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Rose of York	Friday, 26. June 2009, 21:23
Administrator Posts: 14,561 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: September 25, 2006	Fortunatus Friday, 26. June 2009, 21:05 Meanwhile, as Rose said, many of the traditional devotions of the Church have been sidelined or suppressed. That said, I instituted (with Father's support) Vespers and Benediction on the Sundays of Advent a couple of years ago. I think the most we got was six! Which is about the same number we get for our weekly Morning Prayer before Mass on a Friday, though there are usually around 20 there for Mass itself. Why are the other 14 so reluctant to come along 15 minutes earlier? Sorry, this is a bit! How many of the parishioners know what Benediction and Vespers are? Benediction used to be at least twice a week in most parishes. Now we have Catholics aged fifty who have not experienced it during their adult lives. It could be that they consider it to be something "from the past". Just a thought! I never experienced Vespers in a church, when I was at school we were taught it was a prayer "that priests and religious say". Again, people don't know what it is. Is it worth persevering, in the hope it will become more popular?
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