tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031371770440010046.post234652938174895266..comments2024-02-24T19:28:28.716+11:00Comments on Psallite Sapienter: Sunday Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral, 13th AprilJoshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17387698013828199070noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031371770440010046.post-37245307999467813362008-04-28T13:47:00.000+10:002008-04-28T13:47:00.000+10:00Joshua, why are they so bad? Maybe they just don't...Joshua, why are they so bad? Maybe they just don't care or are over-worked? I really don't know. It is not that hard: read the black, do the red! <BR/><BR/>BTW: I heard Fr Walsh preach (at an Anglican Catholic parish) on the Immaculate Conception. I am not easily impressed by sermons (or so I thought) until I became a Catholic. Lots of solid preaching that is truly the voice of Christ calling hisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031371770440010046.post-77506154003102429512008-04-26T10:04:00.000+10:002008-04-26T10:04:00.000+10:00Quite right; but, then again, my own former P.P., ...Quite right; but, then again, my own former P.P., now +Lismorensis did the liturgy just as well all the time too; as does, for instance, Fr Walsh at Mentone, etc. <BR/><BR/>The point is, why then are so many priests so astonishingly bad at saying Mass?Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387698013828199070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031371770440010046.post-54092525031601526942008-04-26T09:43:00.000+10:002008-04-26T09:43:00.000+10:00Just a small additional comment!His Grace sung Mas...Just a small additional comment!<BR/><BR/>His Grace sung Mass at our parish (a couple of months ago) in pretty much the same way as described above. A great example of faithful leadership!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031371770440010046.post-78249687566941633392008-04-25T23:49:00.000+10:002008-04-25T23:49:00.000+10:00David,Thanks for your very kind comments and intri...David,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your very kind comments and intriguing news. What hope do you see for some of my pia desiderata?Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387698013828199070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031371770440010046.post-31280078729621715892008-04-25T23:12:00.000+10:002008-04-25T23:12:00.000+10:00An excellent summary of the situation. Yes, I myse...An excellent summary of the situation. Yes, I myself noted at mass the other day the large amount of room right around the altar. Made me wonder if (then) Archb. Pell might not have had the final reform in mind!<BR/><BR/>Note however that one reform (which you noted but forgot in your final list) has made its appearance: AN ALTAR CROSS at the recent World Youth Day Cross and Icon mass. See the Schützhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026181010471282505noreply@blogger.com