
"Nothing is greater or holier than the unbloody sacrifice of the Mass, in which the body and blood of Christ are offered to God for the salvation of all. Holy Mother the Church has always been careful and diligent in order that the Mass be celebrated by priests with clean and pure hearts. It should be celebrated with the
proper splendor of sacred ceremonies and rites so that the greatness of this mystery will
shine forth all the
more even from external appearances. This will also
arouse the faithful to the contemplation of divine things hidden in such an
admirable and
venerable sacrifice. And with like solicitude and devotion, the same most holy Mother has never ceased to urge, exhort, and influence her faithful sons to
frequently attend this divine sacrifice with due piety, veneration and devotion. She teaches that they must at all cost be present at it on
all holy days of obligation, with their minds and eyes religiously intent on that from which the divine mercy and an abundance of all good things might be acquired." (Bl. Pius IX AMANTISSIMI REDEMPTORIS).
Certainly not what I experienced at a certain western district parish this evening.
Labels: Encyclical, Holy Father, Liturgy, Rants/Musings/Thoughts
# posted by Vidimusdominum : Thursday, May 17, 2007

