I didnt realise New Zealand was in the ring of fire . Oh Darn. Not looking so good for refuges here then?? I will have to trust in the supernatural refuge of the Immaculate Heart then
Years ago I was helping my cousins from the redneck branch of the family tree plan their father's graveside service. When I asked if there was any special music they'd like, they came up his favorite, and it was THIS song. With my best poker face, I went through the lyrics, "I'm going down, down, down, to the ring of fire...and it burns, burns, burns,..." They said, "Oh. Maybe not." I've been to some bad funerals. More times than I'd like to count, I've heard Frank Sinatra singing, "I did it my way." But, hands down, Ring of Fire is the WORST FUNERAL SONG EVER!!!
Jonathan Cahn again warning of a Great Shaking coming and addresses the many questions he is getting:
In my hometown a young curate was conducting his first cremation. He had been asked to pick happy hymns. He chose "colours of day" forgetting the words of the chorus: "Light up the fire, let the flames burn, Open the doors, let Jesus return." that made the people smile.
I recently attended mass in Wellington. The church had been beautifully restored but for the first time in my life I felt I had walked into a protestant church. To me there was no presence of the Lord. There was no sanctuary light. I asked a lady where was the blessed sacrament. She did not understand my question. Her friend the pointed to a door at the side of the church. I opened this door to find a tabernacle in this side room that was outside the body of the church. The parish priest enteredcthis room in his civvies. I had never met this man but i asked if he was the parish priest and expressed my consternation. I said , " I hope I am not speaking out of turn but I thought I had entered a Protestant church. There was no real presence and no sign of the real presence." He replied, "It's just like St Peter's Basilica. The Lord is not there either." I said, "Well he should be." After saying my prayers I returned to the body of the church. A space had been made in the center of the altar which obviously used to be filled with the tabernacle. In its place was a bishops chair with the insignia of a cardinals hat. It made me think of the protestant reformation. Above the chair was a styalised metal cross with no corpus. I found it hard to pray during mass and when i opened my eyes during the offertory I was confronted by the scene of two nuns in civvies at the altar, one on either side of the priest each offering up a chalice of wine in union with the priest. I felt this desecration of the Mass and the priesthood was a sign of the times such as I had never seen before. We are surely in the end of times.
Having checked I see there is a magnificent separate chapel for the Blessed Sacrament in St Peter's. On the entrance it says, "only those who wish to pray may enter." It's not just for tourists. It was just a strange thing for the priest to say with no further explanation. I still think the tabernacle with the Blessed Sacrament should be center stage and all visitors given strict instructions of reverence. In Maori ceremonies here if anyone misbehaves or shows disrespect they are asked to leave.
If this renovation is a Cathedral/Papal Basilica minor than a side Chapel is the norm the World over. Can you supply the Church name and Diocese?, I would like to check out what your saying here, please
Well if its a Cathedral its the Norm for a side Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament....no scandal my friend.
Thanks for your response and while I am sure that the argument can be made that by locating the tabernacle away from the altar it is being afforded special regard. But it does not change how I felt on this occasion. The location of the tabernacle was not conspicuous as recommended. The church was bereft of the Real Presence... Cathedral or not. From other articles on this site I see that tabernacles all over America stand empty. I also feel your response is an oversimplification insofar as it describes the location of the Tabernacle as the norm. The norm really means that which is normal. Is it normal to remove any Guest of Honour to a side room? Removing our Lord from the Heart of the Church is to remove the Sacred Heart itself. At best it is a popular option, more popular for Cathedrals but still not the norm by my understanding and definitely not right. A fairly good reply to the question of the position of the tabernacle can be found on Catholic Answers.
