Learn from Luther… and kneel to receive Holy Communion!

7 Responses to Learn from Luther… and kneel to receive Holy Communion!

1. Long-Skirts says:

   3 January 2015 at 11:54 AM

   THE
   KNEELERS

   We are St. Joan,
   Philomena, Campion
   The Faith in its whole
   Is what we do champion.

   We are St. Margaret,
   Pearl of York
   Where the bowels of the Faith
   They tried to torque.

   We are St. Thomas,
   Becket the Saint
   Whose reputation
   They could not taint.

   We are vocations
   Large families and kneeling
   Adoring His presence
   It’s not just a feeling.

   We are descendents
   Of Tradition and beggin’
   To stop all the men
   Who are turning us pagan!

   We are the poor,
   Uneducated ones
   But in faith well-informed
   The heretic shuns.

   And when Synod says,
   “God’s Word, just ignore.”
   Since we are true Catholics
   We kneel and ADORE!!
2. Prayerful says:

   3 January 2015 at 12:11 PM

   Marx might say: ‘that’s not what I meant.’ I’d say Marx means more along the lines of questioning Catholic dogma.
3. St. Irenaeus says:

   3 January 2015 at 2:45 PM

   Grew up Lutheran (ELCA), remember kneeling around an octagonal rail with our own personal silver chalices every Sunday for communion.
4. Atra Dicenda, Rubra Agenda says:

   3 January 2015 at 6:18 PM

   The image also shows the Pope being devoured by demons…
5. Alice says:

   3 January 2015 at 9:10 PM

   I live in a part of the country where you can hardly throw a stone without hitting a church built by German immigrants. A Lutheran friend of mine would say that the only reason his church doesn’t have a Communion rail is because someone noticed that Catholics used one and, well, they wanted everyone to be darn sure they weren’t Catholic. More recently, at another local Lutheran church, the pastor campaigned and finally got rid of the Communion rail (I’m not sure why) and the congregation complained that they “Didn’t want to receive Communion like Catholics.” (This was also their complaint when the same pastor tried to have Communion more than one Sunday per month.) I often joke with my Lutheran friends that they should make a friendly suggestion to the USCCB that, in the interests of ecumenical cooperation, Roman Catholics should bring back memorizing the catechism, kneeling for Communion, having the priest face the altar for all prayers addressed to God, and Gregorian chant.
6. Supertradmum says:

   4 January 2015 at 5:23 AM

   I can never kneel in Malta or Gozo as the churches I have attended have no rails or kneelers, and I cannot get back up without one.

   It is awful how own cannot receive kneeling here at all, and on purpose, I am afraid.

   Even in the churches where the altar rails are in place, the priests come down into the aisle and give Communion in front of the rails, so that one cannot kneel without creating a scene and being disrepectful to the priest

   Sad, sad, sad…
7. scholastica says:

   4 January 2015 at 11:26 PM

   I’ve always preferred kneeling and wearing veils, but usually have not done so out of human respect. However, the Holy Spirit has been persistently nudging me for the last six months, so I finally this week began the practice. I feel such a freedom in worshipping the way I feel called to and pray for the grace to continue. It’s interesting timing as I contracted a vector borne virus a few months ago which has made kneeling and standing difficult.

   Regarding things we can relearn from Lutherans, how about the celebration of Epiphany on the proper day-twelve days after Christmas. We had our traditional family meal for the feast day and my father happened to be here who now worships at a Lutheran/Episcopal/Presbyterian church. He said they are having a service on Tuesday, Jan. 6. They have much better music as well and with an organ.