The Rite of Ordination of a Catholic Bishop - Mass celebrated at Boston's Cathedral of the Holy Cross for the Ordination of two Bishops: Bishop Robert P. Reed and Bishop Mark O'Connell.
If There Is Something I Have Got to Say Its Listening to A Choir Singing at the Episcopal Ordination at the Holy Cross Cathedral In Boston Its Listening to A Choir Sing As to How they did And Listening to Them Its A Breath of Fresh Air. Lets Hope that there Be More Great Choirs In Future. David Glavin Burnaby BC
Thank you for your liturgical expertise. Next time they gather a few dozen bishops and a few princes of the Church together for a Mass, I hope they have the good sense to consult you first.
You don't need Liturgical Expertise to know that Facing the Altar, Facing God is the Authentic Catholic way of Worship. And the Bishops have been told by Cardinal Sarah to face the Altar, they just don't want to obey him, a Cardinal of the Church.
Not true. Cardinal Sarah is in favor of facing ad orientem (actually, so am I), but his saying so doesn't make it law. Any change to the Mass would only come at the direction of the Pope with the consultation of the Congregation for Divine Worship. Further, the diocesan bishops do not follow orders from prefects of the dicasteries. They are the head of their own local Church. Local bishops have extremely wide latitude to interpret liturgical norms as they see fit, and most publish their own for use within their respective dioceses.
No. They don't. Cardinal Sarah is a prefect of a a dicastery. Diocesan bishops do not report to him, nor do they take orders from him. It would be wise for them to show him some respect, of course, as he is one of the pope's closest advisors, but he is not in their "chain of command". Diocesan bishops have tremendous latitude in governing their dioceses. They don't even take orders from the USCCB. ALL clergy vow to take an oath of obedience , but only to their own bishop and his successors. They do not promise to simply obey everyone that "outranks" him. It doesn't work like the military.
If the ordaining bishop was himself consecrated by 3 bishops from separate lines, thus ASSURING valid lineage, why then does it continue to be a requirement that all succeeding bishops ordained by that consecrating bishop also require 3 ordaining bishops? The logic fails me and borders on superstition.
The term “Episcopal “comes from the Greek word “Episkopos “(Bishop )..Which only churches possessing Apostolic Succession have valid Bishops ,such as the Catholic Church,Eastern Orthodoxy,etc ..
Brother, remember that Jesus Christ never choose the best, pure and sineless people. He loves us with all our sins and give us the oportunity to change every day, and no matter wether we are priests, bishops or popes
Jack Bo They go around their respective dioceses and minister to and correct the people when it is needed. Such forms of ministry might be like visiting a diocesan parish school and administering the Sacraments where they are needed.
Jesus is pain Jesus is gore Jesus is the blood that spilled in war He’s everything He’s all things dead he’s pulling down the trigger pointed at your head
