St. Romuald Catholic Church

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On Sunday November 19, 2017 I attended St. Romuald Catholic Church in Hardinsburg, Kentucky for my site visit. As I walked in the two big doors in the front of the church people greeted me and handed me a bulletin of everything that was going on in the church community in the present and upcoming weeks. As I walked further I dipped my right hand in the holy water that sits on both sides of the aisle and made the sign of the cross. As I walked in I noticed how much seating there was. There was about twenty pues on the left and about twenty on the right with four pues upstairs as well. Also, I noticed along the walls of the church was the stages of Jesus’ last day. They were about three feet tall and about two feet wide and made of marble. They …show more content…

There was a giant cross hanging above the alter where the sun shined on the cross as well. The lights in the church were off, but the sun was providing its own lighting. At stage left was the father and deacon’s chairs, in the middle was the alter, stage right was the piano and church choir. As I reached where I was going to sit I got down on one knee, made the sign of the cross, and then entered the pue. I lowered the kneeling step and kneeled and began to pray. After praying I sat and waited for the service to begin. The worship began with the father, deacon, and two servers walking down the aisle holding a cross and the book of gospels. During this time the choir began to sing a song. This reminded me of the beginning of a theatrical play when the opening starts and while people are getting in place for the first act they play a song. Everybody in the church stood, once they reached the alter the father greeted us with “the Lord be with you” and everybody responded, “and with your spirit” and asked us to be seated. Then, we start with a prayer. The Lord is the producer in this play as he is in …show more content…

Romuald Catholic Church on Saturday nights instead of Sunday mornings because with school, work, and coaching it is easier for me to attend on Saturday nights. Since I do not go on Sundays I do not get to see the glow of the sun shining through the windows during a morning mass and I do not get to experience the natural lighting. When I normally go the lights are on and the sun doesn’t shine through the windows as much because it is normally already dark outside or the sun is on the other side of the building. The service on Saturday night does not seem like a theatrical play but the one on Sunday does because there is more music and specific lighting on one

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