First off, the priest is the one in the robe, not the one wearing a Q 2000 t-shirt. The one in the Q shirt is holding a bullhorn and wearing an earpiece. It's the quote from the article that makes me uneasy, That first year after the attacks, he said, he doesn't remember how many funerals and memorial Masses he "celebrated". Celebrated?
In the southern Christian tradition, it is not rare to hear about funerals being "celebrated" because the deceased has gone home to God, and that is worthy of celebrating. There are also "celebrations of life" for some folks, a time when family and friends can gather and appreciate the life of the deceased.
Indeed. I’ve heard that in the Catholic Tradition the Term Celebration in reference to attending/leading the Mass was picked as a deliberate reference to the last supper. And the blessing of the Bread and Wine.
Granted I heard it in passing and not from a Priest or Theologian. So it’s accuracy is debatable.
Memorial Mass just means that they include a prayer intention for the soul of an individual. It could still be a normal Sunday service.
The term celebrate is always used to describe the mass. It's where we remember Christ's gift of forgiveness and his gift of himself and his resurrection. There is much to celebrate.
Catholic funerals are usually just the mass said with the body present. That's why a priest might say he celebrated a funeral. Because he celebrated the funeral mass.
In short, this is normal. It's just a cultural difference.
First off, the priest is the one in the robe, not the one wearing a Q 2000 t-shirt. The one in the Q shirt is holding a bullhorn and wearing an earpiece. It's the quote from the article that makes me uneasy, That first year after the attacks, he said, he doesn't remember how many funerals and memorial Masses he "celebrated". Celebrated?
In the southern Christian tradition, it is not rare to hear about funerals being "celebrated" because the deceased has gone home to God, and that is worthy of celebrating. There are also "celebrations of life" for some folks, a time when family and friends can gather and appreciate the life of the deceased.
Indeed. I’ve heard that in the Catholic Tradition the Term Celebration in reference to attending/leading the Mass was picked as a deliberate reference to the last supper. And the blessing of the Bread and Wine.
Granted I heard it in passing and not from a Priest or Theologian. So it’s accuracy is debatable.
in the Catholic religion, mass is a celebration of the Lord.
Yes, ones says: the priest celebrated Mass.
Memorial Mass just means that they include a prayer intention for the soul of an individual. It could still be a normal Sunday service.
The term celebrate is always used to describe the mass. It's where we remember Christ's gift of forgiveness and his gift of himself and his resurrection. There is much to celebrate.
Catholic funerals are usually just the mass said with the body present. That's why a priest might say he celebrated a funeral. Because he celebrated the funeral mass.
In short, this is normal. It's just a cultural difference.
Thank you for the correction.