Kneeling during Agnus Dei

[jilly4ski]

Originally Posted by Irish Eyes 826

Yes, I have the tendency to get off topic pretty fast. I do agree with you both though. I think that parishes in Northeast, especially those in cities (like mine) tend to be older and so some of the things that ruffle so many CAFers' feathers would just look plain silly in old churches, and in some people's opinions, silly anywhere, but I won't go there. We also have a much lower Protestant population, so we tend not to "borrow" their ways of doing things. I'm surprised that holy days were not "done up" in your parish because we usually take them rather seriously up here. I would definitely say that although we are a very secular region, those who do practice Catholicism tend to be pretty traditional, while still being able to fit into secular society. I think we are often seen as people with liberal thinking, but conservative values and who are okay with doing things the "old-fashioned" was. Also, onmyknees, my father, as well as many of my uncles and aunts are cops, so I'm glad you appreciated them, they do work very hard.

Lol, me too, considering it was the Cathedral parish. The decorations for the seasons were done well. (we did have one priest, an associate where rose on Laetare Sunday, but he was a polish missionary priest and got moved to Alaska). But usually the liturgy itself wasn't altered much beyond what was required. I think you are right about the liberal ideas/thinking with conservative values, and doing things out of tradition.

To the topic. The suburban (happy clappy) parish I grew up in, knelt at the correct time during the Angus Dei, but we would stand up before the great Amen. The pastor (the happy clappy pastor), eventually got better instruction for the diocese and actually changed some of these little quirks.

[onmyknees]

Originally Posted by Irish Eyes 826

Yes, I have the tendency to get off topic pretty fast. I do agree with you both though. I think that parishes in Northeast, especially those in cities (like mine) tend to be older and so some of the things that ruffle so many CAFers' feathers would just look plain silly in old churches, and in some people's opinions, silly anywhere, but I won't go there. We also have a much lower Protestant population, so we tend not to "borrow" their ways of doing things. I'm surprised that holy days were not "done up" in your parish because we usually take them rather seriously up here. I would definitely say that although we are a very secular region, those who do practice Catholicism tend to be pretty traditional, while still being able to fit into secular society. I think we are often seen as people with liberal thinking, but conservative values and who are okay with doing things the "old-fashioned" was. Also, onmyknees, my father, as well as many of my uncles and aunts are cops, so I'm glad you appreciated them, they do work very hard.

My parish I go to is not too bad now.

It was really horrible when it was remodeled with wooden statues and a wooden altar. They put the beautiful statues and hid them down in the hall closet. They sold the pews and put in chairs on two sides of the the altar. The people were facing each other. They broke up the marble steps and put in wooden ones with carpet. They took the marble back altar and made it into a shelf for the wooden statue. The tabernacle was designated to the chapel on the side of the church. The stained glass saint windows were replaced with stained glass windows with flowers on them. They took down the choir loft and pipe organ The choir sang up on the altar steps and on the altar like they were performers.

Thank goodness we were assigned a new young orthodox priest who put everything back the way it was and make it more beautiful. Many people left when he did this.

The more orthodox priests which are far and few between here do do up the solemnities, holy days with incense, all bells, holy water, and processions. I love this. It is so reverent. The new priest also started 24hr. Adoration in the chapel
BTW my dh is a police officer but they drive the police cars probably because we are in the suburbs.