BTW: My son says this is TYPICAL of the masses at the Newman Center at RIT. This is just the first one he’s actually been to with a cellphone with a camera.
This is no joke. I was at mass and was so shocked, I didn’t even think to take pictures at first. I missed the processional when he walked in with a Mickey Mouse hat and a gold masquerade mask. My fiancée had to restrain me from making a scene. Instead, I decided to take pictures. My father has a pretty good description on his blog (post above) based on the information and pictures I sent him.
If any of you are curious, the priest’s name is Richard Hunt. He is a Jesuit priest assigned to the RIT Newman Center.
In college, we used to joke with the priest about doing this. He never did (thank God), but the idea of someone doing this is funny. Someone ACTUALLY doing this is not so funny.
My friends and I used to joke about ways of making Mass faster as one of the priests at our college managed to say a full Mass, music and all, in 30mins. We said the only way to make it faster would be to use a super soaker and a disc shooter for Communion. We’d never think of actually doing it, the idea of it amused us to no end, but like Paul Cat said, actually doing it is not funny.
This same thing happened at my sister’s parish in Millard, Nebraska two years ago. She was horrified. She called and wrote the pastor. She told him he would not see one dime in a tithe unless there was an apology and a promise this would never happen again. Her request was honored. Imagine if every parishoner at this parish did the same? Sad to say, but money talks when this craziness abounds. They do not listen to reason.
Don’t expect any help from the local ordinary.
Matthew Kelly. One of JP2’s earliest bad bargains. When he picked good ones, he was great. When he picked bad ones…
Ok I’d like to honestly know how could this happen, or raher why? Is there a misunderstanding of what the Mass is nowadays? It is after all word of the liturgy followed by concecrated body and blood of Christ right? Pictures like this make me so confused about the Catholic faith. Is ritual simply supersitious then? During one of my highschool classes a girl that did not know of ash wednesday said.
“I am not superstious, I don’t celebrate that”.
Will faith end if people convince themselves is all frivolous?
16 yr old Catholic
P.S. Why doesn’t the Jesuit order talk to the priest involve?… I know they’re not the most orthodox persay (having a Jesuit parish priest) but stil..
Ok I’d like to honestly know how could this happen, or raher why? Is there a misunderstanding of what the Mass is nowadays? It is after all word of the liturgy followed by concecrated body and blood of Christ right? Pictures like this make me so confused about the Catholic faith. Is ritual simply supersitious then? During one of my highschool classes a girl that did not know of ash wednesday said.
“I am not superstious, I don’t celebrate that”.
Will faith end if people convince themselves is all frivolous?
16 yr old Catholic
P.S. Why doesn’t the Jesuit order talk to the priest involve?… I know they’re not the most orthodox persay (having a Jesuit parish priest) but stil..
Ok I’d like to honestly know how could this happen, or raher why? Is there a misunderstanding of what the Mass is nowadays? It is after all word of the liturgy followed by concecrated body and blood of Christ right? Pictures like this make me so confused about the Catholic faith. Is ritual simply supersitious then? During one of my highschool classes a girl that did not know of ash wednesday said.
“I am not superstious, I don’t celebrate that”.
Will faith end if people convince themselves is all frivolous?
16 yr old Catholic
P.S. Why doesn’t the Jesuit order talk to the priest involve?… I know they’re not the most orthodox persay (having a Jesuit parish priest) but stil..
Ok I’d like to honestly know how could this happen, or raher why? Is there a misunderstanding of what the Mass is nowadays? It is after all word of the liturgy followed by concecrated body and blood of Christ right? Pictures like this make me so confused about the Catholic faith. Is ritual simply supersitious then? During one of my highschool classes a girl that did not know of ash wednesday said.
“I am not superstious, I don’t celebrate that”.
Will faith end if people convince themselves is all frivolous?
16 yr old Catholic
P.S. Why doesn’t the Jesuit order talk to the priest involve?… I know they’re not the most orthodox persay (having a Jesuit parish priest) but stil..
