Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff.
Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for Low Sunday, 2nd of Easter?
Tell about attendance especially for the Traditional Latin Mass. I hear that it is growing. Of COURSE.
Any local changes or (hopefully good) news?
A taste of my thoughts from the other place: HERE
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This is where I venture into informed speculation. Firstly, Thomas was not with the other Apostles on that first Easter Sunday when Christ breathed on them. However, the breathing was essential and tied to the Holy Spirit. Next, consider the meanings of “hand” in Greek, including the wrist. Also, Christ said “thrust” (rather like a spear). Moreover, the wound from the lance remained in Christ and therefore remained all the way into His Heart.
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I got up earlier today (mostly because the eclipse is bringing extra traffic to my city) and went to 0900 Mass. Our newer parochial vicar highlighted how we are all called to be saints and many saints weren’t perfect people (i.e. doubting Thomas). The Easter Vigil homily by our good pastoral administrator highlighted that the apostles were basically ordinary people and not superheroes (so to speak).
Our newer parochial vicar also emphasized in his homily the importance of confession and to go at least once a month (the lines on Saturday morning after 0800 daily Mass are fairly long, ditto for Thursday evening after the 1730 daily Mass) .
The parochial vicar also used the Roman Cannon at the consecration (it is very rare at this parish do I hear Eucharistic Prayer II which is the shortest-the parish closest to me normally does that one). I have also noticed more families with young children returning to Mass in-person. This gives me hope.
Went to our parish’s 11:00 NO; took a moment once inside to figure out why it was packed – First Communion Masses for all four times this weekend. Father’s homily touched on three points: (1) the significance of the Easter Octave; (2) Divine Mercy – seemed very to-the-point and not sensationalized, which it seems some can make it; and (3) significance of First Communions. I wasn’t able to see from my seat, but I think the first communicants were possibly communicated via intinction, since Father said on a live mic “The Body and Blood of Christ”; the rest of us received the Eucharist under the form of bread alone.
A slight digression – I recall Fr. Z’s key points for a good sermon he provided a few years ago – be good, be brief, be gone – and our First Saturday Mass (my first) featured a homily of not more than a minute. I was not as attentive as I should have been to recall the points, as I was there as a new member of our chant choir and making sure I was paying attention to the offertory chant…. Only the orations, readings, homily, preface and EP I (excluding Mysterium Fidei), and the texts immediately following the Pater Noster and preceding Pax vobiscum, etc. were in English; the rest in Latin. Brick by brick?
Brick by brick!
I hope there was a good point or two, since I gave the sermon. And I even mentioned St. Francis’ Laudes Creaturarum in it, though (obviously) I was not at a Catholic service.