Before Carly Rae Jepsen there was Jesus!

But that is how it actually happened.

Don't you think so?

But that is how a Christian is called.

You get in love with Christ and just drop everything and follow Him!

The Pinoy Catholic is for clapping!

I might clap happily during Mass when I see even one of these happen:

1. Commentator announces before the Mass that there will be no liturgical dancers.
2. The people heard Gregorian chant for the entrance procession
3. The people saw no altar girls in the procession.
4. The altar servers were wearing white surplice over their clerical collar less black cassock instead of the barong even though they did not just come from a wedding or the camisa chino, even though they did not just come from a cultural show or the monastic alb even though they are just young boys who do not belong to the monastic order.
5. The one carrying the Book of the Gospels is the deacon and NOT the lector.
6. No EMHCs were in the entrance procession.
7. Priests were not wearing chasu-albs.
8. The organist who loves drum sets when playing the organ was late so the organist who plays the REAL organ substitutes.
9. There are only 4 EMHCs to assist the priest for the regular Sunday Mass Attendance of 200.
10. Any song by Hill Song or Don Moen is conspicuously absent.  Include that "I Will Sing" and "Christify".
11. The sound system got busted in the middle of the priests homily laden with jokes and made up stories.
12. The priest announced that there will be no Communion in the Hand allowed because there is no more SARS and the quote from St. Hippolytus was taken waaay out of context, and that Communion on the Tongue while kneeling will be the only mode of reception.
13. The priest also announced that known Masons, Feminist and Dissenting nuns, active homosexuals, pro-contraception and pro-abortion politicians will be BANNED from receiving Holy Communion.
14. When only bread and wine were offered during the offertory.
15. When the priest did not deviate from the liturgical texts.
16. There was no hand shaking during the exchange of the Sign of Peace.
17. The upbeat and happy tuned versions of Lamb of God was replaced by a more solemn and somber tuned version.
18. The priest announced that there will be no clapping allowed after he says "The Mass is ended."

In other words, if bishops, priests, deacons, and lay who act as lector, altar servers and  EMHC do what is expected of them, not deviating from what the liturgical books says or contemplates, then we would all be happy and worshiping God as Holy Mother Church does and wills it.

Rare moments you would really lose it and just clap and SHOUT FOR JOY!!!.....

.............after the Mass.

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POP UP GULP QUIZ!!!

There are a few moments in the Liturgy that people are "allowed"  to clap.  This even happened even before the liturgical reform of Vatican II.

Name the three moments that this is allowed.

Flying with the pope is very safe

As in veeerrryyy safe!

I love the expression of the plain clothes Swiss guard in the center!  Classic!

Abuse of EMHC

Not that kind of abuse...

Too much lay empowerment crap spoils everything.

The provision in using Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion should be rare and out of necessity.

Unfortunately, these old guys, and angry women, if you are in the USA, think they are a necessity in order to have the Mass.

No EMHC, poor priest, so they think.

And most of these EMHCs are poorly catechized or do not have the physical strength to even pick up a Host when It drops to the floor!!!

How many times have you witnessed the Lord left on the floor like that?!

EMHCs.........

I can count with one hand EMHCs who know what they are for the Church.

Sadly, most Filipino EMHCs have this expression when you ask them about transubstantiation, GIRM and Redemptionis Sacramentum...

Why I warn you against committing liturgical abuse?

BREAKING NEWS!!! Women Priests!!!

Liberal Party Proclamation Rally

Your half waffle comes with free Grape Cool Aid!

"The Church holds that it is not admissible to ordain women to the priesthood, for very fundamental reasons. These reasons include: the example recorded in the Sacred Scriptures of Christ choosing his Apostles only from among men; the constant practice of the Church, which has imitated Christ in choosing only men; and her living teaching authority which has consistently held that the exclusion of women from the priesthood is in accordance with God's plan for his Church"

-  John Paul II
Ordinatio Sacerdotalis

Now let us turn you over to EWTN and ask Mother Angelica for her comments about these women wanting to play "priest"

Hello Mother???

Uhmm.....Uhmm....Right!

Well, get back to Mother Angelica as soon as she finished praying the Prayer of St. Francis!

Now let's ask the current Holy Father with the emeritus pope for their comments!

"Don't look!  Don't turn around!  Just look at me!"

Ok!  Maybe we can head on over to some related developments...

Since these dissident groups are pushing for women priests........MAYBE............JUST MAYBE!!!

We can have............

MALE NUNS!

Let's see them shall we???

That is one ugly and scary Mother Superior!

With that we go to our survey!

We asked the common people about their reactions to the possiblity of women priests and male nuns in the Catholic Church!

And.......................SURVEY SAYS!!!

Even an animal doesn't like the idea!

Well, anywho!

Keep dreaming on with your delusion of grandeur!

Burke is a hated man...

by liberals and Vatican II worshipers.

Two great men talking about a famous "heretic"

Cardinal Ratzinger: "Your Holiness, Han Kung said Papal infallibility is not true."

John Paul II: "And Hans Kung said that infallibly!"

Smile....relax....

The Pope tweeted....LOL

HABEMUS PAPAM!!!

We have a new pope!

No make that 3 new popes!

And they are all Filipinos!

So says the Manila Bulletin!

Woohoo!!!!!

What SC worshippers did when the changes took effect

Coulda?

It's time to stop and smile!

One cool wacky shot

Shared to me by a friend.

Formators of San Carlos Seminary with Archbishop Tagle and Manila Auxiliary Bishop Bernardino Cortes.

You can see that the Archbishop is game.  Some of the priests are too demure.  :)

This is just too funny and cool!

PS:  Nice to see the Archbishop wearing his simar and pellegrina more often.  ;)

Respond to me properly, ok?!

Someone is dreaming

He may be a cardinal but he was not created in consistory.

God created him like you and me.

So respect life!  Most especially HUMAN LIFE!

A Catholic Apologist

Courtesy of Neil Sator

Uhm, yeah I think I am that...

Snapshot: The Pope arrives in Assisi

Stage dive!  Woohoo!

You can be alone and still be happy.

I was watching a report about how that looney group fighting for a looney things called animal rights wanted the lone elephant of the Manila Zoo turned over an elephant sanctuary in the USA, supposedly because the animal is "lonely" and has "rights".

The lone guy who can go inside the elephant's cage was talking to the reporter and explained his points why the elephant can't be returned and that it is "happy" and not "lonely".

He shared how a group of nuns who was visiting the zoo asked him why the elephant is all alone. he asked them why they asked that question. the nun said because the animal is lonely and needs a mate and partner.

The quick witted man said something like: "Sister, you are alone. You don't have a mate. Are you lonely?"

The nun without saying a word, turned around and left in a huff.

Sister got served.

I was just wondering if the nun still believes in single blessedness.

:)