If it were not for "the celebrant" who was a woman I think I would have no other way to distinguish the celebration today by a Catholic cathedral. Everything was exactly the same: to Gregorian chants (Norwegian) that with the book as well as I could to follow ... Obviously I did not understand the words but, being the same as our songs and rituals in the celebration as well, was easy to participate.
I was not the only Catholic. At the end of the celebration I went out and was in the back of the church clebrante salutre to the faithful. Before me were a pair of Catholic and I joined to their greeting. The celebrant was very happy that we had gone to celbrare in communion with them and we were greeted with a warm welcome by saying that she was glad we were there and we were always welcome.
It 'nice to see how the members "trivial" of our churches are not so divided as it seems if you stop looking at them from outside. This is not say that we must be satisfied with this state of things ... but if the desire is strong in small units, then perhaps the higher floors you might seriously engage in a constructive search for true unity. I like to think we are closer than they appear.
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