tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post8777732027309228471..comments2022-05-05T15:58:09.021-04:00Comments on Twenty-first Century Liturgy: Trivializing WorshipDon Stakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572472988507238331noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post-68677212268967784122013-04-22T13:50:51.536-04:002013-04-22T13:50:51.536-04:00Worship and Wisdom in Israel's History among t...Worship and Wisdom in Israel's History among the nations in God's Creation belongs to the Hope the Messiah as the Lord is. Worship without Wisdom is blind; Wisdom without Worship is lame. All else is trivial.<br /><br />John McKennaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post-72621674062448236522013-04-22T09:36:52.560-04:002013-04-22T09:36:52.560-04:00This post seems very quick to speculate and judge ...This post seems very quick to speculate and judge about an incident for which you were not present (just as, I grant you, I am very quick to come to an opposite conclusion). But there is nothing sacred or holy about the water in the font *until* the moment the presider leads the congregation in prayer over it. (And, even then, it's not that the water somehow "becomes" holy, but it Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363158930596606463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post-82058802249654900512013-04-22T07:54:54.130-04:002013-04-22T07:54:54.130-04:00Amen! While encourage people to dip their fingers ...Amen! While encourage people to dip their fingers in the font and mark themselves with the sign of the cross (coming in and leaving from worship), this sounds like a situtation where the Sacrament itself is being trivialized. You are right on target with that one and your commentary really captures the problem! As for the gospel reading becoming a comedy act (poorly done from the sound of it) ..Randy Steinmanhttp://www.nj-redeemer.comnoreply@blogger.com