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KLP2010 on "2010 Catholic Brides! new liturgical wording for mass"

KLP2010 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:05:02 +0000

Soooo, after spending hours working on getting ahead with a program that will include all the mass parts and language for guests to follow.... I hit a big DOH! Moment. After taking the FOCUS test last week I was waiting with the priest for FI to finish and we were discussing some liturgical things regarding our parish that don't fully conform to the GIRM.  Then it hit me in our discussions as he mentioned addressing certain things when the new language comes out...  ... The words of the mass are changing!  ugh... I'm actually quite excited about this, but I'm not excited that I'll have a lot of editing to do :-)  As the website says: Same mass, deeper meaning.  It's going back to a more literal translation of the Pre-Vatican II latin. You can find more info here <a href="http://www.usccb.org/romanmissal/" rel="nofollow">http://www.usccb.org/romanmissal/</a> This will most likely affect us 2010 brides.

twoangels on "Catholic bishops - new document on the meaning and purposes of marriage"

twoangels — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:13:59 +0000

Its 60 pages, but worth the read.   <a href="http://www.usccb.org/laity/LoveandLife/MarriageFINAL.pdf">http://www.usccb.org/laity/LoveandLife/MarriageFINAL.pdf</a>

tifnicole on "Started RCIA this week"

tifnicole — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:24:11 +0000

It's official. I've started the process of converting to a catholic. The first night wasn't what I was expecting but I think it will get better. Basically we sat around and each person told people why they were there. Some people were there because they want their childrent to go to a catholic church, some people are there for marriage like me, and others were there because something significant happened in there life and it brought them to the catholic church! They called it a journey and not a conversion. I'm not sure if it's much more than a conversion for me. It will be very interesting to see how this goes and I hope to update this in hopes it will help anyone else who is considering to convert.

Chipmunk on "Out of Curiosity"

Chipmunk — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:04:45 +0000

My SO is Italian and I'm Spanish. In typical Spanish ceremonies, we have the literal tying of the knot in which the Godparents place a decorative rope around the couple while they are kneeling infront of the priest at some point in the ceremony. Do Italians have anything related to this? Just very curious. Thank you.

twoangels on "Why the priest may be annoyed with you"

twoangels — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:13:07 +0000

A blog from a Catholic priest gives some insight into his viewpoint. <a href="http://www.rev-know-it-all.com/2009/2009---10-04.html">http://www.rev-know-it-all.com/2009/2009---10-04.html</a>

bamm on "Pilgrimages"

bamm — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:06:50 +0000

I'm an avid fan of sacred spaces (and have a MA in Religious Studies), so one of my hobbies is visiting shrines/temples/famous churches/sacred rivers/mountains etc.  However, living in Korea where we have a small Orthodox community, we don't have a lot of Orthodox sacred spaces.  So I was really excited to spend the weekend at the Orthodox monastery outside of Seoul for the weekend.  Incredibly, I've never been to a monastery before (much less stay the weekend), and I found it to be a very spiritually deepening experience.  I tend to experience a spiritual connection most with God and the Church while singing - those from Liturgical traditions can probably understand this best.  However, there are very few opportunities in Korea to hear let alone sing services in English, so it was a great experience to sing 4 different services in English and actually have time to meditate on the meaning of the services instead of rushing home to work or meet other people. The experience has really inspired me to seek out other monasteries (Orthodox or Catholic) and try to visit our monastery here more often.  So has anyone else had a great experience at a monastery?  Or can anyone recommend great monasteries?  I don't get to North America very often, but I'd love to try and incorporate a few visits in every time I go.

Chela429 on "We received a Papal Blessing!"

Chela429 — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:42:30 +0000

Hi folks, I just got back from my honeymoon, and my husband and I are still reeling from the trip.   The highlight of the honeymoon to Italy was our ability to receive a papal blessing, in person, from the Pope! There is a little known thing as Sposi Novelli tickets to the weekly Papal Audience the Pope holds in Vatican City.  The rules are that if you are having a Catholic Wedding Ceremony in a Roman Catholic Church and you are visiting Rome within two months of the ceremony you can ask your Diocese to send a request for newleywed tickets to the Papal Audience.  You get to sit up in the dais and if you are in the front row, the pope will greet you and grant you a blessing. If you have any questions feel free to contact me about the details.  I figured you guys would want to know about it.

OttawaBride2011 on "church vs. civil ceremony"

OttawaBride2011 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:24:48 +0000

a little background, i was raised Catholic, i have had my first communion and confirmation but now only go to church on christmas and easter (please don't get mad!). i feel very spiritual and i would like to raise my kids to be the same way. the struggle i am having is that i feel a little disconnected from the catholic church as i disagree with a few of their beliefs (contraception, pre-marital sex, and homosexuality). i am having trouble deciding if i should get married in the church or just have a civil ceremony... if i have a civil ceremony, can i have the marriage blessed by the church at a later date? i should also mention another potential issue is that my FI feels he's Christian, but has never been baptized, so i know the church won't see it that way...

MissHelen on "Blessing..."

MissHelen — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:48:47 +0000

Hi Bees! My FI is Catholic, and I am not, though I support his faith. We want to have an outdoor wedding and we already know that the Church won't allow it, so we're hoping to have two ceremonies. One that is outside and coincides with my beliefs and desires, and one in the Church (which I'm not averse to. Any touch of God in our ceremony is a-ok with me). When we visited with the priest, he said that we'd have to do the Church ceremony first and if we didn't, the Church wouldn't recognize our union and therefore FI would be living in sin and could not have the Sacraments. Ever. Seriously, this is what he told us. This priest actually made me cry. First question: is that right? FI's Mom (very devout) said she'd never heard of that. It seems like it wouldn't matter but again, I'm not Catholic, so I wouldn't know. Now we're thinking perhaps we could just ask the Church to give us a blessing. Second question: Does anyone know how and if that would work? Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks bees!

Miss Sparkle on "Also...Natural Family Planning: Does it work?"

Miss Sparkle — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:11:19 +0000

My fiance believes that the Natural Family Planning method is the best form of birth control (How?! He's never tried it!).  Has anyone out there actually gone through with it? Have there been any ...surprises? I can imagine it might be a little annoying to stick to...what do you do if you're in the mood but your temperature is off?! ...the Nuva Ring seems so much nicer... :)