tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377053.post112896453807063964..comments2023-10-10T06:27:06.819-07:00Comments on un-Muted Mumblings: Bells, incense and good liturgyKaleJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591003507030379841noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377053.post-1129042623405101502005-10-11T07:57:00.000-07:002005-10-11T07:57:00.000-07:00The bells have a difficult history. I'd hope that ...The bells have a difficult history. I'd hope that every Catholic have an appreciation for the entire Eucharistic prayer, an awareness of what the priest prays and what the people sing.<BR/><BR/>If a parish were using bells, I'd wonder why not use the main tower bells. Why not tell the whole world?<BR/><BR/>Agreed with you on incense, though, but few have any idea the outcry the use of smells provokes in the respiratorily challenged. My parish once acquired non-allergenic incense, but the complaints maintained themselves. Why? Burning charcoal irritates the sinuses more than good incense. If there was a way to bake hot stones and use these instead of charcoal, I think we'd be on to something.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01191406902235512701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377053.post-1129004323086505562005-10-10T21:18:00.000-07:002005-10-10T21:18:00.000-07:00Excellent point. It would be wonderful for your s...Excellent point. It would be wonderful for your son to be able to associate the smell of incense with reverence and holiness - which is what I feel every time I smell the aroma. This is <I>aside</I> from all the arguments about the fact that the Church has used these elements of the Liturgy for 2,000 years. I wish we could go back to trusting in Tradition instead of trying to "keep pace" with the times.J. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019994525738062713noreply@blogger.com