This insult to the Lord is occurring of course in the Diocese of Rochester NY, under the leadership of Bishop Matthew H. Clark. For those who are unfamiliar with our situation or have forgotten, maybe one of the following will ring a bell:
-Corpus Christi, Fr. James Callan, Rev. Mary Rammerman, Rev. Denise Donato, Fr. Enrique Cadena, Sr. Margie Henninger, Spiritus Christi
-Her excellency, Sr. Joan Sobala – “I AM WHO I AM and it is what it is”
-Sit-down InstaMass
-Rainbow Mass at the Cathedral
-Sacred Heart Cathedral desecration
-Fr. Charles Curran
-Fr. Joseph Marcoux “tush baptisims”
-Diocese-wide legalized lay preaching in the homily as a “dialogue homily”
-A parade of dissident alb wearing sisters and ex-sisters running parishes as “Pastoral Administrators”
-Our Diocese synod calling for married priests and women priests in the mid-90s
-Liturgical abuse after liturgical abuse
-Catholic schools near extinction
-Priesthood near extinction
-Churches closing and lies made to the parishioners
-The churches that remain are ugly monuments to the spirit Vatican II
etc.
If you are still confused, try googling any of the above and you’ll quickly learn why we are in such despair here in the DoR.
Ok, so that means that the supersoaker is now a sacred vessel??
I left a parish after priestly stupidity about 4 years ago. It wasn’t as ridiculous as the supersoaker guy, but close. For twelfth night after blessing the waters of creation at a local creek, he filled a rubbermaid trashcan with creek water (nevermind the fact that it had run through a farm or two first…can you say unsanitary?), then proceded to bless it & dump it into the parish font. I spoke up before he did it & he did it anyway. I walked out & never went back.
I often wonder what happened to the “holy trashcan”…
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Here you go: http://corningcm.blogspot.com/2009/02/welcome-to-mickey-mouse-mass.html
BTW: My son says this is TYPICAL of the masses at the Newman Center at RIT. This is just the first one he’s actually been to with a cellphone with a camera.
This is no joke. I was at mass and was so shocked, I didn’t even think to take pictures at first. I missed the processional when he walked in with a Mickey Mouse hat and a gold masquerade mask. My fiancée had to restrain me from making a scene. Instead, I decided to take pictures. My father has a pretty good description on his blog (post above) based on the information and pictures I sent him.
If any of you are curious, the priest’s name is Richard Hunt. He is a Jesuit priest assigned to the RIT Newman Center.
Oh, for the love of God! 🙁
Why doesn’t anyone at such a Mass SAY something when this kind of sacrilege happens at the hands of a PRIEST?
In college, we used to joke with the priest about doing this. He never did (thank God), but the idea of someone doing this is funny. Someone ACTUALLY doing this is not so funny.
Please tell me this is a joke.
Is there a link to see it? I can’t find it.
The Bishop simply has to do something.
My friends and I used to joke about ways of making Mass faster as one of the priests at our college managed to say a full Mass, music and all, in 30mins. We said the only way to make it faster would be to use a super soaker and a disc shooter for Communion. We’d never think of actually doing it, the idea of it amused us to no end, but like Paul Cat said, actually doing it is not funny.
The cell phone pictures need to be sent to the CDL demanding that action be taken.
Previous comments aside, WHERE IS THE LOCAL BISHOP in all of this?
The cell phone pictures need to be sent to the CDL demanding that action be taken.
Previous comments aside, WHERE IS THE LOCAL BISHOP in all of this?
This same thing happened at my sister’s parish in Millard, Nebraska two years ago. She was horrified. She called and wrote the pastor. She told him he would not see one dime in a tithe unless there was an apology and a promise this would never happen again. Her request was honored. Imagine if every parishoner at this parish did the same? Sad to say, but money talks when this craziness abounds. They do not listen to reason.
Don’t expect any help from the local ordinary.
Matthew Kelly. One of JP2’s earliest bad bargains. When he picked good ones, he was great. When he picked bad ones…
Ok I’d like to honestly know how could this happen, or raher why? Is there a misunderstanding of what the Mass is nowadays? It is after all word of the liturgy followed by concecrated body and blood of Christ right? Pictures like this make me so confused about the Catholic faith. Is ritual simply supersitious then? During one of my highschool classes a girl that did not know of ash wednesday said.
“I am not superstious, I don’t celebrate that”.
