Paris (AFP) – Notre-Dame cathedral will fail to hold a Christmas mass for the first time since 1803, French officials confirmed on Saturday, as workers continue to repair and rebuild the Paris landmark eight months after a devastating fire.
The cathedral’s press office said midnight mass would still be celebrated on Christmas Eve by rector Patrick Chauvet but it would be held at the nearby church of Saint-Germain l’Auxerrois.
Notre-Dame, part of a UNESCO world heritage site on the banks of the River Seine, was ravaged by the April 15 blaze — losing its gothic spire, roof and many precious artifacts. read
Just as the muslim arsonist intended.
Filthy Mohammedan Savages
…the TRUE Church is the people who follow the Lord, NOT the building they worship Him in.
“19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.”
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Yes, I want to say “Thanks, Muslims” and “Thanks, AntiPope”, but GENUINE worship of the Lord can NOT be stopped by ANY man, or any GROUP of men.
Never HAS been.
Never WILL be.
If the French Catholics and their priest are not worshiping on the STEPS of Notre Dame, or in the street in FRONT of Notre Dame, well, that’s on THEM. Worshiping the Almighty is not always dozing on a comfy pew in a pretty, warm building, as the martyrs of Christ could tell you: it’s overcoming ANY limitation to praise your Maker, regardless of whatever discomfort or threat that may entail.
“19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.”
Ephesians 1:19-23
…God’s people should be at LEAST as strong as the Whos in Whoville! Grinch Islam and his loyal dog Francis have tried to steal your Christmas! C’mon, French Catholics, get out on the street, even as the Muslims do, and show the world the Church is NOT defeated by force, is NOT limited to ANY work of man, and can NOT be contained in or destroyed with a mere BUILDING!!!
…you can have Mass, or not. You can worship Jesus, or not.
But it’s on YOU.
NOT the building, or lack thereof.
…so, what’s it to be?
…we’ll see…
Now now, the unfortunate accident needn’t be a total loss. Let’s be reasonable and make the best of it and play the Islamic call to prayer from Notre Dame. Then everyone is happy, right?
*pulls out knife and detonator*
I SAID, RIGHT?
French Mohammedans
DECEMBER 23, 2019 AT 2:08 PM
(See comment on Martyrs of Christ above yours. Or this…)
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And Epstein didn’t kill himself
it’s what happens when you turn your church over to the State
how you know when your church no longer is a disciple of Christ?
when:
“Notre-Dame cathedral will fail to hold a Christmas mass for the first time since 1803”
That’s BS. They can hold one in a church closet for
some of the hard hats. Wave your Flag, Frenchies.
…Notre Dame de Paris has sculptures of martyrs adorning it.
…they went through much more for the Lord than holding a service in a chilly church building, just sayin’…
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1) I do not believe for one second that the fire was an accident.
2) John is correct! The church is the PEOPLE, not the BUILDING.
A group of dedicated people could tough it out the same way you American’s sang GOD BLESS AMERICA and PRAYED at ground zero after 9-11.
I guess that is the difference between EUROPE & YOU GUYS.
I’m sure if Jesus was here, he’d be feverishly raising money and stacking stones together to make sure God’s house was ready for Christmas prayers.
Screw the homeless and the suffering.
Supernightshade,
I concur in part and dissent in part. yes one can worship the LORD in a room, chaple, under a tree or on a train.
however, I will mourn with those that mourn and I will stand and fight with any who is being oppressed by Mohammedians be they Christian (in all their varieties, be they Catholics or the snake dancers hillbillies be they Mormons or JW’s) and non Christians (be the Jews, Siks, Hindus, Buddhists or Yazidis).
I honestly think that fire was arson and the Mohammedians started it. they made it a front and as a non catholic I want that cathedral up and running asap.
@Pelopidas, please understand that I do not disagree that Muslims did the damage.
This is WHY I say they should hold service in the ruins, or on the steps, to show that Christianity is indomitable and can’t even be deflected by pedophile worshiper sabotage.
…symbolism is EVERYTHING in the East, and forcing Christians to forego worshiping Christ in such a historical place symbolizes a victory over Christianity to them. By the same token, keeping the continuity of worship on the SAME SPOT despite such destruction will signal the futility of such acts, that the Christian spirit cannot be quenched with molten lead and fire hoses.
…and THAT is why it is important to worship the Lord THERE and THEN.
To signal that their evil is useless, and that Notre Dame will NOT be another Hagia Sophia or another Cordoba project.
Islam can only take what we GIVE.
Give them NOTHING.