tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post3457646684667868975..comments2024-03-08T08:54:08.632-05:00Comments on Bonfire of the Vanities: Some Easter picturesFr Martin Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-72720455212571086242008-04-30T19:31:00.000-04:002008-04-30T19:31:00.000-04:00I love what you are doing with the relics. The al...I love what you are doing with the relics. The altar at my parish doesn't have any relics in the altar either, and we don't have a relic of our Patroness, St. Rose of Lima. If I did, it would find a place under the Altar.Father Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00294866489023253803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-46715934663228817462008-04-27T13:52:00.000-04:002008-04-27T13:52:00.000-04:00...I might add, one of the things I do on All Sain......I might add, one of the things I do on All Saints is to bring out all the relics of saints the parish has, and display them at the foot of the altar, and then incense them at the beginning of Mass.Fr Martin Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-26247662992359880602008-04-27T13:51:00.000-04:002008-04-27T13:51:00.000-04:00Father Christensen:Ah, thank you for visiting and ...Father Christensen:<BR/><BR/>Ah, thank you for visiting and your helpful input. <BR/><BR/>I do wonder about having things in front, and if so, just how.<BR/><BR/>The relic is of our patron, St. Boniface. There is no relic in the altar itself, so this seems a way to be faithful to the tradition of having a relic "under" the altar.Fr Martin Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-19956117936093791002008-04-27T13:43:00.000-04:002008-04-27T13:43:00.000-04:00It looks great. But I do have one question and on...It looks great. But I do have one question and one comment. First, what is the relic in front of the Altar? Now for the comment. I have found that having flowers and other stuff in front of the altar can sometimes be a distraction for what is happening on the altar. Also, putting things in front of the altar can prevent people from thinking that Ad Orientem Masses are within the realm of possiblility. This is why in my Parish we never put anything in front of the altar so that at any time Mass could be celebrated from either side of the Altar.Father Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00294866489023253803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-66768543363795492702008-04-25T22:09:00.000-04:002008-04-25T22:09:00.000-04:00"Sneaking!? Sneaking!"-- Gollum, Lord of the Rings..."Sneaking!? <I>Sneaking!</I>"<BR/><BR/>-- Gollum, <I>Lord of the Rings</I>Fr Martin Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-27860772189897075192008-04-25T21:07:00.000-04:002008-04-25T21:07:00.000-04:00Father, is that a cassock I see sneaking out below...Father, is that a cassock I see sneaking out below those vestments?<BR/><BR/>- FatherFather Schnippelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04731842661336037433noreply@blogger.com