For the many people who came to Mass on Ash Wednesday, today continues the liturgical dimension of our Lenten journey. The tone of this season is markedly different to that of other seasons during the year. During Lent, music should be used more simply and perhaps even less often. In particular, the Church insists … Continue reading 25/2/07 – Lenten Music
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"Lent is a preparation for the celebration of Easter. For the Lenten liturgy disposes both catechumens and the faithful to celebrate the paschal mystery: catechumens, through the several stages of Christian initiation; the faithful, through reminders of their own baptism and through penitential practices." General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar, article … Continue reading 18/2/07 – Beginning Lent
“What Jesus himself did, he also commands us to do. He often said, ‘Pray’, ‘Ask’, ‘Seek’,‘in my name’. He gave us the Lord’s Prayer to teach us how to pray. He instructed us on the necessity of prayer,and told us to be humble, watchful, persevering and confident in the goodness of the Father, pure in … Continue reading 11/2/07 – Lenten Evening Prayer
The genuflection, a sign of adoration, is reserved for the Blessed Sacrament We continue our journey into the church. We’ve blessed ourselves with holy water and found a place to sit. Now as people enter their seats, they usually genuflect. We often see people genuflect in the church. Sometimes we see them bow. But what … Continue reading 4/2/07 – Genuflecting and Bowing
Last week we started asking the question of where to sit when we come to Mass. We began to see that the parish centre can provide us with both convenience and challenges when it comes to finding everyone a place to sit. Obviously, the parish centre provides essential extra seating space for when the church … Continue reading 28/1/07 – Where to Sit? #2
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