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 ...
This is just so wrong.
ReplyDeleteAbbaMoses, please keep them coming - funniest thing I have read all day 😀 :-)
ReplyDeleteIs this an RC or an "Orthodox" 'service'?
ReplyDeleteI am gonna go out on a limb here and say that I have a high degree of confidence that this is NOT Orthodox. Whether it is Roman Catholic or some flavor of liturgical Protestantism is an open question.
DeletePfft... at least they aren't "in the Dark Ages". They must have consulted with someone from Fordham.
ReplyDeleteTakes care of any concerns about who can approach the chalice. Just say "Father, Son and Holy Spirit" as everyone dips in the pool and you're all covered.
ReplyDelete1. How did they consecrate that floating "altar" without melting it with the burning incense?
ReplyDelete2. How do they genuflect in this service?
Why? Just why? In ANY faith tradition.
ReplyDeleteSince people asked "Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio - Youth and Summer Camp Program"
ReplyDeleteThanks. That's very helpful.
DeleteAnd at $260 for a week, disgustingly expensive for seeking Poseidon.
DeleteMake-believe sacraments from a make-believe "church". Phew! But to showyou thestate of the Church, I was ready to believe it was a Roman Mass.
ReplyDeleteInstead of liturgical dancers they have liturgical synchronized swimmers.
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ReplyDeleteIn order to break the rigid traditionalists of their medieval habit of kneeling during the consecration, the modern priest may be forced to make it dangerous, if not impossible, to do so.
ReplyDeleteIn order to break the rigid traditionalists of their medieval habit of kneeling during the consecration, the modern priest may be forced to make it dangerous, if not impossible, to do so.
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ReplyDeleteAnd let all who thirst, let them come to the water....
ReplyDeleteIf this is really a supposed service, it tells you just about all you need to know about the Western world right now, and about the state of Episcopalianism. Those poor young people. Even more, our poor Lord. This is what people think is worship of Him? He deserves better.
ReplyDeleteIf this is really a supposed service, it tells you just about all you need to know about the Western world right now, and about the state of Episcopalianism. Those poor young people. Even more, our poor Lord. This is what people think is worship of Him? He deserves better.
ReplyDeleteBaptism and communion combo.... great economy of style.
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