Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all.
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Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for this Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran.
Tell about attendance especially for the Traditional Latin Mass.
Any local changes or (hopefully good) news?
A couple thoughts about the sign of the cross: HERE A taste…
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Every person has a “name day” and a “birthday.” So too a church. Our churches are dedicated or consecrated in honor of saints or mysteries of the Faith. The celebration of the dedication recalls the sanctity of the place which, as a consecrated building, has been removed from the temporal order and given entirely to God.
Church buildings should be rich in sacred symbols. This includes a sanctuary with its altar, the sacred space within the sacred space mirroring the Holy of Holies in the Temple of Jerusalem. The prayers for the solemn consecration of a church, especially in the older, traditional Roman Rite, connect the earthly church building to the heavenly Jerusalem of the life to come, described in Scriptures especially in the Book of Revelation.
There are parallels in the rites of the consecration of a church and the rites of Baptism. There are exorcisms. The is washing with water, anointing with Chrism and naming. Alphabets are given in the church as the “opening rites” are given in baptism. And so forth. More on this below.
The rite of consecration and the annual feast of its dedication reflect that the church building is a house of prayer and the place of sacrifice. It is a foreshadowing of the heavenly Jerusalem. It is the microcosm of the Church Universal, the nuptial chamber of the Spouse and the Bride, the way to Calvary and the Garden of the Tomb.
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we had a sub – a seminary prof. he had studied at the Pontifical Lateran University! he said he had spent many hours in the adoration chapel there praying for vocational discernment.
He emphasized that in the reading from I Corinthians the “you are the temple of the Holy Spirit” is a plural you and used that as a segue into discussion of St. Paul’s metaphor of the Church as the body of Christ: no one of us can do everything, but each of us has something unique to do.
Speaking of good preaching…
Was in San Diego for work… always seems like there’s some wierd theology/liturgy I run into when I go to Mass here. I’d go to the FSSP but my work schedule does not permit.
Unsurprisingly this time, female altar servers. Priest wearing his stole over his chasubule. Rock band/synth music. Tabernacle off on a side altar and not behind the altar….
Local diocesan TLM is bursting at the seams and has several vocations. Even Saturday morning is full.
Our bishop has 2-3 years until retirement, then we are at the mercy of the wolves.
Father urged us to clean and organize our hearts and our lives, so that they would be fitting temples of God; and then he urged us to let God actually come live there, through prayer and virtuous actions, rather than staying empty and open to whatever comes along.
We attended SSPX on Long Island. Fr spoke about the feast of St John Lateran. He then tried to explain some of the Pope’s recent statements. Oy – more confusion.
After Mass we prayed the Litany of Our Lady in reparation for recent insults.
Couldn’t help but notice that the priest bore a remarkable resemblance to Fr. Z. Not only physically, but speech and mannerisms.
OKC-
Next time in San Diego try Our Lady of the Rosary in Little Italy.
Beautiful little Church. Was always a more reverent NO.
Visiting my son and DIL in Concord NH, Sunday we drove down to Nashua to attend the 11:15 AM high mass at St Stanislaus Church (FSSP). Mass was well attended with the usual mix of large young families and older folks.
Why do we celebrate the dedication of some church over in Rome? Well every Catholic Church has God present in the tabernacle just as He was present to the Israelites in the temple. The Church of St. John Lateran is particularly important as the mother church in Rome and since we are Roman Catholic we must always be centered on Rome and the Holy Father. He went in to talk about the respect we need to have coming into church with Jesus present, before during and after Mass, such as not talking, prayers, etc.
Hello JohnPatrick.
St Stanislaus in Nashua is my parish, I usually attend the 7 am low Mass and often Usher the 8:45.
Your observation is correct and all the Masses have a mix of young families, older folks( like me) and college age young adults. Bishop Libasci has been very good to this parish. Fr Brancich has been the pastor since the FSSP came here in 2016 and has a good relationship with the Bishop.
Lots of repairs being made to the church building through a large capital campaign that is in progress at this time.