tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post8744363611962033822..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: KissingFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-17830001006497028472014-06-08T18:34:44.990+01:002014-06-08T18:34:44.990+01:00Could the kissing of the Altar before extending th...Could the kissing of the Altar before extending the sign of Peace to the congregation(i.e Kiss the Altar and then say "the peace of the Lord be with you always") be included in the ordinary form without problems? <br />Would it make any sense in the context of the rite to do so?<br />Jamesdiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036402583131262918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-33419130447540536932014-06-07T18:05:04.817+01:002014-06-07T18:05:04.817+01:00Some years ago I heard (from a priest) the (allege...Some years ago I heard (from a priest) the (allegedly true) story of a woman who, having prayed for forty years for her chronically-lapsed husband to return to the Faith, finally had her prayers heard. The husband, having not set foot in a Catholic church since 1960, grudgingly agreed to accompany his wife to Mass. <br />As the (OF) Mass progressed he gave ever more frequent incredulous glances at his watch, and suppressed snorts of visibly mounting irritation. When the time came for the Kiss of Peace, the entire congregation turned to each other to shake hands, and the husband could scarcely restrain his impatience as the celebrant came down from the altar and made a leisurely informal progress all round the church, shaking hands with the people nearest the aisle in each row, smiling and waving at everyone else. As he reached the row where the husband was standing, the scowling man reached over, grabbed hold of the priest's arm and hissed 'For God's sake Father, get a b****y move on!'<br /><br />John Vaschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00335331585265267754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-15192746374020073552014-06-07T10:45:13.534+01:002014-06-07T10:45:13.534+01:00What's most concerning is that the SoP seems t...What's most concerning is that the SoP seems to have become the high point of the Mass for many,(especially women).Gentyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569143943867323153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-83771955075998345572014-06-07T09:34:04.483+01:002014-06-07T09:34:04.483+01:00 I am still suffering from an excruciating crushin... I am still suffering from an excruciating crushing handshake received yesterday at the SOP! I do not wish to offend anyone who offers their hand at Mass but I really do dread it now. What can one do apart from always attending the EF? <br /><br /> It is no good tucking oneself out of reach as I know from experience that people will cross the aisle to reach a lone person thinking they are being friendly. And some ladies hand shakes can be as painful as those of men!<br /><br />It seems strange that in a country where hand shaking is the norm on every occasion I have never once received a crushing grip and can attend the NO there without fear whereas here in England some people seem to think that they have to show their so called friendship at the SOP by gripping you as tightly as possible.<br /><br />Apart from putting both arms in slings what can one do without seeming rude?Pelerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243859145007696053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-79056253601124627222014-06-06T22:41:44.110+01:002014-06-06T22:41:44.110+01:00When the hand-shaking thing started in the sixties...When the hand-shaking thing started in the sixties I think most of the older people just knelt down and took no part. It gradually caught on but some of the more sweaty hands make one want to run for the washroom.nickbrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18412418782531527758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-66756245656159931972014-06-06T21:52:42.441+01:002014-06-06T21:52:42.441+01:00Father,
Have read the FIUV paper. Now for the ra...Father,<br /><br />Have read the FIUV paper. Now for the rant. The post Vat II sign/shake is awful. The traditional inclined embrace in the sanctuary is OK, but that’s it!<br /><br />The present handshake has no position in Catholic tradition. Handshakes are for mountain tops and shady business deals. They should never involve children. In my parish, city centre, servers are sent out to shake with all and sundry. Leaves me feeling uncomfortable. <br /><br />Now for the serious stuff. One of the objectives of the Reformers after Vat II was to change the Mass from a Redemptive Sacrifice to a commemorative meal at which we could all get together and be nice to each other, take the bread and wine, and then go off to the parish rooms for coffee and a chat. The jolly handshake fits perfectly into this scenario.<br /><br />It should be stopped. It is not compulsory, either for the priest, or laity.<br /><br />If you must have it the GRIM says, “only to those who are nearest”, i.e., one person right or left. Not behind! Equally, it must be in accordance with the culture of the people. Now my mother told me never to offer my hand first to a lady, and I have learned the hard way to be careful about men also!Jacobihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743062941733814176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-82571377880189075682014-06-06T18:42:02.385+01:002014-06-06T18:42:02.385+01:00The overdone sign of peace is an introvert's w...The overdone sign of peace is an introvert's worst nightmare…but there is a place for it, as you have shown. If parishes did that, I might be more "in tune" with the SOPПравославный физикhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313371333531421128noreply@blogger.com