Saturday, February 25, 2006
The Armchair Liturgist part 5B
Okay.
Here's what we did with Stations and 24-Hour First Friday Adoration.
Last Lent was the first year we did weekly adoration and weekly stations. They were not a favorite of our former pastor, so he alternated them in 2004 and years prior to that. I knew that it is possible to have Stations while the Blessed Sacrament is exposed, but the deciding factor was that some of our parishioners might not. Rather than get into a big educational thing, we (mostly me and the staff with consultation from some of the liturgy committee) decided to do Stations on the four Fridays from March 10th through 31st. Another factor in that decision was that last year I led Stations three times. Many of the groups that had traditionally led stations started begging off a few years ago, and the expanded schedule ended up in my lap. Now it's a whole new set of leaders--which is a good development.
Though I didn't talk about it with the braintrust behind 24-Hour Adoration, I thought a singular focus for their group these first few months was an important consideration.
The Armchair Liturgist part 7
Interestingly, there is a push from a few parishioners to go Perpetual Adoration. How would you liturgy folks out there handle it? Do you think I should or would be supportive of it? Do you piece it together in stages or take the plunge? Do you need a separate chapel for it?
