Tuesday, August 19, 2014

So.....

So it's been a while since I've posted.  Within the last year or so... we have relocated to a different state for a job transfer....one daughter graduated from college and has started her second year as a teacher.  Another daughter has graduated from high school and she's starting her second year of college.  My husband and I have finished renovating our cottage and we've started to rent it out to vacationers.  We have spruced up our new (older) house and it's starting to feel like home.
Finding a new parish for us was different this time.  In the past we pretty much went to the nearest church for mass.  This time we shopped.  Shopping for a parish was not the norm years ago and I don't know if it is now.  Usually...one would belong to the parish that was closest to their home.  This time we knew what we were looking for in a parish.  When we attended our first mass there...we knew we were home.  The first row was occupied by 5 nuns in full habit.  There were at least 6 alter boys with white gloves on (in fact, girl alter servers are not allowed), incense and chanting.  Holy Eucharist is received on the tongue and kneeling down all part of a traditional mass.    A few of those past alter servers are now in the seminary and recently one of those young men just passed a way.  A few weeks ago... one young parishioner took her vows as a sister.  Our priest is a convert and he's young and on fire!  We have perpetual adoration for two days a week.  We are blessed to have found a Church that doesn't practice watered down Catholicism.  We are blessed.





2 comments:

Nancy Shuman said...

How nice to hear all your news. And if I had the option of a parish like you've found, I would be right there!! What a great blessing.

Monica said...

Amy, I am so excited for you. We have decided to make the drive (hour and a half) and go to a traditional mass also. I grew with in Traditional Latin Mass communities but after moving to an area where there was none we went to mass at our local church. But our hearts longed for the beauty of the traditional mass and so we have found our way back.