Poor Clares

[be_thou_my_vision]

Okay so I've been on youtube practically all day (I'm really bored) and I came across this video of Poor Clares in Africa... They have a beautiful and interesting way of praying community prayers. It's beautiful to see the culture in their prayer.
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKW9qhJ4JBw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKW9qhJ4JBw[/url]

[sunnysideup]

that's really cool, thanks for sharing

[Jennifer]

[quote name='be_thou_my_vision' post='1225757' date='Apr 1 2007, 08:30 PM']Okay so I've been on youtube practically all day (I'm really bored) and I came across this video of Poor Clares in Africa... They have a beautiful and interesting way of praying community prayers. It's beautiful to see the culture in their prayer.
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKW9qhJ4JBw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKW9qhJ4JBw[/url][/quote]


: : Thanks fr sharing this lovely video of the Poor Clares......if you hadn't spent all ay on youtube, we wouldn't have seen it!!!!

[Veritas]

[quote name='Jennirom' post='1226104' date='Apr 1 2007, 05:32 PM']: : Thanks fr sharing this lovely video of the Poor Clares......if you hadn't spent all ay on youtube, we wouldn't have seen it!!!! [/quote]

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Wow! Praise God and His faithful followers for their work in Africa. This is Beautiful! Thank you for the Post!

[the lords sheep]

This is awesome! I absolutely love it. The Catholics in Africa are so great (I was in Ethiopia for a month). They have such a simple love and trust in God that most of us just can't seem to grasp here. It's so beautiful to see and hear them praising with their entire bodies, because you know they're doing it with their entire lives as well.

[Starets]

That is wonderful. What a beautiful liturgy and worship.

[cathoholic_anonymous]

[quote]This is awesome! I absolutely love it. The Catholics in Africa are so great (I was in Ethiopia for a month). They have such a simple love and trust in God that most of us just can't seem to grasp here. It's so beautiful to see and hear them praising with their entire bodies, because you know they're doing it with their entire lives as well.[/quote]

We had a visiting priest from Tanzania in our parish last year. He used to cycle through the town singing African worship songs at the top of his lungs, with this tremendous beam splitting his face in two. He told us that his parish in Tanzania is huge and he often has to make long journeys by bicycle. As he travels, he always sings - and the people he passes usually join in. Unfortunately, he didn't have such a willing back-up chorus as he went down our high street, so he tried to encourage the parishioners to ditch the British reserve and introduce some musical culture to our streets. (It hasn't happened yet.) He also said that you have to turn up two hours early if you want a seat indoors in some of the Tanzanian villages where he says Mass. I can't imagine queuing for church.

[AccountDeleted]

[quote name='Cathoholic Anonymous' post='1226981' date='Apr 2 2007, 10:00 PM']We had a visiting priest from Tanzania in our parish last year. He used to cycle through the town singing African worship songs at the top of his lungs, with this tremendous beam splitting his face in two. He told us that his parish in Tanzania is huge and he often has to make long journeys by bicycle. As he travels, he always sings - and the people he passes usually join in. Unfortunately, he didn't have such a willing back-up chorus as he went down our high street, so he tried to encourage the parishioners to ditch the British reserve and introduce some musical culture to our streets. (It hasn't happened yet.) He also said that you have to turn up two hours early if you want a seat indoors in some of the Tanzanian villages where he says Mass. I can't imagine queuing for church.[/quote]

It is so beautiful to see the way the different cultures worship. In Singapore, Mass is so well attended, that it is important to show up early or risk having to sit outside in the foyer, or standing around the walls of the church. Today at 1.15pm Mass, the Cathedral in the city was full. I know it is Holy Week so probably more people than usual are attending, but it is so nice to see. The singing here is different too - not as much fun as the African video singing seemed to be (with dancing) but still nice. They even say a slightly different version of the Our Father, and it threw me the first time!

I read that St Teresa of Avila used to love dancing in praise of God. It would be nice if we Westerners could loosen up just a little. I always feel like we are a little stiff in our praises. Anyway, it is all worship and wonderful - so thanks for the video link!

Edited April 2, 2007 by nunsense

[Divine_Mercy504]

[quote name='the lords sheep' post='1226529' date='Apr 1 2007, 10:36 PM']It's so beautiful to see and hear them praising with their entire bodies, because you know they're doing it with their entire lives as well.[/quote]

That is so true. It is really wonderful to see them praising God with their entire bodies.

Thank you for sharing this video...it is awesome!

Rachel

[EJames]

[quote name='be_thou_my_vision' post='1225757' date='Apr 1 2007, 10:30 AM']Okay so I've been on youtube practically all day (I'm really bored) and I came across this video of Poor Clares in Africa... They have a beautiful and interesting way of praying community prayers. It's beautiful to see the culture in their prayer.
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKW9qhJ4JBw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKW9qhJ4JBw[/url][/quote]
Benedicite!

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But the Hound of Heaven was gently pursuing her. At the age of three, upon witnessing the overwhelming beauty of a sunset after a violent sirocco sand storm, she gained the unshakable certainty that this beauty was created, and that there was a God. She began to pray. That was the first link in a chain of remarkable events that grace alone could forge, which led her to embrace the faith and become a Poor Clare nun in Algiers.

Disowned by her parents, she put all her trust in Him for whom all things are possible. Her faith was rewarded with a dramatic answer to the prayers of her heart. Lucette, now Mother Veronica Namoyo, is an Abbess and foundress of two flourishing monasteries in Africa.

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Edited April 2, 2007 by EJames

[cathoholic_anonymous]

[quote]I read that St Teresa of Avila used to love dancing in praise of God.[/quote]

She led her sisters in a flamenco dance at recreation, saying, "Sisters! Let us dance in the joy of the Lord!"

I am so going to suggest that the next time I visit Carmel...

[HeavenlyCalling]

I have accually seen quiet a few pictures of Carmelites dancing. Those poor claires have nailed true litergical dance square on the head. Beautiful.

[SisterAli]

Very interesting...thanks for sharing!