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| Rose of York | Monday, 22. June 2009, 22:37 |
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This will sound uncharitable, I never saw it as greed for the Eucharist, I saw it as greed for taking over the sacramental side of the priest's work. Agreed, I am all for laity taking over as much admin as they can, provided tasks are allocated to competent people. As an example, I would do financial records, but if asked to negotiate with the planning authorities I would suggest they find someone who has experience in that field. I do miss the old devotions, am I unusual? Look at it this way, a mother and father can lead their children in their prayers at the end of the day, so why is there not more encouragement for laity to do that in the church building? There are many who have no opportunity for shared prayer. Some live alone, some are married to people who don't want to know about prayer, there will be widowers and widowers whose grown up children will not kneel down at home and pray with mother and father. Churches could open in the morning or afternoon for Morning Prayer or Evening Prayer. We have grown accustomed to churches being open for communal prayer in the evenings, why not just before or after the school run, when the mothers are in the area? They might like to pop into church. |
  Catholic and proud of it! Talk to God before Mass. Talk to each other afterwards | |
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