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JillD
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| Joined: | Fri Sep 29th, 2006 |
| Location: | Visalia, California USA |
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| First Name: | Jill | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | heathen, EvFree, Messianic, LC-MS, Catholic 2007 |
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Posted: Wed Nov 14th, 2007 05:37 pm |
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A bilingual lady (I'll call her Carmen) was at Bible study this morning and was very unhappy. Our morning Communion Service is led by a deacon, which is fine. On Monday, two days ago, he wasn't there, and a Spanish-speaking deacon filled in. Knowing that the service was going to be in Spanish again the next morning, many of the 'every-day' crowd didn't go, but I assume may have gone to the English Mass at the other parish in town. Carmen was hurt that so few people came to the Spanish Communion Service. She felt they should have been there and were only absent because the service was in Spanish. Was she right to feel that way? I sort of felt guilty, though I wouldn't even have been there that morning anyway as I don't normally go every day. (I'm becoming a good Catholic, feeling guilty and all. *** J/K!!!) I tried to explain to Carmen that I love the Eucharist, but if I have no idea what is being said in the prayers or the homily, I probably would go elsewhere. Is there a certain "loyalty" we should have toward our home parish?
I wish everyone spoke one language, or at least had one language in common. Babel is still doing a number on us....
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CajunRick
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| Joined: | Fri Sep 29th, 2006 |
| Location: | Houma, Louisiana USA |
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| First Name: | Rick (& Kermie) | | Gender: | Male | | Faith History: | Lifetime Catholic, Latin Rite |
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Posted: Wed Nov 14th, 2007 05:49 pm |
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JillD wrote: I wish everyone spoke one language, or at least had one language in common. Babel is still doing a number on us....
Isn't it amazing that some of those very people are likely mumbling silently that if the mass was still in Latin, there wouldn't be a language issue? That's true ... no one would understand what was going on!
Our loyalty to our home parish is mainly to supporting it financially. We can attend services and receive most of the sacraments just about anywhere in union with Rome. Perhaps your friend feels abandoned. After all, she is attending an English service while she would probably prefer a Spanish one, but when a Spanish service is scheduled, the English-speakers stay away. It not only seems unfair, it is unfair.
But Jesus never said life would be fair.
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Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand. - Augustine
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DrDave
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| Joined: | Mon Nov 6th, 2006 |
| Location: | Mildura, Australia |
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| First Name: | Dave | | Gender: | Male | | Faith History: | Cradle - Lapsed - Renewed Catholic |
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Posted: Wed Nov 14th, 2007 11:57 pm |
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JillD wrote: Our morning Communion Service is led by a deacon ... may have gone to the English Mass at the other parish in town.
It's also important to keep in mind that there is no comparison between a communion service (at which valid Eucharist is distributed) and Mass (at which valid Eucharist is confected). My parish leader (we have no resident priest in our parish) gets grumpy with me for not attending communion services on Sundays when no priest is available to visit, but as I see it my obligation is to attend Mass if possible (rather than support her pretensions at being a female priest) and I find 15km entirely possible.
Likewise there is no comparison between a communion service and staying home
Regards Dave
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