This morning was the first day of daily mass at a new parish—which due to start time and other considerations—we have begun attending, and a couple of very nice things are different.
One was the use of bells, which I love, and the other was the priest entering in the procession with the liturgical ministers, both of which were not done at my previous parish for daily mass.
Another difference was the composition of attendees, which was about 90% men as opposed to the previous parish which was about 90% women.
Perhaps that is a reflection of the start times—6:30 am at the new parish and 8:00 am at the old—but it will be interesting to see if that gender ratio holds as I continue attending.
Also, and this is very important to my wife and I, our new parish is Marian, an influence we missed at our previous one.
The drive is a little longer but the early morning lack of traffic compensates and I am looking forward to many years here.
Lampstand Foundation website, http://www.lampstandfoundation.org/
"The sinner is at the very heart of Christianity. Nobody is so competent as the sinner in matters of Christianity. Nobody, except the saint." Charles Peguy (1873-1914)
About
- David H. Lukenbill
- I am a California native, married, we have one daughter and live close to the American River with two cats and all the wild critters we can feed. I am a management consultant to nonprofit organizations and have an Associates of Arts degree in Administration of Justice from Sacramento City College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Public Administration degree, also from the University of San Francisco.