Author Topic: Happy New Year (Read 2054 times)

John Grace · « **Reply #15 on:** December 31, 2013, 02:53:28 PM »

Happy New Year and many thanks to Matthew and Mater Dominici for Cath Info.

You are aware the abortion act commences in Ireland tomorrow. How one should feel differs to what one must do.

As you know many have been praying for the demise of the treasonous Irish government.

I shall be spending the next couple of hours in prayer.

Mabel · « **Reply #16 on:** December 31, 2013, 09:54:09 PM »

We usually eat and play Bingo, while wearing funny hats, for which we have small prizes.

If we have mass on New Year's Day available, we go. I like to make lots of appetizers on the holy day and we just kind of munch on those throughout the day.

I usually make a resolution or two.

Sigismund · « **Reply #17 on:** December 31, 2013, 10:02:21 PM »

A Happy New Year and a Happy Feast of our Lord's Circuмcision to all.

magdalena · « **Reply #18 on:** December 31, 2013, 10:05:39 PM »

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How do you bring in the New Year? Any special family traditions?

Singing Te Deum in church on the 31st. You get a plenary indulgence for doing so.
Alas I have no traditional church near me, so the indulgence shall not be mine.

Traditionally, on the 31st was prayed the "Parce Domine" twice then the "Miserere" (Psalm 50) before midnight in repentence for our faults and offences of the past year. Then the Te Deum was prayed to thank God for his graces and protection.

This is a good devotion to pray at home if your chapel isn't having Midnight Mass which was also a Catholic tradition.

That's interesting. I'd like to do that. It would also be nice to pray Matins at Midnight. Many years ago when I was in the Novus Ordo, we had a holy hour of reparation from 11-12, followed by Mass at Midnight. It must have been a carry over.

magdalena · « **Reply #19 on:** December 31, 2013, 10:16:02 PM »

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