It's hard to...
Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. (Jn. 6:26 RSV)
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Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life; (Jn. 6:68 RSV)
* Cod., c. 1271. The glass of the lamp should be white. There is no justification for any other colour.
While red is considered the traditional color of a sanctuary lamp, there is no liturgical law regulating the lamp color. What is required is that the lamp be near the tabernacle “fueled by oil or wax, and should be kept alight to indicate and honor the presence of Christ” (General Instruction of the Roman Missal 316).
Considering that the parish undertook a whole list of efforts to attract new members, is it reasonable to attribute new members to the music? Maybe a music program of classic congregational hymns with Proulx launch-a-crusade Mass settings would have appealed to the suburban dads (who should be the prime target audience, as they influence everyone else), even without guitars.
Sometimes I think we cater to folks when we should take a stick to them.
After all, not everyone wants or needs this sort of low-culture outreach.
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