Will faith end if people convince themselves is all frivolous?
16 yr old Catholic
P.S. Why doesn’t the Jesuit order talk to the priest involve?… I know they’re not the most orthodox persay (having a Jesuit parish priest) but stil..
Ok I’d like to honestly know how could this happen, or raher why? Is there a misunderstanding of what the Mass is nowadays? It is after all word of the liturgy followed by concecrated body and blood of Christ right? Pictures like this make me so confused about the Catholic faith. Is ritual simply supersitious then? During one of my highschool classes a girl that did not know of ash wednesday said.
“I am not superstious, I don’t celebrate that”.
Will faith end if people convince themselves is all frivolous?
16 yr old Catholic
P.S. Why doesn’t the Jesuit order talk to the priest involve?… I know they’re not the most orthodox persay (having a Jesuit parish priest) but stil..
Ok I’d like to honestly know how could this happen, or raher why? Is there a misunderstanding of what the Mass is nowadays? It is after all word of the liturgy followed by concecrated body and blood of Christ right? Pictures like this make me so confused about the Catholic faith. Is ritual simply supersitious then? During one of my highschool classes a girl that did not know of ash wednesday said.
“I am not superstious, I don’t celebrate that”.
Will faith end if people convince themselves is all frivolous?
16 yr old Catholic
P.S. Why doesn’t the Jesuit order talk to the priest involve?… I know they’re not the most orthodox persay (having a Jesuit parish priest) but stil..
Ok I’d like to honestly know how could this happen, or raher why? Is there a misunderstanding of what the Mass is nowadays? It is after all word of the liturgy followed by concecrated body and blood of Christ right? Pictures like this make me so confused about the Catholic faith. Is ritual simply supersitious then? During one of my highschool classes a girl that did not know of ash wednesday said.
“I am not superstious, I don’t celebrate that”.
Will faith end if people convince themselves is all frivolous?
16 yr old Catholic
P.S. Why doesn’t the Jesuit order talk to the priest involve?… I know they’re not the most orthodox persay (having a Jesuit parish priest) but stil..
Sorry for the 4 or 5 repeated comments…
I was not aware it was posting…
This insult to the Lord is occurring of course in the Diocese of Rochester NY, under the leadership of Bishop Matthew H. Clark. For those who are unfamiliar with our situation or have forgotten, maybe one of the following will ring a bell:
-Corpus Christi, Fr. James Callan, Rev. Mary Rammerman, Rev. Denise Donato, Fr. Enrique Cadena, Sr. Margie Henninger, Spiritus Christi
-Her excellency, Sr. Joan Sobala – “I AM WHO I AM and it is what it is”
-Sit-down InstaMass
-Rainbow Mass at the Cathedral
-Sacred Heart Cathedral desecration
-Fr. Charles Curran
-Fr. Joseph Marcoux “tush baptisims”
-Diocese-wide legalized lay preaching in the homily as a “dialogue homily”
-A parade of dissident alb wearing sisters and ex-sisters running parishes as “Pastoral Administrators”
-Our Diocese synod calling for married priests and women priests in the mid-90s
-Liturgical abuse after liturgical abuse
-Catholic schools near extinction
-Priesthood near extinction
-Churches closing and lies made to the parishioners
-The churches that remain are ugly monuments to the spirit Vatican II
etc.
If you are still confused, try googling any of the above and you’ll quickly learn why we are in such despair here in the DoR.
~Dr. K
Ok, so that means that the supersoaker is now a sacred vessel??
I left a parish after priestly stupidity about 4 years ago. It wasn’t as ridiculous as the supersoaker guy, but close. For twelfth night after blessing the waters of creation at a local creek, he filled a rubbermaid trashcan with creek water (nevermind the fact that it had run through a farm or two first…can you say unsanitary?), then proceded to bless it & dump it into the parish font. I spoke up before he did it & he did it anyway. I walked out & never went back.
I often wonder what happened to the “holy trashcan”…
Jeff, didn’t you do a holy water parody somewhat like this in your “Rome Depot” post?
You just can’t parody anything anymore. These priests write their own parodies. 🙁
And I thought things were bad in Mahonyland
MY BLOODY BOILETH OVER!