I’m a Roman Catholic. I was invited to a funeral. The deceased belongs to an SSPX church and the funeral mass will be held there. How would you approach this? Thanks!

Good Afternoon, Fathers! What are your favorite passages in both the Old and New Testaments to teach/preach from? Why those particular passages? TIA!

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I've been actively mocked, ostracized and been called an outsider and called problematic by my own family since age 12 because I chose to belive in Catholicism. It's been 6 years since then and I've been studying and practicing on my own in isolation, few weeks ago I managed to gather the courage to call the local parish and ask them about the joining process. The first time it was the priest and he said they won't do it and wouldn't discuss the process on phone, he then went away and left me asking "hello? hello?" On the phone like an idiot.

The second time it was his assistant preist and he was more accommodating, he said "you can come and we'll ask you some questions to see how much you know and take it from there". So I called again today, the main preist picked up, I asked when it would be appropriate for me to come, he shrugged me off again and said "not possible to join, it's a long process and you must be practising for 1-2 years" before I could explain the context he cut the call as I was speaking.

He told me it's not possible to join, and then he said it's a long process and then that you have to be practising for 1-2 years already. When I looked it up on actual RC sources they said anyone can attend mass (while not taking the Eucharist) and can enroll in the Catechism after talking with the preist. There was no mention of it being "not possible" or "you have to be practising for 1-2 years". If it's not possible how did his ancestors join then? He didn't want to me come also like at all.

All I wanted was information on what the process would be, I didn't even ask for initiation. I was trying to schedule a meeting if anything, which btw was already approved by his assistant weeks ago. He said explicitly, "come and we'll see how much you know and take it from there".

After this I emailed the Archdiocese about the situation and asked them how I could join or look for more information and it also went unanswered. The email will be attached in the comments.

Basically just a wacky question that came to my mind & thought it'd be interesting to check if any of y'all have story to tell involving saints.

How much leeway do priests/pastors have in the structure of the Mass (outside of the readings and Eucharist)?

For example, sometimes we could have a 10-minute homily or a 30-minute homily. Then some of the priests use Latin for songs and prayers. Some are going back to more traditional aspects.

Are those decisions made by the Pastor or the Diocese?

Any information is helpful.

Apologize if this type of post is not appropriate for this forum.

I watched The Flowers of St. Francis and found it to be very lovely and moving. Thank you all for the work you do and I hope you are well. : )

We’re a Syro Malabar community living abroad and a practice has settled in over time that I can’t get comfortable with. Right after Communion, while the priest purifies the vessels, the Teshbohta (the hymn of praise) that the Taksa (our liturgical book) gives for that moment isn’t said. In its place the congregation recites a world peace prayer written locally.

Praying for world peace is good, and I’m not doubting anyone’s intentions. But can the people who coordinate our Qurbana swap the Church’s own thanksgiving prayer for one of their own? As far as I can tell it overrides the rubrics. Is this allowed anywhere, in Eastern law or the Syro Malabar rubrics, or is my concern justified?