tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post808565385454999433..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: Faith ContinuingFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-7681437794298083402008-12-05T19:05:00.000+00:002008-12-05T19:05:00.000+00:00"One 60-year-old lady kneels beside him and asks ...."One 60-year-old lady kneels beside him and asks ... whether the next day is the eve of the feast of Saint Joseph"<BR/><BR/>"I'm not sure," the priest replies, "haven't the Bishops transferred that one to the following Sunday?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-78477884828168308482008-12-05T12:51:00.000+00:002008-12-05T12:51:00.000+00:00Boy, Father, this is such a powerful story. We've ...Boy, Father, this is such a powerful story. We've just had the feast of St. Francis Xavier and when he left Japan he told his converts to ask 3 questions of those who would come after. And one of the questions concerned celibacy. (How do we in the West think of celibacy? Does it have any meaning, any efficacy?)<BR/>Another thought that came to mind was the parable Our Lord gave us on the "word" falling on fertile ground or stony ground. To me, what makes the ground fertile is a tremendous amount of "Humility". You can just see and touch the humility in the story you told. I'm afraid that in the West most people think they are self-sufficient and have no need for anyone else or anything else.bobdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03135024860372150067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-20625003592221813182008-12-05T11:25:00.000+00:002008-12-05T11:25:00.000+00:00Great to hear that Fr. Ray.When Ireland tasted the...Great to hear that Fr. Ray.<BR/>When Ireland tasted the fruits of the English Deformation it was the Rosary which protected the faith of the people too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-8679137569821098032008-12-05T07:27:00.000+00:002008-12-05T07:27:00.000+00:00It could be argued that, before our very eyes, the...It could be argued that, before our very eyes, the same thing has happened over the last 40 years. <BR/><BR/>Almost unseen, small groups of catholics have clung to the unchanged Faith passing it onto their family members, teaching them at home and travelling tens or even hundreds of miles to a Mass.<BR/><BR/>I am of course referring to Traditionalist families. <BR/><BR/>However, there are many many more, lapsed from attending Mass (or abandoned as they see it) since 1970 who still say their rosaries and devotions at home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-64072430350412764262008-12-05T04:07:00.000+00:002008-12-05T04:07:00.000+00:00Ma,Yes, they did, like fury.Ma,<BR/>Yes, they did, like fury.Fr Ray Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-53837476175604842842008-12-05T03:08:00.000+00:002008-12-05T03:08:00.000+00:00Father, I think you ask the right question at the ...Father, <BR/>I think you ask the right question at the end. <BR/>It comes back to the <I>lex orandi lex credendi</I>. <BR/><BR/>It is very clear that there is some disconnect currently between both the liturgy and the catechesis <BR/><BR/>God Bless you , love the blog!Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736124377852558323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-46370831851363589362008-12-05T00:58:00.000+00:002008-12-05T00:58:00.000+00:00Love to know whether they said the Rosary.Love to know whether they said the Rosary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-80235174726080998662008-12-04T22:38:00.000+00:002008-12-04T22:38:00.000+00:00Martyrdom and persecution are important, so is a s...Martyrdom and persecution are important, so is a strong Catholic identity which is the fruit of ritual, especially domestic rituals. I wish they were taught in Catholic schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com