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Traditional Catholic Faith => The Sacred: Catholic Liturgy, Chant, Prayers => Topic started by: Vladimir on March 21, 2010, 11:12:47 PM

Title: Good Friday liturgy
Post by: Vladimir on March 21, 2010, 11:12:47 PM

Are non-Catholics allowed to participate in the Adoration of the Cross?

Title: Good Friday liturgy
Post by: Telesphorus on March 22, 2010, 01:12:35 AM

Quote from: Vladimir

Are non-Catholics allowed to participate in the Adoration of the Cross?

Are they allowed to pray?  Are they allowed to receive sacramentals?

Title: Good Friday liturgy
Post by: Vladimir on March 22, 2010, 08:54:45 AM

Okay, is that a "yes" or a "no"?

This wasn't a stupid theoretical question. I'm asking because my friend is not baptized, but would like to convert to Catholicism (although he is not yet a catechumen, considering its a little late for that this liturgical year) and will probably be going to the Good Friday liturgy with me.

Title: Good Friday liturgy
Post by: Elizabeth on March 22, 2010, 09:09:48 AM

YES take your friend!  He just can't have Holy Communion.

My ancient Grandmother, totally devout, took me even though I was not baptised and the awe of it never left me.  If she did it, it was OK. That would have been 1962ish.

Title: Good Friday liturgy
Post by: Matthew on March 22, 2010, 10:22:51 AM

What I like about Holy Week liturgy is that it is SO OLD, it makes our beloved Tridentine Mass seem like a "novelty"!

The fact that during the Adoration of the Cross we sing "Hagios O Theos" and then translate it for the peanut gallery into LATIN "Sanctus Deus" should tell you something about how old it is -- it dates back to when Latin was the vulgar tongue!

And notice that on Holy Thursday the Mass is a bit different? That's because they didn't "add anything" to Holy Week, even as they added things (good things of course) to the Tridentine Mass.

So you have a liturgical time capsule from the earliest days of the Church, more or less.

Yes, that's pretty awesome.

Matthew