Fantastic read Jocelyn. I very much agree with you, specially on conveying religious and spiritual principles to people that will then inform their political and social decisions.
It was all wonderful, but after the Mass I attended this past Sunday, #1 "Let the Mass be more holy than entertaining" really struck home. The guest priest this Sunday told jokes throughout the entire Mass, from the very beginning to the very end -- including the homily. His homily was just a string of jokes. Everyone was laughing and oh-so-gleeful. I was full of sorrow. The Mass is supposed to be sacred! It's so sacred we capitalize the "M" in Mass to show reverence. Yet the jokes made me feel like I was more at a terrible "comedy show" than a sacred and divine Wedding Feast. The very last joke, at the end of the Mass, was highly offensive to true Catholicism. It was so sad. So very, very sad. I weep for our Lord. These things need to change.
Fantastic read Jocelyn. I very much agree with you, specially on conveying religious and spiritual principles to people that will then inform their political and social decisions.
This is a great post!
It was all wonderful, but after the Mass I attended this past Sunday, #1 "Let the Mass be more holy than entertaining" really struck home. The guest priest this Sunday told jokes throughout the entire Mass, from the very beginning to the very end -- including the homily. His homily was just a string of jokes. Everyone was laughing and oh-so-gleeful. I was full of sorrow. The Mass is supposed to be sacred! It's so sacred we capitalize the "M" in Mass to show reverence. Yet the jokes made me feel like I was more at a terrible "comedy show" than a sacred and divine Wedding Feast. The very last joke, at the end of the Mass, was highly offensive to true Catholicism. It was so sad. So very, very sad. I weep for our Lord. These things need to change.
What an incredibly insightful post! I will forward this to some priests I know. God bless you!