And it's bringing reverence back to the liturgy. Praised be to God!
This from the article:
Altar (Communion) rails are returning for all the right reasons.
Said Father Markey: “First, the Holy Father is requiring holy Communion from him be received on the knees. Second, it’s part of our tradition as Catholics for centuries to receive holy Communion on the knees. Third, it’s a beautiful form of devotion to our blessed Lord.”
James Hitchcock, professor and author of Recovery of the Sacred (Ignatius Press, 1995), thinks the rail resurgence is a good idea. The main reason is reverence, he said. “Kneeling’s purpose is to facilitate adoration,” he explained.
You know, quite honestly, I never thought I would live long enough to see the return of these things. I thought for too long that the Church was a goner for sure. Silly me!
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I am lucky enough that there are two Catholic churches in my county where I can go to and kneel at the altar rail for Communion. We fought like Michael's angels to keep the one at a shrine, and the other is a Traditional Latin Mass Catholic church with the bishop's approval. As they took the Latin Mass and Gregorian chant out the front door, many snuck it back in the back door. Praise God!
ReplyDeleteGreat news! Let's stop this Communion in the hand sacrilege.
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