A Response to “On administering Holy Communion in a Time of a Plague”
This was sent to me and deserves a read. You can read the Calivas article here . We can all agree that we are living in unusual times. However, the nature and extent of the illness that we face, and the proper response of the Church, is a matter of much disagreement. We have seen various responses to the COVID-19 epidemic: calls to close our Churches as infectious vectors, and demands to open them as places of spiritual healing. Directives a) ordering the cessation of sacramental life as part of an effort to “flatten the curve,” and cries for access to the divine grace that flows forth from those very mysteries; b) calling for the restriction of “at-risk persons,” and serious questions about the validity of such controls, c) instructions to liturgists to wear personal protective equipment during the celebration of the divine services and the distribution of the holy Mysteries, and uncertainty about the fitness of such practices. Who has been championing what and on behalf of whom? The ...
Christos Razdajetsja!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful posts.
May your family's Nativity Season be a blessed one.
Slavite Jeho!
ReplyDeleteA blessed Nativity season to you as well. Planning to be down in the Cypress area in a few weeks. Hope to drive by St. Anthony's and see the construction going on there.
That is my parish's exact version. It is on our album, Behold Your God.
ReplyDeleteNift. It's my personal favorite.
ReplyDeleteAnd here it is:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.musicarussica.com/multimedia/clips/I79_trk08.mp3
And them music (it is my parish and I do sign the choir fund checks, so I am within my rights to distribute):
http://www.dowoca.org/files/music/Nativity/Nativity_God_Is_With_Us.pdf