I am right there with you. I have come to LOVE Altar rails. They give me those few precious moments before receiving (on the tongue mind you) to reflect, pray, and give thanks on my knees for all that I have been given.
[Bishop James Conley] "has also mandated that all new churches built in the diocese must have altar rails, and any older…
I am right there with you. I have come to LOVE Altar rails. They give me those few precious moments before receiving (on the tongue mind you) to reflect, pray, and give thanks on my knees for all that I have been given.
[Bishop James Conley] "has also mandated that all new churches built in the diocese must have altar rails, and any older church that is being renovated must include new altar rails"
Reverence, beauty, and tradition are stressed in the Diocese of Lincoln. How is vertical worship being stressed in the Diocese of New York and Diocese of Chicago?
Our military chapel does not have them where we are currently stationed, but I love them when we were close enough to a TLM to use them. Those few moments are precious.
My family and a few others have started to use the first pew kneeler to receive- we just wait for the priest to step to the side to distribute to us.
I can see the faith in my family being nourished by the Altar rail in my parish. My children see my wife and I silently praying and reverently receiving. The see the rest of the parish (friends, teachers, young, old) doing the same. Kneeling isn't mandated, but my parish does it almost universally. It feels right. Nobody really notices when someone remains standing, nor cares. The Eucharist is our love, and the only thing we want is for others to desire Christ and rejoice in His presence. Altar rails allow us to do this communally.
Listening to the lives of the saints through Glory Stories, having Altar rails, a rosary before Mass, the 'O Sacrament Most Holy' and 'St. Michael' prayers after Dismissal, and the hard work of our Priests and parish school (https://www.lincolndiocese.org/joyandwonder) have instilled a yearning for communion in my children. I can see it in their eyes, hear it in their questions, and see it in their posture as they kneel between my wife and I at the Altar rail. My oldest is getting ready for his first communion this spring. They have been learning about Blessed Carlo Acutis (who is canonized the day after my oldest's first communion) and HIS devotion to the Eucharist.
Knowing that there are bishops who would extinguish these practices that are helping me bring up my children in the faith, well, I can better understand Matthew 18:6.
"They give me those few precious moments before receiving (on the tongue mind you) to reflect, pray, and give thanks on my knees for all that I have been given."
What are you doing for the whole previous portions of the Mass, playing video games on your phone?
Maybe you should use that time to reconsider natsy, unsupported and judgmental statements.
I both believe in the Real Presence and view the reception of the Eucharist as an integral part of the Mass, not something separate from it, as was the practice in my grandparents day.
I am right there with you. I have come to LOVE Altar rails. They give me those few precious moments before receiving (on the tongue mind you) to reflect, pray, and give thanks on my knees for all that I have been given.
[Bishop James Conley] "has also mandated that all new churches built in the diocese must have altar rails, and any older church that is being renovated must include new altar rails"
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/liturgical-reform-in-the-catholic-church-and-the-second-vatican-council
Reverence, beauty, and tradition are stressed in the Diocese of Lincoln. How is vertical worship being stressed in the Diocese of New York and Diocese of Chicago?
Lex orandi, lex credendi.
Our military chapel does not have them where we are currently stationed, but I love them when we were close enough to a TLM to use them. Those few moments are precious.
My family and a few others have started to use the first pew kneeler to receive- we just wait for the priest to step to the side to distribute to us.
I can see the faith in my family being nourished by the Altar rail in my parish. My children see my wife and I silently praying and reverently receiving. The see the rest of the parish (friends, teachers, young, old) doing the same. Kneeling isn't mandated, but my parish does it almost universally. It feels right. Nobody really notices when someone remains standing, nor cares. The Eucharist is our love, and the only thing we want is for others to desire Christ and rejoice in His presence. Altar rails allow us to do this communally.
Listening to the lives of the saints through Glory Stories, having Altar rails, a rosary before Mass, the 'O Sacrament Most Holy' and 'St. Michael' prayers after Dismissal, and the hard work of our Priests and parish school (https://www.lincolndiocese.org/joyandwonder) have instilled a yearning for communion in my children. I can see it in their eyes, hear it in their questions, and see it in their posture as they kneel between my wife and I at the Altar rail. My oldest is getting ready for his first communion this spring. They have been learning about Blessed Carlo Acutis (who is canonized the day after my oldest's first communion) and HIS devotion to the Eucharist.
Knowing that there are bishops who would extinguish these practices that are helping me bring up my children in the faith, well, I can better understand Matthew 18:6.
"They give me those few precious moments before receiving (on the tongue mind you) to reflect, pray, and give thanks on my knees for all that I have been given."
What are you doing for the whole previous portions of the Mass, playing video games on your phone?
Do you really see no difference between the moments immediately before and after receiving Holy Communion, and all the rest of the Mass?
If not, than just so you know, most people who believe in the Real Presence do.
Maybe you should use that time to reconsider natsy, unsupported and judgmental statements.
I both believe in the Real Presence and view the reception of the Eucharist as an integral part of the Mass, not something separate from it, as was the practice in my grandparents day.
obviously, I would like to remind everyone in this thread of The Pillar's commenting policy. I bet you already know what it is.
I assumed so, and I apologize for implying otherwise.
The physical reception of our God is something of a climax to the prayer that occurs throughout the Mass, yes?
Thank you and yes, I think what you said above is a good statement.