Ana , I very much agree to your considerate feelings for the priests , but I would like to state that I feel that this is the only opportunity for a Priest to visit you for a good cause. In Mumbai the parishioners are asked to fill a bottle of Holy Water and prayers are distributed for the eldest in the family to bless their own homes.As a result MY EXPERIENCE is that I have not seen the priest visit families in the parish like the olden days ..... Valley.
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 15:23:38 +0000 > Subject: [Goanet] Blessing of houses > > Soon after Easter catholic priests go house to house for house blessing. > This has gone for centuries. Our priest have been doing this job very > methodically or what adjective to use I do not know. But today our cities are > converted into huge buildings and each building has around four to five > stories too. Imagine a priest going up and down up and down up and down > trying to finish each and every house/ My God can't someone do something > about this ? Poor priests and those who accompany them. It is not easy > task.The church should come out with something new. All catholic inmates of > each building meet down somewhere and the priest pray over them and bless > them instead of going to each and every flat. Mind you the flat is like a > jail with doors closed
