tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post2885321484457595836..comments2024-03-28T20:30:10.681-04:00Comments on southern orders: SHOULD PRIESTS WEAR JEWELRY WHEN CELEBRATING MASS? Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-56946753082919259662020-02-24T16:48:39.416-05:002020-02-24T16:48:39.416-05:00Pope Benedict’s gold (?Rolex) watch could clearly ...Pope Benedict’s gold (?Rolex) watch could clearly be seen when he celebrated mass!Andrew Rexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-19942223890662369062020-02-22T15:54:17.927-05:002020-02-22T15:54:17.927-05:00I don't mind the jewelry. I don't like a ...I don't mind the jewelry. I don't like a colored and patterned secular shirt instead of clericals sticking out under the alb though.JRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-66020245346473612792020-02-20T21:05:48.375-05:002020-02-20T21:05:48.375-05:00I don't worry about whether the priest is wear...I don't worry about whether the priest is wearing a watch or whether he has long sleeves.<br /><br />If this is what you choose to focus on, the problem is yours, not the priest's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-11805156324448323072020-02-20T10:47:40.503-05:002020-02-20T10:47:40.503-05:00Dan, I would make an exception for the papal tiara...Dan, I would make an exception for the papal tiara aka triregnum.John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-59365968705083714972020-02-20T09:41:20.722-05:002020-02-20T09:41:20.722-05:00Dan - Oh, I forgot emeralds!Dan - Oh, I forgot emeralds!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-42359640630068981322020-02-20T07:51:06.686-05:002020-02-20T07:51:06.686-05:00A., upon further reflection, I realize that so lon...A., upon further reflection, I realize that so long as due reverence was given to Pachamama when the jewels were mined, Francis would approve of these tiaras, so 'who am I to judge.'Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504517769804159508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-35502326120859162962020-02-19T20:27:28.543-05:002020-02-19T20:27:28.543-05:00Dan, Bless you heart. What do you have against di...Dan, Bless you heart. What do you have against diamonds or amethysts or rubies or sapphires?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-27729202844996692462020-02-19T20:25:33.961-05:002020-02-19T20:25:33.961-05:00John, for that, most of us would be shot today! John, for that, most of us would be shot today! Fr. Michael J. Kavanaughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-56230287649929140402020-02-19T18:47:25.983-05:002020-02-19T18:47:25.983-05:00The first pope to sport a wristwatch was JP II in ...The first pope to sport a wristwatch was JP II in 1978. As I recall it was a stainless steel digital model. The only time a priest should need to check the time is when preaching - no homily should exceed ten minutes.<br /><br />In the Anglican Church when long sermons were the norm, there would have been an hour-glass on the pulpit. Unless the preacher delivered the full sixty minutes, the congregation would feel they had been short-changed.John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-65472320156169149332020-02-19T18:34:29.318-05:002020-02-19T18:34:29.318-05:00I have heard the priest’s watch alarm go off durin...I have heard the priest’s watch alarm go off during Mass. no pagers or cell phones, either. <br /><br />FWIW, our priest had to put out the word there are to be NO CELL PHONES IN THE CONFESSIONAL. That is sort of weird to contemplate. rcghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00661998350597126663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-59782213629291368572020-02-19T18:06:05.833-05:002020-02-19T18:06:05.833-05:00I don't have a problem with priests wearing wa...I don't have a problem with priests wearing watches. It never occurred to me that a priest shouldn't wear one. It doesn't matter if he has a fancy watch or a cheap watch or a smartwatch. What difference does it make?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-63036448747562518502020-02-19T17:41:34.446-05:002020-02-19T17:41:34.446-05:00So long as it's not a tiara, I don't care....So long as it's not a tiara, I don't care.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504517769804159508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-83596677514232079082020-02-19T15:30:30.946-05:002020-02-19T15:30:30.946-05:00In the Russian tradition the priests do NOT wear t...In the Russian tradition the priests do NOT wear their wedding rings on the altar. Православный физикhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313371333531421128noreply@blogger.com