Gospel of the Day (Luke 6,6-11)
On a certain sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered. The scribes and the Pharisees watched him closely to see if he would cure on the sabbath so that they might discover a reason to accuse him.
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Friends, what does it mean to offer ourselves, as Saint Paul exhorts the Romans to do, as “a living sacrifice”? It means that every thought, action, impulse, and emotion—everything in you—is now turned to God.
Every time incense is brought forth at Mass, it feels like worship is now truly under way. Something special is happening here that no words or songs can convey by themselves; someone is present who deserves the treatment owed to a king or a god. The fragrance surrounds you, gets into your hair and your clothing. Your line of vision is interrupted by a hanging haze, which subconsciously says: You are in the midst of mysteries that cannot be clearly seen but must be worshiped on bended knee. When the embers are glowing well and the grains are heaped on with abandon, those clouds of incense make everything hazy, as if seen through a veil—a drifting image of the pilgrimage of the Christian’s life, as he passes through this vale of tears.
Today at Tradition & Sanity, I explore the symbolism of incense in the liturgy, and lament its absence from too many churches.
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The Church ‘Cannot Declare War’ on Latin Mass Devotees, Cardinal Robert Sarah Says
The cardinal praised Pope Benedict’s 2007 decision to allow the faithful greater access to the Latin Mass but called Pope Francis’ 2021 decision to restrict it neither ‘sensible’ nor ‘respectful.’⬇️
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Gospel of the Day (Luke 4,38-44)
After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon. Simon's mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever, and they interceded with him about her.
He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up immediately and waited on them. At sunset, all who had people sick with various diseases brought them to him. He laid his hands on each of them and cured them.
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