tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10038924.post1150314749782402014..comments2024-03-15T19:18:22.881-05:00Comments on Servant and Steward: Faith comes from hearingRev. Daren J. Zehnle, J.C.L., K.C.H.S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12695652221601203187noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10038924.post-80881392874638118032007-05-24T15:54:00.000-05:002007-05-24T15:54:00.000-05:00I suspect Jeffrey is right.I suspect Jeffrey is right.Rev. Daren J. Zehnle, J.C.L., K.C.H.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12695652221601203187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10038924.post-19783250752721993382007-05-24T15:37:00.000-05:002007-05-24T15:37:00.000-05:00The original purpose of high pulpits was make it e...The original purpose of high pulpits was make it easier for everyone to hear what was being said. When Our Lord spoke to large groups, I suspect he found a rock, or something. <BR/>From some conversations I've had with priests who were involved in such things, I get the impression they were lowered to avoid the impression that the priest was higher than the congregation. Psychological sort of thing.Jeffrey Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05227411938775535934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10038924.post-19710532697837707612007-05-24T12:15:00.000-05:002007-05-24T12:15:00.000-05:00Steve, could you please point out for us where in ...Steve, could you please point out for us where in the documents of the Council, or those that followed, or in the General Instruction of the Roman Missal you find this thought? I've been searching for it and I cannot find anything about it.Rev. Daren J. Zehnle, J.C.L., K.C.H.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12695652221601203187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10038924.post-69176024686330138202007-05-24T11:46:00.000-05:002007-05-24T11:46:00.000-05:00Andrew, seeing the priest was one of the goals of ...Andrew, seeing the priest was one of the goals of Vatican 2; you're right. But the larger goal in reorienting the positions of the priest (as well as lectors) was to have the proclaiming of the Word more closely imitate the way in which it probably occurred during the time of Our Lord and the Apostles. The Gospels tell us that Jesus sat on hillsides at times (and was thus elevated), but often he was down among the people -- conversing with them, engaging them in a dialogue, and teaching from their midst. That's one very good reason, I'd say, for not placing the priest (and the lectors) eight or twelve feet over the heads of the assembly.<BR/><BR/>SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10038924.post-35338828154524474602007-05-24T05:21:00.000-05:002007-05-24T05:21:00.000-05:00I'm not quite sure, Andrew, but in this case the p...I'm not quite sure, Andrew, but in this case the pulpit was lowered twenty years prior to Vatican II.Rev. Daren J. Zehnle, J.C.L., K.C.H.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12695652221601203187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10038924.post-31984823231566652232007-05-24T03:08:00.000-05:002007-05-24T03:08:00.000-05:00I don't get it. If the changes stemming from V2 is...I don't get it. If the changes stemming from V2 is supposed to enable people to participate more and 'seeing the priest' is so important, then why get rid of elevated ambos? Just doesn't make much sense.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356738924839809045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10038924.post-38981120212873267602007-05-23T17:20:00.000-05:002007-05-23T17:20:00.000-05:00Jeffrey: I'm not sure if it is glass mosaic or not...Jeffrey: I'm not sure if it is glass mosaic or not, but I would guess so. Either way, it looks nice.<BR/><BR/>Esther: Probably. You tend to have to something built more than sixty years ago.<BR/><BR/>Carolina: I'm not sure what message is being sent, but I despise the hideous things. I'm seen my fair share of them.Rev. Daren J. Zehnle, J.C.L., K.C.H.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12695652221601203187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10038924.post-84715033011096170562007-05-23T15:25:00.000-05:002007-05-23T15:25:00.000-05:00What message do you suppose is being sent when the...What message do you suppose is being sent when the ambo looks like a prop from Star Trek? Beam me up, Lord. <BR/><BR/>Our ambo is a hideous chunk of ganite.The Crescathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117353945124506952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10038924.post-8916541689284588402007-05-23T15:24:00.000-05:002007-05-23T15:24:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Crescathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117353945124506952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10038924.post-10466008172373081072007-05-23T08:44:00.000-05:002007-05-23T08:44:00.000-05:00I guess you have to visit old neighborhoods to see...I guess you have to visit old neighborhoods to see churches like this.EC Gefrohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821950576683551325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10038924.post-1811028387418978362007-05-23T08:40:00.000-05:002007-05-23T08:40:00.000-05:00There's a similar one in one of the churches in my...There's a similar one in one of the churches in my neighborhood. The gold is probably glass mosaic? It's a shame about the base and stair rail being removed. That was done with the one here, too. They used the base as a pedestal for a statue of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos. Some small consolation.Jeffrey Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05227411938775535934noreply@blogger.com