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	== Rubricism ==		== Rubricism ==
	"There can be no renewal of any aspect of our Catholic lives and identity without first a revitalization of our liturgical worship."<ref>[http://wdtprs.com/blog/2011/11/d-covington-bp-foys-issues-liturgical-decrees-no-joy-for-hand-holders/ "D. Covington: Bp. Foys issues liturgical decrees ~~â€“~~ No joy for 'hand holders.'"]</ref>		"There can be no renewal of any aspect of our Catholic lives and identity without first a revitalization of our liturgical worship."<ref>[http://wdtprs.com/blog/2011/11/d-covington-bp-foys-issues-liturgical-decrees-no-joy-for-hand-holders/ "D. Covington: Bp. Foys issues liturgical decrees - No joy for 'hand holders.'"]</ref>

	Is that true? How can we adopt outward observances if our heart is unrepentant?		Is that true? How can we adopt outward observances if our heart is unrepentant?

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	<sup class="versenum">23 </sup>~~â€œWoe~~ to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You pay tithes of mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier things of the law: judgment and mercy and fidelity. [But] these you should have done, without neglecting the others.		<sup class="versenum">23 </sup>“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You pay tithes of mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier things of the law: judgment and mercy and fidelity. [But] these you should have done, without neglecting the others.

	<sup class="versenum">24 </sup>'''Blind guides, who strain out the gnat ''[qualma]'' and swallow the camel ''[gamla]''!'''<ref>''Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels,'' p. 455: "In Aramaic, "gnat is ''qalma,'' and "camel" is ''gamla''.</ref>		<sup class="versenum">24 </sup>'''Blind guides, who strain out the gnat ''[qualma]'' and swallow the camel ''[gamla]''!'''<ref>''Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels,'' p. 455: "In Aramaic, "gnat is ''qalma,'' and "camel" is ''gamla''.</ref>

	<sup class="versenum">25 </sup>~~â€œWoe~~ to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You cleanse the outside of cup and dish, but inside they are full of plunder and self-indulgence.		<sup class="versenum">25 </sup>“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You cleanse the outside of cup and dish, but inside they are full of plunder and self-indulgence.

	<sup class="versenum">26 </sup>Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup, so that the outside also may be clean.		<sup class="versenum">26 </sup>Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup, so that the outside also may be clean.

	<sup class="versenum">27 </sup>~~â€œWoe~~ to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and every kind of filth. 28m Even so, on the outside you appear righteous, but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and evildoing.		<sup class="versenum">27 </sup>“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and every kind of filth. 28m Even so, on the outside you appear righteous, but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and evildoing.
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	<sup class="versenum">26 </sup>Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup, so that the outside also may be clean.		<sup class="versenum">26 </sup>Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup, so that the outside also may be clean.

	<sup class="versenum">27 </sup>â€œWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead ~~menâ€™s~~ bones and every kind of filth. 28m Even so, on the outside you appear righteous, but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and evildoing.		<sup class="versenum">27 </sup>â€œWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and every kind of filth. 28m Even so, on the outside you appear righteous, but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and evildoing.
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	<sup class="versenum">23 </sup>â€œWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You pay tithes of mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier things of the law: judgment and mercy and fidelity. [But] these you should have done, without neglecting the others.		<sup class="versenum">23 </sup>â€œWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You pay tithes of mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier things of the law: judgment and mercy and fidelity. [But] these you should have done, without neglecting the others.

	<sup class="versenum">24 </sup>'''Blind guides, who strain out the gnat and swallow the camel!'''		<sup class="versenum">24 </sup>'''Blind guides, who strain out the gnat ''[qualma]'' and swallow the camel ''[gamla]''!'''<ref>''Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels,'' p. 455: "In Aramaic, "gnat is ''qalma,'' and "camel" is ''gamla''.</ref>

	<sup class="versenum">25 </sup>â€œWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You cleanse the outside of cup and dish, but inside they are full of plunder and self-indulgence.		<sup class="versenum">25 </sup>â€œWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You cleanse the outside of cup and dish, but inside they are full of plunder and self-indulgence.

