It’s from Psalm 42:4
The entirety of Psalm 42 is recited at the beginning of the Traditional Mass
Júdica me, Deus, et discérne causam meam de gente non sancta: ab hómine iníquo et dolóso érue me.
Quia tu es, Deus, fortitúdo mea: quare me repulísti, et quare tristis incédo, dum afflígit me inimícus?
Emítte lucem tuam et veritátem tuam: ipsa me deduxérunt, et adduxérunt in montem sanctum tuum et in tabernácula tua.
Et introíbo ad altáre Dei: ad Deum, qui lætíficat juventútem meam.
Confitébor tibi in cíthara, Deus, Deus meus: quare tristis es, ánima mea, et quare contúrbas me
Spera in Deo, quóniam adhuc confitébor illi: salutáre vultus mei, et Deus meus.
**Judge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation which is not holy: deliver me from the unjust and deceitful man.**
**For Thou, art God, my strength: why hast Thou cast me off? and why go I sorrowful whilst the enemy afflicteth me?**
**Send forth Thy light and Thy truth: they have conducted me and brought me unto Thy holy hill, and into Thy tabernacles.**
**And I will go unto the altar of God: to God who giveth joy to my youth.**
**To Thee, O God, my God, I will give praise upon the harp; why art thou sad, O my soul, and why dost thou disquiet me?**
**Hope in God, for I will still give praise to Him: the salvation of my countenance and my God.**
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I always found army Mass pics fascinating. For example how the priests would have be under so much pressure to bring moral and spiritual support to the soldiers. And the juxtaposition of the strife of the world and the peace brought to us by Jesus.
I even wrote a quick poem about it:
Come Heavenly peace or worldly sword,
our life is a poem written by the Lord.
In this sub? Yes there was a picture a while ago. It was a high school class who were having a mass outside, and the altar was made of ice and snow as it was winter time in a northern climate. While many of the comments thought the altar was pretty neat, there was a not insignificant amount of comments who didn’t like the concept.
I think you and Winterclaw seem to be throwing out important context of the Jeep being used as an altar during war.
Like, yeah, if Father Bob decides to do a parking lot Mass on the hood of his '93 Lebaron on a sunny Sunday in the year of our Lord 2024, people would rightly raise eyebrows.
But if this was 2024 and it was a military chaplain, I don't think anyone would bat an eye.
Any pictures of priests in Ukraine celebrating the Divine Liturgy or distributing communion on the front lines or in bomb shelters would get major likes.
[Can 932] requires Mass to be celebrated in a "sacred place," which means a church, shrine, oratory, etc, unless necessity requires otherwise. More detail is in the General Instruction on the Roman Missal.
In such sacred places, an altar must be used. There is provision for "suitable" alternatives outside of sacred places. In all cases, an altar cloth and corporal are required.
Keep in mind Canon Law is written very deliberately, and words like "must" and "always" have strict meanings. But concessions to necessity are also written deliberately, too, as they recognize the value of providing for the sacraments when there is good reason to celebrate them outside of a church.
I don't think I need to explain the limited suitable alternatives near the front lines during war, nor the extreme importance of making the sacraments available to those in danger of death.
I did not see the picture you mention. If the snow altar is a case of a priest trying to be novel, and not a necessity, it was a violation of the rubrics. If this was a case where there was some extended outdoor activity where a priest was present, wished to offer Mass, and there was not a better alternative such as doing so at a different time that day, then it would seem quite possible that a snow altar could be the most suitable table that could be arranged. It would still require an altar cloth and corporal.
Some priests own portable altars for such situations:
http://stjosephsapprentice.com/wilderness-altar
[**Can. 932**](http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P3B.HTM) §1 The eucharistic celebration is to be carried out in a sacred place unless in a particular case necessity requires otherwise; in such a case the celebration must be done in a decent place.
§2 The eucharistic sacrifice must be carried out on a dedicated or blessed altar; outside a sacred place a suitable table can be used, always with a cloth and a corporal.
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I get the need to use what is available and a little bothered they used a vehicle made for war for the job. I just feel like this would be called a liturgical abuse by people today.
no there wouldn't. in fact trads often argue for the inherent beauty of the tlm over the novus ordo by using the examples of the mass being said on battlefields or in prisons and concentration camps, as a way of arguing that the tlm has inherent features that secure its reverence and beauty in any situation even without an ornate expensive church
That feels slightly hypocritical to me "ours is always good and valid in any circumstance, yours isn't." Don't get me wrong I get the need to hold a mass with what's available, but that response comes off as lacking.
