Priests Wearing A Ring On Their Left Hand

[ILOVEMARY]

What do you think about [b]Roman Catholic [/b]priests wearing a ring on their left hand to signify they are married to the Church.

Just looking for your thoughts.

Thanks.

Edited July 31, 2007 by ILOVEMARY

[Church Punk]

I know 2 priest that wear that ring because they are married (Ordained in the Eastern Rite).

[aalpha1989]

*shrugs* its at the discretion of the priest. rings aren't a necessary part of being married anyway.

[Sojourner]

Makes no difference to me.

Although if I were a priest I would get an ordination kayak instead.

[Theologian in Training]

[quote name='Terra Firma' post='1345556' date='Jul 31 2007, 07:46 PM']Makes no difference to me.

Although if I were a priest I would get an ordination kayak instead.[/quote]

I like that idea better

Edited August 1, 2007 by Theologian in Training

[T-Bone _]

[quote name='Terra Firma' post='1345556' date='Jul 31 2007, 04:46 PM']Makes no difference to me.

Although if I were a priest I would get an ordination kayak instead.[/quote]

I'd get a new deer rifle...

[jeffpugh]

Hehehe... I'd get a... I dunno... I'll have to think about that one... prolly some kind of instrument.

[T-Bone _]

oooo...I didn't think of that!

An instrument of mass destruction!

[Resurrexi]

[quote name='aalpha1989' post='1345491' date='Jul 31 2007, 04:17 PM']*shrugs* its at the discretion of the priest. rings aren't a necessary part of being married anyway.[/quote]

They're actually necessary in the Roman Rite and a ring is mentioned for the woman in the ceremony for the Sacrament of Matrimony found in the [i]Rituale[/i].

[aalpha1989]

[quote name='StThomasMore' post='1345746' date='Jul 31 2007, 09:42 PM']They're actually necessary in the Roman Rite and a ring is mentioned for the woman in the ceremony for the Sacrament of Matrimony found in the [i]Rituale[/i].[/quote]

no they aren't. you aren't married by teh fact that you put on a ring. you are married by the fact that you make vows and the priest witnesses it.

[Resurrexi]

Right, but they are still a necessary part of the ceremony in the Roman Rite just like six candles are required for the celebration of High Mass even though they do not have anything to do with the validity of the Sacrament.

[aalpha1989]

[quote name='StThomasMore' post='1345765' date='Jul 31 2007, 09:49 PM']Right, but they are still a necessary part of the ceremony in the Roman Rite just like six candles are required for the celebration of High Mass even though they do not have anything to do with the validity of the Sacrament.[/quote]

ok fine mister technicality what i meant was essential

i still love you

[Maggyie]

My old associate pastor wore a "wedding" ring... I thought it was great.

[Cow of Shame]

[quote name='T-Bone _' post='1345649' date='Jul 31 2007, 09:29 PM']I'd get a new deer rifle...[/quote]

A wearable decorative deer rifle?

[kateri05]

[quote name='Cow of Shame' post='1345986' date='Jul 31 2007, 11:18 PM']A wearable decorative deer rifle?[/quote]

is there any other kind?

[T-Bone _]

[quote name='Cow of Shame' post='1345986' date='Jul 31 2007, 11:18 PM']A wearable decorative deer rifle?[/quote]

Stainless steel barrel, camo composite stock, padded sling--both decorative and wearable.

[Pio Nono]

JMJ
8/1 - St. Alphonsus Liguori (St. Peter in Chains/Seven Maccabean Martyrs)

I know priests who wear rings partly so that women won't hit on them when they go out in groups to bars or concerts.

[Justin86]

Something no one else has brought up is how do we know that a wedding band expresses a priest's marriage to the Church, even in the Roman Rite? How do we know that it doesn't represent a fleshy marital commitment thereby making his ordination invalid?

If you think it doesn't happen think again. Yes, there are men out there who lied when the Church asked about their marital status. The parish priest I grew up with was one. They declared his ordination invalid.

What I'm trying to say is why would we assume that secular symbols suddenly have religious meaning just because a priest is wearing it, especially when the Roman Rite already has a purely religious way for a priest to express his matrimony to the Church? How about you wear a collar, Father. Then I'll know what you're talking about.

Edited August 1, 2007 by Justin86

[IrishSalesian]

[quote name='Justin86' post='1346136' date='Aug 1 2007, 12:06 PM']Something no one else has brought up is how do we know that a wedding band expresses a priest's marriage to the Church, even in the Roman Rite? How do we know that it doesn't represent a fleshy marital commitment thereby making his ordination invalid?

If you think it doesn't happen think again. Yes, there are men out there who lied when the Church asked about their marital status. The parish priest I grew up with was one. They declared his ordination invalid.

What I'm trying to say is why would we assume that secular symbols suddenly have religious meaning just because a priest is wearing it, especially when the Roman Rite already has a purely religious way for a priest to express his matrimony to the Church? How about you wear a collar, Father. Then I'll know what you're talking about.[/quote]

I am a seminarian, I come from Irish Heritage. I wear a claddagh ring on my right hand. Is this wrong?

[Justin86]

I have no idea what a claddagh is. Is it something that in Ireland is a popular expression of ethnic heritage or something?