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Annie
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| First Name: | Annie | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | nothing, Quaker, Mennonite, Presbyterian, Methodist, Anglican, Catholic |
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Posted: Tue Nov 6th, 2007 02:11 pm |
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and with a priest. It was so cool. I got all emotional for some reason.
People talked to me at "doughnut time" too. I'm going back there.
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Posted: Tue Nov 6th, 2007 03:00 pm |
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OK, Annie, details, please!
If this happened on Sunday, then you and I each received Communion at the Rail
for the first time that day. It's wonderful to be able to kneel. Normally, I grasp the
front pew and genuflect and then have to remain standing as I receive. Everyone
else (except others with unreliable knees) kneels to receive.
We'll have a new chapel next summer ---with a RAIL. Yay!
and a pipe organ----double Yay!
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"If our charity is arrested by the difficulties encountered in dealing with our neighbor, . . . our relations with our brethren are not regulated by our love of God, but by our love of self." Divine Intimacy p. 781, Fr. Gabriel, O.C.D.
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Annie
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Posted: Tue Nov 6th, 2007 03:12 pm |
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Okay, I went to a parish in Columbus about 15 minutes from home. I knew they are very orthodox, the parish is run by an order of priests. The building is long and narrow, hence the rotten acoustics, so I sat up front under the ceiling speaker so I could hear better (it was still difficult). There are beautiful windows and paintings everywhere and a hardwood floor. There is a white rail with a purple long cushion all along its length. Very posh. And they appear to have the original altar. The tabernacle is where it belongs, centered over the old altar.
I went up and imitated everybody else. Father came over and after I said "amen" I was praying I wouldn't do something stupid like bite his finger off. Shouldn't I have practiced first or something? But it was okay. And on my way back to my pew I started to cry (I am not a person who normally cries except when I see something extremely beautiful or noble or somebody else is crying). The people around me looked sort of uncomfortable but I took off my glasses and composed myself eventually. The elderly Irish-looking man next to me looked at me tenderly.
And afterward, at "doughtnut time" people were very nice. I think I will go there when Father Wingit (he of the Sex Lecture) is saying Mass back home.
I noticed too the LONG lines outside the confessionals. Not everybody got in! I was told by a lady she prefers to confess every month but is only able to get in every 6 months or so. I guess I will remain with my current confessor, who does great.
Last edited on Tue Nov 6th, 2007 03:14 pm by Annie
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Posted: Tue Nov 6th, 2007 03:19 pm |
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How perfect.
You certainly had to wade through a lot of not-so-wonderful stuff
to get to that beautiful experience.
I'm happy, Annie.
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Posted: Tue Nov 6th, 2007 03:46 pm |
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Love it, Dave. It's beautiful.
Please tell me women enter that special place modestly clad.
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Annie
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Posted: Tue Nov 6th, 2007 03:52 pm |
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| Boy, that's rubbing it in.
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Posted: Tue Nov 6th, 2007 04:10 pm |
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Ouch. Stop it.
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Posted: Tue Nov 6th, 2007 04:36 pm |
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| No. subject closed.
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Posted: Tue Nov 6th, 2007 08:49 pm |
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| I'm happy for you Annie! I know what you mean about the crying, I have to steel myself sometimes and even let my mind wander to diffuse the emotion. Funny though, I've never received anyway but on the tongue. I still feel self conscious about it. I hope you get to attend mass there a lot.
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