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	I would think that the "renewal ... of our Catholic lives and identity" begins with acts of faith, hope, and love. I may be wrong. Perhaps Our Lord is more swayed by obedience to the new rubrics than He is by our trust in Him.		I would think that the "renewal ... of our Catholic lives and identity" begins with acts of faith, hope, and love. I may be wrong. Perhaps Our Lord is more swayed by obedience to the new rubrics than He is by our trust in Him.

	We need a new sacred image with a new motto under it: "Jesus, I trust in the liturgists."		We may need a new sacred image with a new motto under it: "Jesus, I trust in the liturgists." Or we may need to see that the rubrics exist to serve the People, not the People to serve the rubrics.

	== Forswear Resentment, Practice Love ==		== Forswear Resentment, Practice Love ==

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	== References ==		== References ==
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			== Links ==
			* [[Forgiveness Prayer]]

	[[Category:Discernment of Spirits]]		[[Category:Discernment of Spirits]]
	[[Category:Liturgical Norms]]		[[Category:Liturgical Norms]]
	[[Category:Spirituality]]		[[Category:Spirituality]]

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	'''Jesus' Prayer''': "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do."		'''Jesus' Prayer''': "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do."

	"How many times must I forgive my neighbor--or my pastor? When do I get to lower the boom on them and go postal?"		This is, in essence, the question behind the questions of the Christian Pharisees: "How many times must I forgive my neighbor--or my pastor? When do I get to lower the boom on them and go postal? How can I gain control over them by the application of the law?"

	== Be hard on ourselves, go easy on others ==		== Be hard on ourselves, go easy on others ==

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	In matters of freedom, where there is no law, or in small matters that do not oblige under pain of sin, we should apply our high ideals to ourselves, but not hold them against others--'''we should be hard on ourselves but go easy on our neighbor'''.		In matters of freedom, where there is no law, or in small matters that do not oblige under pain of sin, we should apply our high ideals to ourselves, but not hold them against others--'''we should be hard on ourselves but go easy on our neighbor'''.

			== Law and Order Catholics ==

			"Law and order Catholics" are those who worry about others' sins instead of their own. They notice and condemn sin in others, but do not pray with mercy for the sinners. To such people, I must sound like an unscrupulous person. From their standpoint, there is only the right way and the wrong way, with no middle ground. They know nothing of the "glorious freedom of the children of God." There is only one way to be Catholic, one way to pray, one way to say Mass. Their intentions are good; the fruit is bad.

			These legalistic perfectionists do not discriminate between small matters and great. They believe that everything to be done is prescribed by law and can be evaluated from the standpoint of the law. Every violation of this imagined "law" is as shocking to them as the violation of the Ten Commandments.

			I like the rule of law. I admire the Roman [[Interpreting Canon Law\|canonical tradition,]] but it is part of that tradition to ''multiply favors and restrict burdens.''<ref>Pete Vere and Michael Trueman, ''Surprised by Canon Law,'' p. 9 (among others).</ref>

	== Small matters ==		== Small matters ==

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	I imagine that it is indeed a great sorrow to God when we receive Communion unworthily, but I cannot persuade these people--or myself!--to repent, confess their sins, and amend their lives by holding them in contempt. God is the great changer of hearts, not me. My resentments add nothing to His love for sinful humanity. "Jesus, I trust in You."		I imagine that it is indeed a great sorrow to God when we receive Communion unworthily, but I cannot persuade these people--or myself!--to repent, confess their sins, and amend their lives by holding them in contempt. God is the great changer of hearts, not me. My resentments add nothing to His love for sinful humanity. "Jesus, I trust in You."

			== I must not hate those who hate ==

			This whole issue is a tar baby.

			''I fall into the very trap I wish to avoid when I contemn those who hold others in contempt.''

