February 2022 archive of The Seed
Lent is nearly here!
Posted by St. Henry Cluster on 2/23/22
Lent is nearly upon us! This is the time of year for prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. It is a time of penance and sacrifice. It is a time of conversion. But, most of all it is a time of joyful preparation and awaiting the celebration of the saving act ... Read More »
The Way We Celebrate Mass
Posted by St. Henry Cluster on 2/17/22
Since Father Hess and I have been here you may have noticed some adjustments in the way the mass is celebrated. For the priest’s part, you may have noticed a more solemn or subdued demeanor, especially during the canon of the mass (the canon is the prayers that the ... Read More »
Good Stuff!
Posted by St. Henry Cluster on 2/09/22
I am grateful for so much good going on in the cluster. On February 2nd, we had a beautiful, (mostly) candlelit Mass for the Feast of the Presentation. Of course, the weather made things a little uncertain, but it held off and I was pleased that we had such ... Read More »
The Depth of Our Tradition
Posted by St. Henry Cluster on 2/04/22
The Italians have a rather cryptic proverb: “Traduttore, traditore” – which in English means: “Translator, traitor”. What our Mediterranean brethren mean by this proverb is: when translating, something of the original meaning is always lost. The translator always bears a certain amount of “guilt” for “betraying” the original and ... Read More »