"no to the new idea that the mass is a Bible study session with Communion stuck on at the end, and instead, a great “yes” to the abiding wisdom of the Church."
I grew up in Nigeria, a Province that is difficult to understand nowadays given that 25 years ago or so, the church was liturgically low-church with a mixture of that and some High Church ceremonials. Today, a strange phenomenon has been introduced called 'bible study'. This takes place after the Gospel before the sermon. While there's a need to expose people to the word of God, i can't help but think of this phenomenon as constituting nuisance, chaos and distraction to what should be the focus of the faithful - the Holy Eucharist. The Church of England can be criticised for everything but it has proven that she's capable of producing priests who wants to champion for the true faith rooted in our ancient Tradition. We cannot simply assume that we know better than those before us who bequeathed the faith to us. Thank you for this beautifully preached homily.
"no to the new idea that the mass is a Bible study session with Communion stuck on at the end, and instead, a great “yes” to the abiding wisdom of the Church."
I grew up in Nigeria, a Province that is difficult to understand nowadays given that 25 years ago or so, the church was liturgically low-church with a mixture of that and some High Church ceremonials. Today, a strange phenomenon has been introduced called 'bible study'. This takes place after the Gospel before the sermon. While there's a need to expose people to the word of God, i can't help but think of this phenomenon as constituting nuisance, chaos and distraction to what should be the focus of the faithful - the Holy Eucharist. The Church of England can be criticised for everything but it has proven that she's capable of producing priests who wants to champion for the true faith rooted in our ancient Tradition. We cannot simply assume that we know better than those before us who bequeathed the faith to us. Thank you for this beautifully preached homily.
Wonderful. This is much needed food for me here in Northern Ireland.
Άξιος!
🔔🕯️ Many Years Father! 📖 ⛪