Comments on: What is the purpose of consumption that takes snuff ball priest of the Catholic Church? http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/ Books, Magazines, and Audio, and Video Resources for Catholics Sat, 26 May 2012 19:51:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Terry M http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/comment-page-1/#comment-55906 Terry M Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:18:57 +0000 http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/#comment-55906 Could wear clothes rare and serious act without burning a little grass? Could wear clothes rare and serious act without burning a little grass?

]]> By: 01234567 http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/comment-page-1/#comment-55907 01234567 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:18:57 +0000 http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/#comment-55907 Incense is used to accompany and symbolize prayer in Judaism and Christianity for thousands of years.   In the Old Testament, God mandates the use of incense in Jewish worship:   "For burning incense you shall make an altar of acacia wood, ..." It Aaron burn incense. Morning after morning, he prepares the lamps, and again at twilight, when you turn on the lights, burn incense. Over the generations, this is the offering of incense before the Lord established. (Exodus 30:1-9)   Aaron makes an offering of incense:   "So Aaron offered to the calf, his sacrifice for sin, to atone for himself and his family. When it was slaughtered, he shall take a censer full of coals from the altar before the LORD, and a good handful of finely ground sweet incense, and bring them within the veil, 3 there before the LORD will put incense on the fire, for a cloud of incense may cover the propitiatory over the commandments; otherwise he will die. (Leviticus 16:12 -13)   See also Numbers 7:13-17.   And in the New Testament, the Magi bring frankincense, a type of incense as an offering to Christ himself:   Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. (Matthew 2:11)   The father of John the Baptist's, Zechariah makes an offering of incense in the sanctuary of the temple:   Once, when serving as a priest, turn to God in his division, according to the practice of priestly service, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord to burn incense. Then when the whole population was praying outside at the time of the offering of incense, the angel of the Lord appeared, standing to the right of the altar of incense. (Luke 1:8-12)   John describes an angel with a golden censer offering large amounts of incense before the throne of God:   Another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer. He was given a large amount of incense to offer, along with the prayers of all saints, the golden altar which was before the throne. The smoke of incense with the prayers of the saints ascended before God from the angel's hand. (Revelation 8:3-4)   In modern usage, incense is a symbol of purification and sanctification.   The incense may be used during Mass:   + The entrance procession   + The beginning of Mass, to incense the altar,   + The procession and the proclamation of the Gospel   + The offertory, to incense the offerings, altar, priest and people   + The elevation of the Sacred Host and chalice of Precious Blood after the consecration   During the funeral Mass, the priest may incense the coffin as a sign of   + In honor of the dead body that became the temple of the Holy Spirit in baptism   + From the prayers of the faithful for the deceased rising to God   "Let my prayer as incense before you." (Psalm 141)   For more information see: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07716a.h ... and ... http://landru.i-link-2.net/shnyves/incen http://www.ewtn.com / Library / ANSWERS / INCE http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/current/rev ... ...   With love in Christ. Incense is used to accompany and symbolize prayer in Judaism and Christianity for thousands of years.
  In the Old Testament, God mandates the use of incense in Jewish worship:
  "For burning incense you shall make an altar of acacia wood, …" It Aaron burn incense. Morning after morning, he prepares the lamps, and again at twilight, when you turn on the lights, burn incense. Over the generations, this is the offering of incense before the Lord established. (Exodus 30:1-9)
  Aaron makes an offering of incense:
  "So Aaron offered to the calf, his sacrifice for sin, to atone for himself and his family. When it was slaughtered, he shall take a censer full of coals from the altar before the LORD, and a good handful of finely ground sweet incense, and bring them within the veil, 3 there before the LORD will put incense on the fire, for a cloud of incense may cover the propitiatory over the commandments; otherwise he will die. (Leviticus 16:12 -13)
  See also Numbers 7:13-17.
  And in the New Testament, the Magi bring frankincense, a type of incense as an offering to Christ himself:
  Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. (Matthew 2:11)
  The father of John the Baptist's, Zechariah makes an offering of incense in the sanctuary of the temple:
  Once, when serving as a priest, turn to God in his division, according to the practice of priestly service, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord to burn incense. Then when the whole population was praying outside at the time of the offering of incense, the angel of the Lord appeared, standing to the right of the altar of incense. (Luke 1:8-12)
  John describes an angel with a golden censer offering large amounts of incense before the throne of God:
  Another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer. He was given a large amount of incense to offer, along with the prayers of all saints, the golden altar which was before the throne. The smoke of incense with the prayers of the saints ascended before God from the angel's hand. (Revelation 8:3-4)
  In modern usage, incense is a symbol of purification and sanctification.
  The incense may be used during Mass:
  + The entrance procession
  + The beginning of Mass, to incense the altar,
  + The procession and the proclamation of the Gospel
  + The offertory, to incense the offerings, altar, priest and people
  + The elevation of the Sacred Host and chalice of Precious Blood after the consecration
  During the funeral Mass, the priest may incense the coffin as a sign of
  + In honor of the dead body that became the temple of the Holy Spirit in baptism
  + From the prayers of the faithful for the deceased rising to God
  "Let my prayer as incense before you." (Psalm 141)
  For more information see: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07716a.h … and … http://landru.i-link-2.net/shnyves/incen http://www.ewtn.com / Library / ANSWERS / INCE http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/current/rev … …
  With love in Christ.

