tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post2111148983118872633..comments2023-09-22T06:56:46.508-05:00Comments on Adoro te Devote: Strength Before the LordAdorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-81299334137910280932010-08-31T21:14:56.356-05:002010-08-31T21:14:56.356-05:00ACM (and RedCat) ~ You both seem to be irritated a...ACM (and RedCat) ~ You both seem to be irritated at my use of the term "Angry Jesus". <br /><br />Why does it so offend you? You obviously must know I mean no offense. <br /><br />I actually learned of this incredible and holy mosaic under that Yitle, and when I saw it, I was struck by it.<br /><br />Personally, I love it as "Angry Jesus" for it reminds me that when I go to my Particular Judgment, I might well see the face of an Angry Jesus, and well He SHOULD be angry about my sin against Him and against His Body! <br /><br />I used this image with the story of Esther, for Sacred Scripture describes the terrible face of the King, describes his anger at her daring to enter his presence unsummoned. <br /><br />Yet in the face (literally) of his anger, Esther fell at his feet along with her handmaids, and in her weakness, the anger of the King melted away into compassion for he saw her weakness and responded to her love. <br /><br />Angry Jesus may tell specifically the scriptural parable of Particular Judgment, but theology, as you both know, isn't black and white, but has layers of depth, has synthesis, and doesn't always mean what it appears to on the surface. <br /><br />I'm sorry you're offended by my use of "Angry Jesus", but I pray you will give me your humble acquiescence to my use of the term according to my own contemplative understanding, that clearly differs from your own.Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-80825514667210094502010-08-30T17:44:56.083-05:002010-08-30T17:44:56.083-05:00I lived in the Washington, DC area for 35 years an...I lived in the Washington, DC area for 35 years and not only often visited the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception but also worked there for several years. I never thought of this gorgeous moasiac of Our Lord as the "angry Jesus." Possibly stern, though, for stern as death is love, as the writer of the Song of Songs so aptly tells it.<br /><br />Alice Claire Mansfield<br />Consecrated Virgin<br />Archdiocese of Galveston-HoustonACMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-69881844874600819932010-08-28T08:35:37.230-05:002010-08-28T08:35:37.230-05:00Red Cat ~ I called him "Angry Jesus" bec...Red Cat ~ I called him "Angry Jesus" because, well, yes, he does look angry and I love that fact, and yes, he is portrayed in His Divine Justice. It is an incredible work of art and I hope to one day go to the Shrine and see it myself. <br /><br />Samantha ~ I knew someone would ask about that! Context IS important. In the Mass we sit for the readings as that is a "receptive" posture, so that we can receive the Word; but when the Gospel is preached, we are asked to stand to emphasize the honor given to God. In that context at that place in the Mass, it is not defiance. <br /><br />Rather, what I was emphasizing was that in those parishes that "do their own thing" and stand instead of kneeling it has quite literally been preached to people that humility is not needed during the consecration, because, hey, it's just dinner at the Lord's Table, why kneel? Those in America (I can't comment on European practices) stand in defiance and protest, and even here, there are those who protest at Pentecost by standing when everyone else is kneeling. <br /><br />It's what happens when the Mass becomes about "us" and not about the worship owed to God.Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-63202538968477874142010-08-28T08:25:22.097-05:002010-08-28T08:25:22.097-05:00You discuss that standing in the Latin Rite is not...You discuss that standing in the Latin Rite is not a sign of reverence.<br /><br />What about the expectation to stand during the proclamation of the Gospel during Mass?<br /><br />(Honest Question)<br />SamanthaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-1502443679199190452010-08-28T07:55:44.263-05:002010-08-28T07:55:44.263-05:00This is a favorite image of mine - I do not see Je...This is a favorite image of mine - I do not see Jesus as "angry", but "just". He is separating the sheep from the goats in this depiction. This mosaic is one of the finest pieces of sacred art in existence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com