			The only way out is up, and I can't lift myself up by my bootstraps.

			Have mercy on me, God, in your kindness <br>
			In your compassion blot out my offense. <br>
			O wash me more and more from my guilt <br>
			and cleanse me from my sin. ([[Psalm 51]])

	== References ==		== References ==

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	Jesus has given us definite instructions on [[enemies\|how to treat our enemies.]] While criticizing others for their shortcomings ("straining the gnat"), we ourselves may fall into a far worse sin ("swallowing the camel").		Jesus has given us definite instructions on [[enemies\|how to treat our enemies.]] While criticizing others for their shortcomings ("straining the gnat"), we ourselves may fall into a far worse sin ("swallowing the camel").

	In matters of freedom, where there is no law, or in small matters that do not oblige under pain of sin, we should apply our high ideals to ourselves, but not hold them against others--'''we should be hard on ourselves but go easy on our neighbor'''.		In matters of freedom, where there is no law, or in small matters that do not oblige under pain of sin, we should apply our high ideals to ourselves, but not hold them against others — '''we should be hard on ourselves but go easy on our neighbor'''.

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	Disorder in the little things in life can enrage us out of all proportion to their actual worth.		Disorder in the little things in life can enrage us out of all proportion to their actual worth.

	Small things do add up--like drops of water in the ocean, grains of sand on the shore, and snowflakes in a blizzard.		Small things do add up — like drops of water in the ocean, grains of sand on the shore, and snowflakes in a blizzard.

	"The one who can be trusted with small things will be placed in charge of greater things."		"The one who can be trusted with small things will be placed in charge of greater things."
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	'''Jesus' Prayer''': "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do."		'''Jesus' Prayer''': "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do."

	This is, in essence, the question behind the questions of the Christian Pharisees: "How many times must I forgive my neighbor--or my pastor? When do I get to lower the boom on them and go postal? How can I gain control over them by the application of the law?"		This is, in essence, the question behind the questions of the Christian Pharisees: "How many times must I forgive my neighbor — or my pastor? When do I get to lower the boom on them and go postal? How can I gain control over them by the application of the law?"

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	The grounds of this distress are not hard to understand. Far more Catholics take Communion than go to confession regularly. It seems unlikely that everyone who takes Communion at Mass on Sundays is in the state of grace.		The grounds of this distress are not hard to understand. Far more Catholics take Communion than go to confession regularly. It seems unlikely that everyone who takes Communion at Mass on Sundays is in the state of grace.

	I am inclined to think that it's best to give Communion to too many rather than to too few--if those are the only options. God has not given me control over the spiritual life of other people. When I am disquieted about how poorly prepared other people are to receive Jesus, I should think first about my own unworthiness, distraction, and ingratitude. If I am still troubled, I can say the [[Fatima prayers]] in reparation for all of the sins committed against Jesus in the Eucharist.		I am inclined to think that it's best to give Communion to too many rather than to too few — if those are the only options. God has not given me control over the spiritual life of other people. When I am disquieted about how poorly prepared other people are to receive Jesus, I should think first about my own unworthiness, distraction, and ingratitude. If I am still troubled, I can say the [[Fatima prayers]] in reparation for all of the sins committed against Jesus in the Eucharist.

	I imagine that it is indeed a great sorrow to God when we receive Communion unworthily, but I cannot persuade these people--or myself!--to repent, confess their sins, and amend their lives by holding them in contempt. God is the great changer of hearts, not me. My resentments add nothing to His love for sinful humanity. "Jesus, I trust in You."		I imagine that it is indeed a great sorrow to God when we receive Communion unworthily, but I cannot persuade these people — or myself! — to repent, confess their sins, and amend their lives by holding them in contempt. God is the great changer of hearts, not me. My resentments add nothing to His love for sinful humanity. "Jesus, I trust in You."

	== I must not hate those who hate ==		== I must not hate those who hate ==