Was there a good point made in the sermon you heard at the Mass that fulfilled your Sunday Obligation? WHOOPS! You probably are in a place where you don’t have an obligation, either because the bishop dispensed it or there are no Masses!
However, perhaps you saw a Mass with a sermon over the interwebs.
Was there a good point? There are a lot of people who don’t get many good points in the sermons they must endure.
For my part… to an empty church.
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on ASK FATHER: Extending hands during the Our Father: “Thank you, Father, for this information. In the Cleveland diocese, we have been directed to stand in the orantes posture…”
on ASK FATHER: Extending hands during the Our Father: “I agree: follow the rubrics. But, actually, the extension of the priest’s hands at the Our Father is not really…”
on ASK FATHER: Extending hands during the Our Father: “Byzantine Catholics always use the doxology during the liturgy. But it certainly is foreign to Roman tradition and should not…”
on ASK FATHER: Extending hands during the Our Father: “Semperficatholic @12.59 Not only is there pew jumping, but waving all over the church to any that they chance to…”
on ASK FATHER: Extending hands during the Our Father: “Holding hands during the Lord’s Prayer is like shaking of hands during the Peace be with You. Virtue signaling Diet…”
on Daily Rome Shot 150: “Is that the Porta Angelica with Sant’ Anna? When we take students to Rome we generally stay at the Albergo…”
on ASK FATHER: Extending hands during the Our Father: “When I see so many at Mass in the Orans position I want to holler at the priest and those…”
on The CDW added SEVEN new invocations to the Litany of St. Joseph: “For praeses, I hear “guardian, protector” and then “head, ruler”.”
on A missed anniversary: Freedom 7: “On Wednesday May 5 SpaceX Starship prototype SN15 had the first fully successful high altitude test flight of the Starship…”
on The CDW added SEVEN new invocations to the Litany of St. Joseph: “Is “president” a suitable translation for praeses in Almae familiae praeses?”
on ASK FATHER: Extending hands during the Our Father: “I think the “holding hands” was officially “reprobated” by the CDW in 1976. I’ve seen the document but can’t lay…”
on A missed anniversary: Freedom 7: “I just watched the movie “Hidden Figures” and recommend it! It is about the “colored” genius ladies who worked on…” on ASK FATHER: Validity of Confirmation when an instrument is used and there is no hand contact: “What has happened to the Church that such states of affairs are present? Father, is this a natural thing—I mean,…”
on “If you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”: “It is, indeed, good to hear that Fr Corapi has been reconciled with SOLT. I must say though, I would’ve…”
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Wonderful homily, Father. Very much appreciated.
My own parish had its first streamed Mass today, and we were able to “attend” from our home. Our pastor preached on the importance of using this sorrowful time well to grow spiritually. He compared what we are going through to a “three days of darkness” wherein we must be very carful what we allow to enter through our “windows” of phones, TVs, and ultimately into our hearts. He stressed keeping our minds rooted in charity.
Thank you Father for your warm and instructive sermon.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my Way of the Cross book by Benedict XVI, aka Pope Benedict. The illustrations by Jan Toorop have a mysticism that transports the attentive heart to Calvary. Highly recommended.
I will seek out the Stations of the Cross by St Alphonsus Liguori. Love that “old-fashioned” language.
I’m old enough to have learned only the pre-Vatican II Act of Contrition. Thank you for teaching me that it contains both qualities of contrition and attrition.
God Bless You this Passiontide
Today, I watched my first, full, live online Mass at St Mary of Pine Bluff.
Father Z, we don’t know what we would do without you, Father Heilman and your congregation through all this turmoil.
God Bless, protect and watch over you all.
My friends from Dane County don’t understand the power of the TLM Mass.
But will always continue to pray for them and those in need.
I focused on the Epistle from Hebrews, not abandoning the suffering of our Lord, but the new High Priest entering the Temple to abolish the Old Dispensation to institute a New dispensation. New Priesthood, New Temple, new altar, and new sacrifice.
It’s refreshing to see our Pastor Ad Orientem vs Ad Populum as he celebrates Mass from his rectory. There are also no gather hymns. He uses the kyrie, sanctus & Agnus Dei (which reveal his true colors). He preached on friendship with God vs the world, as evidenced by Martha, Mary & Lazarus’ friendship with Christ and the superiority of contemplation of Christ over impetuous action.