A Laetare image

Posted on 22 March 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From Holy Ghost Church in Bytom, Poland

I like the little roses on the altar.

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8 Responses to A Laetare image

  1. Hestor says:
    22 March 2009 at 10:57 am

    Holy Mass the way it should be!

  2. supertradmom says:
    22 March 2009 at 12:25 pm

    Thank you for all the beautiful Laetare images.

  3. Immaculatae says:
    22 March 2009 at 1:12 pm

    I love the pink roses.
    When praying the Rosary I always think of the pink roses
    as related to the virtue of Hope.
    White roses for Faith, pink roses for Hope, blood red roses for Charity.

  4. Rob says:
    22 March 2009 at 2:28 pm

    Beautiful!

  6. irishgirl says:
    23 March 2009 at 9:47 am

    Nice touch with the ‘little’ roses!

    Noble simplicity!

  7. RBrown says:
    23 March 2009 at 10:04 am

    NB:

    Asked, “Where do you think the liturgical development is heading?” Cardinal Pell responded, “I don’t know. I’m not a professional liturgist. I am keen that we strengthen the vertical dimension of the liturgy, if we can, in the popular understanding, so that it’s very obviously not just community-centred, it’s God-centred, it’s an act of worship. I’m very sympathetic to that. I’m even sympathetic for the Canon of the Mass that the priest has his back to the people.” Asked, “As something obligatory?” he replied, “Yes. Now there’s nothing like a consensus in favour of that at the moment. I think I would be in favour of it because it makes it patently clear that the priest is not the centre of the show, that this an act of worship of the one true God, and the people are joining with the priest for that.”

    http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=2368

  8. RBrown says:
    23 March 2009 at 10:21 am

    Of course, Laetare Sunday is so called because of the first word in the Introit. The irony is that under the present liturgical policies a hymn can be substituted (and often is) for the Introit.

    So the 4th Sunday of Lent could also be called Be Not Afraid Sunday.