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Wow, that's interesting. I guess I've only ever attended "Post-Vatican" churches. I've heard my grandmother talk some about the changes. I thought she said mid sixties. I wasn't born until the mid seventies. Maybe there is some regional issues as well. Like how some hold hands during the Lord's Prayer and some don't.
Now I'm going to have to start scoping people out at Mass. As long as I can remember I've never worn or been required to wear a head covering. Can't say I've ever noticed anyone else wearing one. Certainly not a majority because I'd have probably noticed then and asked about it.
I've never heard anything about restrictions concerning touching Holy Water. We do have to dump it out in a special sink when we're cleaning. (non-sewer) I had a friend last year ask about attending Mass with us and other than not partaking of Communion I didn't think there was anything they needed or didn't need to do. When I asked the priest, he agreed. No Communion and participation with everything else they felt like participating in. I've often heard the priest give the same instructions at weddings where one side and/or a majority of their guests were not Catholic.
Baptism, Reconciliation and Eucharist are still the only sacraments as far as I know that are required for receiving Communion. Born and raised Catholic, kids in Catholic school right now, one preparing for their first Communion right now. That's the order in so far as I've ever known. I have been told that if you remarry without an annulment from the church you're not supposed to partake, but I've never confirmed that as it doesn't pertain to me. There's always a lot of people at Easter and Christmas Mass that don't attend throughout the year. A few Easter's ago the priest commented on it in his Homily, welcomed them, invited them to attend more often and still gave out Communion.
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Do whatever makes you comfortable.
Wow, that's interesting. I guess I've only ever attended "Post-Vatican" churches. I've heard my grandmother talk some about the changes. I thought she said mid sixties. I wasn't born until the mid seventies. Maybe there is some regional issues as well. Like how some hold hands during the Lord's Prayer and some don't.
Now I'm going to have to start scoping people out at Mass. As long as I can remember I've never worn or been required to wear a head covering. Can't say I've ever noticed anyone else wearing one. Certainly not a majority because I'd have probably noticed then and asked about it.
I've never heard anything about restrictions concerning touching Holy Water. We do have to dump it out in a special sink when we're cleaning. (non-sewer) I had a friend last year ask about attending Mass with us and other than not partaking of Communion I didn't think there was anything they needed or didn't need to do. When I asked the priest, he agreed. No Communion and participation with everything else they felt like participating in. I've often heard the priest give the same instructions at weddings where one side and/or a majority of their guests were not Catholic.
Baptism, Reconciliation and Eucharist are still the only sacraments as far as I know that are required for receiving Communion. Born and raised Catholic, kids in Catholic school right now, one preparing for their first Communion right now. That's the order in so far as I've ever known. I have been told that if you remarry without an annulment from the church you're not supposed to partake, but I've never confirmed that as it doesn't pertain to me. There's always a lot of people at Easter and Christmas Mass that don't attend throughout the year. A few Easter's ago the priest commented on it in his Homily, welcomed them, invited them to attend more often and still gave out Communion.
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