To Kneel or Not to Kneel
A liturgy in which if one desires to kneel before our Lord in the Consecrated Host, one is chastised by a “modern” priest or an “ecumenical” congregation. This story has become all-too-familiar in our Church.
Can you imagine St. Padre Pio, St. Faustina, St. Francis (you insert any Saint’s name you want here), wondering if they or members of their Church should or should not kneel before they received the Eucharist?
While we understand that there may be times where kneeling may not be physically possible, kneeling should be the norm!
What a farce some of our bishops and religious have become.
Why don’t they, when they are not too busy covering up some sort of criminal activity and costing the Church millions in payoffs, take some time to study the Saints and how they approached Jesus in the Eucharist.
In addition, we, too, have felt the sting of glaring eyes and unhappy priests when we, as the woman named in the above-linked article, have approached the Body and Blood of Lord and Savior with the reverence He deserves!
What do you think?
Do you think the Lord is going to be unhappy with us for speaking boldly that enough is enough? The bishops have already, for the sake of “ecumenism,” moved our Lord from the center of the Altar to not “offend” anyone.
It is interesting. As we continue to put protest-ants in their place, the wolf is already ravaging the flock, thanks to our bishops. In their quest for “ecumenism” at any cost, they seek to placate those who do not believe at the expense of those who do. We will all stand before the Lord one day. We are not afraid of having offended bishops as opposed to offending our Lord in the Eucharist.
Amazingly, the linked article ends with a nun telling believers to be more concerned that one not kneel in the “interest of unity,” rather than to be concerned with the interests of our Lord. The creature, once again, wins out over the Creator.
We wonder what St. Therese would say.
We wonder what St. Anthony of Padua would say. Does anyone in our hierarchy remember the wondrous story where he taught a man who did not believe in the true Presence of Christ in the Eucharist?
The man challenged St. Anthony. He said if Jesus was real and present in the Host, then his animal should instinctually know it. The challenge before all the villagers from this brash atheist was to see if his favorite donkey would be attracted to the Consecrated Host St. Anthony would provide, or to the animal’s favorite feed after being starved for three days.
The two men agreed to meet in the town square the next Sunday.
For three days, St. Anthony prayed and willingly fasted.
For three days, the donkey was forced to fast.
The man who had made fun of Christ in the Eucharist met St. Anthony in the square. The donkey was placed in the middle of the square. The man was on one side with his donkey’s favorite feed, and St. Anthony was on the other, holding the Eucharist. At the appointed signal, the donkey was let go.
As you can guess, the donkey did not go to his favorite feed. Instead, he went to St. Anthony.
But a most interesting thing happened when the animal got to St. Anthony and the Consecrated Host. THE DONKEY FELL TO HIS KNEES!
It appears a donkey has more sense than many of our Church officials today.
We have only one thing to say about the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on the Liturgy that dares to teach that receiving the Sacred Body and Blood of Christ “standing” is okay and “is seen as the ‘stance of those who are risen with Christ and seek the things that are above.’ ”
Throw the bums out!
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