Sunday, October 12, 2014

At forlorn urban churches, Mass gets crowded quickly

From Cleveland-

 The glory days of Holy Ghost Church were years ago, when Catholics packed into the wooden pews, beneath a starry barrel-vaulted ceiling, listening to bells and kissing icons as priests in colorful robes intoned in ancient tongues the liturgies of a faraway land.

The congregation dwindled so much that in 2009 the church was closed, but on a bright Sunday this summer, Holy Ghost was alive again. Mary Matei, visiting from Knoxville, Tenn., snapped pictures on her iPhone as priests sang Mass, while Ann Cogar and Sue Koch, sisters from suburban Cleveland, admired stained glass windows and statuary.

More here-

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2014/10/12/At-forlorn-urban-churches-Mass-gets-crowded-quickly/stories/201410120185

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