{"id":2741,"date":"2012-02-29T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T10:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2012\/02\/the-rite-of-election.html"},"modified":"2012-02-29T10:43:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-29T10:43:00","slug":"the-rite-of-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2012\/02\/the-rite-of-election.html","title":{"rendered":"The Rite of Election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

This last Sunday, Catholics around the world celebrated the Rite of Election.\u00a0 That\u2019s where those who are seeking full communion with the Catholic Church get the go ahead from their bishop. A reminder of the role played by bishops throughout the Church\u2019s history.\u00a0 Many envision the Catholic Church as Church, Inc, with the Pope as Steve Jobs, directing the complete operations of the global institution from on high.\u00a0 But, in fact, it\u2019s the bishops who have the say in so many ways, and it\u2019s through them that the final steps toward the Easter Vigil are given (see St. Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to the Smyrnaeans<\/em>).\u00a0 <\/p>\n

FWIW, the Rite took place this year in Westerville\u2019s St. Paul Parish, in their brand new sanctuary.\u00a0 I\u2019m not usually given to oogling over modern architecture, but the pseudo-Byzantine flair, and the sheer immensity of the gathering space, was impressive.\u00a0 I was glad for the RCIA that they were able to make this beautiful testimony to the magnificence of God a part of their journey.\u00a0 Not that our St. Mary parish is anything to sneeze at, as I\u2019ve said before<\/a>.\u00a0 But this\u00a0 certainly was a space that said \u2018O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is thy name in all the earth.\u2019<\/p>\n

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By the way, I absolutely adored the iconic imagery that adorned the head of the sanctuary over the Tabernacle.\u00a0 Just looking at its pre-modern simplicity couldn\u2019t help but take one out of the here and now, and transport you in spirit to the consummation of our hopes.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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