Consecration of His Grace Irenei Bishop of Sacramento
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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 ...
Is it normal practice to consecrate with the left hand?
ReplyDeleteHere it looks like those standing on the right side of the altar are usinf their right hand and vice-versa
Delete"All the ordaining hierarchs place their right hands upon the Holy Gospel as the Archbishop exclaims......." then follows the consecration prayer. This quote is from the Consecration of Bishop Gregory in ACROD. It us odd and especially odd in ROCOR a self confessed buardina of tradition that one of their bishops should use his left hand. Every priest knows that the right hand is the hand of blessing.
ReplyDeleteBad typos from half blind cleric :-)
ReplyDeleteus=is
buardina=guardian