the leftists are doing anything at all to turn Catholicism into paganism. To what deity was he praying? god of the harvest? I purposefully used lowercase “d” and “g” because I really don’t think this liturgical spectacle is devoted to God or Catholic in any sense of the word.
Comment by John Enright — 16 June 2008 @ 1:35 pmI hope Fr. Jim didn’t sit on a cowpat.
Comment by a religious — 16 June 2008 @ 2:01 pmLet the chips fall where they may.
Comment by John Enright — 16 June 2008 @ 2:16 pmRe Picture #2:
Comment by JML — 16 June 2008 @ 2:20 pmDo you feel the big moo, folks?
The disinterested child just going about her own business behind him speaks volumes.
Comment by Fr. Jay Toborowsky — 16 June 2008 @ 2:30 pmAt least the altar girl behind him is wearing a proper chapel veil.
Comment by WhollyRoamin'Catholic — 16 June 2008 @ 2:32 pmBut folks, picture #1, picture #1.
I can tell you personally that many of us were on the verge of tears. Not only
for the Reverend Brother Michael Eades and the Fathers and Brothers of the Oratory,
but also that our wonderful new Archbishop celebrated in Latin “ad orientem” and
99% of those people receiving communion were on their knees and received on the
tongue which is the custom at The Oratory. It was the first time in my life that
I received the Holy Eucharist from the Archbishop of Toronto, on my knees and on
my tongue.
At the reception it was the first time I kissed an Archbishop’s ring.
It was the first time that I actually wanted to.
This was a glorious day for many of us in Toronto and to think that now we have
confirmation that the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter is on their way!!
Deo Gratias
P.S. Thank you Father Z for the links…you just sent my hits through the moon
Comment by David in Toronto — 16 June 2008 @ 2:36 pmI wonder if he is facing liturgical east or just the eastern part of a westward ambling cow? LOL!
I wonder which part of the undualating hay he trusted to put the Precious Blood onto—of course, this may be an invalid consecration, which would make the issue moot.
Comment by malta — 16 June 2008 @ 3:00 pmIt took me a good few minutes to see that he is sitting. Neat.
Comment by Todd — 16 June 2008 @ 3:07 pmUh, Malta, it looks more like a bale of straw. But it does undulate, I’ll grant you that :)
Comment by Houghton G. — 16 June 2008 @ 3:09 pmLet the chips fall where they may.
That is the first time I have LOL’ed after reading a response, thank you :).
If you somehow didn’t intend the double entendre with the chips and “cow chips”, then kudos to you anyway!
Comment by Bryan Jackson — 16 June 2008 @ 3:16 pmJML: Do you feel the big moo, folks?
ROFL!
Comment by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf — 16 June 2008 @ 3:18 pmThere are some really great pics of the ordination posted by our friends over at NLM.
Go have a peek!
Comment by david andrew — 16 June 2008 @ 3:21 pma religious: I hope Fr. Jim didn’t sit on a cowpat.
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Really?
Comment by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf — 16 June 2008 @ 3:42 pmTWO good news items from Canada in one day? Yipee! Hey its not backwards day at WDTPRS is it?
Comment by TJB — 16 June 2008 @ 3:44 pmHoughton: But it does undulate
Intended for ungulates?
Comment by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf — 16 June 2008 @ 3:44 pmIntended for ungulates?
No, unfortunately prelates on this particular farm.
Comment by malta — 16 June 2008 @ 3:56 pmThe Jesuit farm in Guelph…it seems nothing has changed in the last 20 years since I discovered them. It’s a shame. The Toronoto Oratory was a saving grace even then.
Comment by Corvus — 16 June 2008 @ 4:00 pmWe should worry but not be scandalized, because this ritual was not a Mass. For a sacrament to be effected a priest must have intention of doing what the Church does, which is presumed if he goes through the rite as expected. But in this case we must presume not only that the right intention was absent, but from such a ritual it was more than evident that a contrary intention was present.
In other words, his biscuits and sherry remained biscuits and sherry. No Sacrifice was offered, but a great offence against the Almighty God.
Michael
Comment by Michael — 16 June 2008 @ 4:01 pmWe should worry but not be scandalized, because this ritual was not a Mass.
That’s EXACTLY why we should be worried—because this RITUAL was NOT MASS!
We are scandalized by the very fact that there are actually folks out there and, embarrassingly enough, members of the ecclesial hierarchy, who actually think it is!
Comment by Le Renard — 16 June 2008 @ 4:13 pmForm and Matter—If his intent was to consecrate, he used the words of consecration, and had proper bread and wine, then it was indeed a valid consecration. It may have been illictly conducted, and may have been an abomination, but under those conditions it is valid.
Comment by LCB — 16 June 2008 @ 4:45 pmGood to see that Fr.Profit has a special dispensation from the GIRM, I would assume from his bishop, to use ceramic vessels.
Comment by Dan Hunter — 16 June 2008 @ 7:27 pmNothing like an increased chance of breaking the chalice and having Christs Blood saturate a manured field.
At first I thought, “Wow, look at that poor priest with no legs!”
Comment by Ioannes Andreades — 16 June 2008 @ 9:20 pmA left-wing loon extraordinaire. Is this guy a Druid making sacrifice to Mother Earth? Tom
Comment by TJM — 16 June 2008 @ 9:30 pmFor the record, Guelph is not in the Archdiocese of Toronto. It is in the diocese of Hamilton which is a suffragan diocese to the Archdiocese of Toronto.
Comment by David O'Rourke — 16 June 2008 @ 10:32 pmI’ve always told myself that, if I saw a chalice spilled I would drink the Precious Blood off the marble floor.
But in a cow field? It seems the Lord may have found the limit of my imperfect love for the Eucharist.
Comment by LCB — 16 June 2008 @ 11:26 pma religious: I hope Fr. Jim didn’t sit on a cowpat.
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Fr. Z : Really?
a religious – no, just joking (I take it that you know what a cowpat is ?)
Comment by a religious — 17 June 2008 @ 12:36 amThe Jesuit farm??? Hmmm. Is that where they’re all put out to pasture? Well, there should certainly be no shortage of fertiliser anyway.
Comment by jaykay — 18 June 2008 @ 6:12 am