Recovering the Sense of the Sacred in a Nation’s Capital
Saturday, September 26th, 2009For many of us Filipinos who have been accustomed to archbishops and the religious sector inching every nook and cranny of politics in the name of liberation theology (which I figure is not intrinsically untoward, but emphasising it more above every aspect of Church doctrine that may be detrimental), the following is a sort of breather perhaps especially that it concerns a drawing forth of metanoia not by engaging in radical deeds but by fostering Eucharistic ardour amongst the faithful: just as the Church wills and teaches.
H/t to my friend Mr. Carlos Palad for this wonderful Rorate Caeli post.
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Communion kneeling and on the tongue made mandatory in the Cathedral of Lima
A reader from Lima, Peru has informed Rorate that to receive holy communion at the Cathedral-Basilica of Lima, Perú, the faithful must now kneel in addition to receiving only on the tongue. For that purpose, two kneelers are now put before the steps of the high altar at the moment of Communion, just like in Papal Masses.
In his sermon on September 20, 2009 in the Cathedral, Juan Luis Cardinal Cipriani Thorne, Archbishop of Lima, made the following statement:
“The most respectful way of receiving the Eucharist is kneeling and on the tongue. We must recover a sense of respect and reverence due to the Eucharist, because the love to Jesus is the center of our Christian lives. Our souls are at stake.”