]]> By: imacatho http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/comment-page-1/#comment-55908 imacatho Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:18:57 +0000 http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/#comment-55908 Incense   Frankincense and myrrh   The Bible says we are pleasing to God and should only be burned to exalt Incense
  Frankincense and myrrh
  The Bible says we are pleasing to God and should only be burned to exalt

]]> By: generic http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/comment-page-1/#comment-55909 generic Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:18:57 +0000 http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/#comment-55909 The incense rising toward heaven, are supposed to represent the prayers of the faithful rising to God. The incense rising toward heaven, are supposed to represent the prayers of the faithful rising to God.

]]> By: mommanuk http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/comment-page-1/#comment-55910 mommanuk Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:18:57 +0000 http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/#comment-55910 Hi,   To Chris - Since Christ was Gifty of frankincense and myrrh that must have been a pagan. Perhaps the theory that the Son of Horace makes sense.   Ok, the ball is used to disseminate the smoke and the smell of incense around the altar. Its use has been adequately explained above.   Mike Hi,
  To Chris - Since Christ was Gifty of frankincense and myrrh that must have been a pagan. Perhaps the theory that the Son of Horace makes sense.
  Ok, the ball is used to disseminate the smoke and the smell of incense around the altar. Its use has been adequately explained above.
  Mike

]]> By: Mike K http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/comment-page-1/#comment-55911 Mike K Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:18:57 +0000 http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/#comment-55911 who could not find the smoking gun who could not find the smoking gun

]]> By: numbnuts http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/comment-page-1/#comment-55912 numbnuts Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:18:57 +0000 http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/#comment-55912 Their incense, their used to mark that something is sacred. It is a symbol of a very ancient symbol marking all the way back to the early Jewish faith. Their incense, their used to mark that something is sacred. It is a symbol of a very ancient symbol marking all the way back to the early Jewish faith.

]]> By: intheend http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/comment-page-1/#comment-55913 intheend Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:18:57 +0000 http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/#comment-55913 to drown them all to death. to drown them all to death.

]]> By: sgt slaughter http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/comment-page-1/#comment-55914 sgt slaughter Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:18:57 +0000 http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/#comment-55914 In the early days, is because very few people used deodorant, and the smoke smelled good. It is now said to expel evil spirits. In the early days, is because very few people used deodorant, and the smoke smelled good. It is now said to expel evil spirits.

]]> By: Abe http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/comment-page-1/#comment-55915 Abe Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:18:57 +0000 http://www.romancatholicresources.com/2009/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-consumption-that-takes-snuff-ball-priest-of-the-catholic-church/#comment-55915 It's called "incense" and it contains hot coals placed in the incense and incense smoke coming from the top.   Incense is a symbol of our prayers before the rising sky ... and prayers of all Saints.   It is very Scriptures: The text of the Bible on the altar of incense is Exodus 30:1-10. The preparation of the incense is described in the example. 30: 34-36. It's called "incense" and it contains hot coals placed in the incense and incense smoke coming from the top.
  Incense is a symbol of our prayers before the rising sky … and prayers of all Saints.
  It is very Scriptures: The text of the Bible on the altar of incense is Exodus 30:1-10. The preparation of the incense is described in the example. 30: 34-36.

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