tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588695519392993042.post6155155093555044413..comments2024-03-13T11:27:56.660-07:00Comments on liturgical time: walking the seasons: Thoughts on the New Holy Father from the sort-of-ProtestantMichelle @ Liturgical Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202987380761091912noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588695519392993042.post-37406454566521666352013-04-11T14:29:33.681-07:002013-04-11T14:29:33.681-07:00For the record, I've come back and read this s...For the record, I've come back and read this several times. I'm never sure what to comment. I like so much of what you say. I find it thought-provoking, charitable and insightful. <br /><br />We share some very similar views (especially that whole "we've been around this long... good luck to the idea of one guy mucking that up" point), but again... I just. I dunno. I keep coming back to this entry because it does make me feel hopeful, but something has me uneasy. I dunno if it's the evil one filling my mind with distrust or what. I just... I'm very uneasy. Your message consistently puts me at ease (which is probably why I've come back to read it so many times). I have such high hopes for this seemingly wonderful, down-to-earth man. He seems so incredibly wonderful. I guess I'm just jaded in a sense where he "seems" too perfect to be true, ya know? I'm terrible. I feel that's terribly unfair of me to say, but I can't help it. I want so much to jump head over heels in love with him, but I feel so uneasy.<br /><br />So I guess take that for what it's worth. LoL. I've been comforted (several times now) by you regarding the intentions of the Pope. Ha ha ha. Much love to you and yours.<br /><br /><3Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969817415912619563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588695519392993042.post-55938453461073717172013-03-31T11:12:33.862-07:002013-03-31T11:12:33.862-07:00Thank you for this post. It hadn't even occur...Thank you for this post. It hadn't even occurred to me that anyone might fear a deterioration of the liturgy because of the down-to-earth and back-to-basics attitude of Pope Francis. Maybe because I belong to a Franciscan Catholic parish? I long for the day when the beauty of the traditional liturgy of the Latin Mass will blend seamlessly with the approachable openness to Everyman and Everywoman. Then again, if we reach perfection, we'll know we're in heaven, so this may be too much to hope for here on Earth!Karolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882350873385549751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3588695519392993042.post-46170817719001993172013-03-30T16:30:29.562-07:002013-03-30T16:30:29.562-07:00Dear Michelle: First of all Thank you for what yo...Dear Michelle: First of all Thank you for what you have written here. It is right on Sister! We have been given a gift for these times in Pope Francis and we are still unpacking God's surprises in this man. We have been given glimpses and now we wait with joyful expectation and go forward with the words of this humble priest-now-Pope. It seems the Orthodox are opening in ways that are very hopeful. When i think of the red shoes business, I am reminded that Jesus wore sandals and probably not too attractive ones. Peter, the first Pope, wore sandals and also pretty scruffy looking. The Beauty of the Bride is in her heart and must be seen in her actions towards others. We have been sent the one who will help to prepare her for the coming of the Bridegroom, Jesus Christ. What does he whisper to her: open your heart to the poor, be humble, be hopeful and be compassionate. Pope Francis' sermon for today tells us to be ready for God's surprises. Those of us who love the Extraordinary Form will not lose anything of the beauty that has been restored to us but instead now with hearts prepared we can leave the beauty of the incensed altars with fragrant open hands- open to the world that needs God's beauty too.Small Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199831621510839519noreply@blogger.com