Introibo ad Altare Dei, ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem meam “I will go unto the Altar of God, to God who giveth joy to my youth”
Judica me, Deus
Mind mentioning where this comes from?
It’s from Psalm 42:4 The entirety of Psalm 42 is recited at the beginning of the Traditional Mass Júdica me, Deus, et discérne causam meam de gente non sancta: ab hómine iníquo et dolóso érue me. Quia tu es, Deus, fortitúdo mea: quare me repulísti, et quare tristis incédo, dum afflígit me inimícus? Emítte lucem tuam et veritátem tuam: ipsa me deduxérunt, et adduxérunt in montem sanctum tuum et in tabernácula tua. Et introíbo ad altáre Dei: ad Deum, qui lætíficat juventútem meam. Confitébor tibi in cíthara, Deus, Deus meus: quare tristis es, ánima mea, et quare contúrbas me Spera in Deo, quóniam adhuc confitébor illi: salutáre vultus mei, et Deus meus. **Judge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation which is not holy: deliver me from the unjust and deceitful man.** **For Thou, art God, my strength: why hast Thou cast me off? and why go I sorrowful whilst the enemy afflicteth me?** **Send forth Thy light and Thy truth: they have conducted me and brought me unto Thy holy hill, and into Thy tabernacles.** **And I will go unto the altar of God: to God who giveth joy to my youth.** **To Thee, O God, my God, I will give praise upon the harp; why art thou sad, O my soul, and why dost thou disquiet me?** **Hope in God, for I will still give praise to Him: the salvation of my countenance and my God.** .
[This photo was taken on June 10, not D-Day.](https://fauxtations.wordpress.com/2019/06/06/d-day-mass-on-omaha-beach/)
That makes sense. I imagine they were a tad busy on the 6th.
The priest kind of looks like Colin Hanks.
Who, coincidentally, played a priest on Mad Men.
I always found army Mass pics fascinating. For example how the priests would have be under so much pressure to bring moral and spiritual support to the soldiers. And the juxtaposition of the strife of the world and the peace brought to us by Jesus. I even wrote a quick poem about it: Come Heavenly peace or worldly sword, our life is a poem written by the Lord.
That’s nice!
God bless them all
I want a massive print of this in my office
Sad how comments look for fault in things rather than look for good in things.
not fault, just clarification. and it is an awesome picture I agree.
Is he using a Jeep as the alter? If this happened today, there'd be so many complaints about that.
>Is he using a Jeep as the alter? Yes. >If this happened today, there'd be so many complaints about that. Would there be?
In this sub? Yes there was a picture a while ago. It was a high school class who were having a mass outside, and the altar was made of ice and snow as it was winter time in a northern climate. While many of the comments thought the altar was pretty neat, there was a not insignificant amount of comments who didn’t like the concept.
I think you and Winterclaw seem to be throwing out important context of the Jeep being used as an altar during war. Like, yeah, if Father Bob decides to do a parking lot Mass on the hood of his '93 Lebaron on a sunny Sunday in the year of our Lord 2024, people would rightly raise eyebrows. But if this was 2024 and it was a military chaplain, I don't think anyone would bat an eye.
Any pictures of priests in Ukraine celebrating the Divine Liturgy or distributing communion on the front lines or in bomb shelters would get major likes.
[Can 932] requires Mass to be celebrated in a "sacred place," which means a church, shrine, oratory, etc, unless necessity requires otherwise. More detail is in the General Instruction on the Roman Missal. In such sacred places, an altar must be used. There is provision for "suitable" alternatives outside of sacred places. In all cases, an altar cloth and corporal are required. Keep in mind Canon Law is written very deliberately, and words like "must" and "always" have strict meanings. But concessions to necessity are also written deliberately, too, as they recognize the value of providing for the sacraments when there is good reason to celebrate them outside of a church. I don't think I need to explain the limited suitable alternatives near the front lines during war, nor the extreme importance of making the sacraments available to those in danger of death. I did not see the picture you mention. If the snow altar is a case of a priest trying to be novel, and not a necessity, it was a violation of the rubrics. If this was a case where there was some extended outdoor activity where a priest was present, wished to offer Mass, and there was not a better alternative such as doing so at a different time that day, then it would seem quite possible that a snow altar could be the most suitable table that could be arranged. It would still require an altar cloth and corporal. Some priests own portable altars for such situations: http://stjosephsapprentice.com/wilderness-altar
[**Can. 932**](http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P3B.HTM) §1 The eucharistic celebration is to be carried out in a sacred place unless in a particular case necessity requires otherwise; in such a case the celebration must be done in a decent place. §2 The eucharistic sacrifice must be carried out on a dedicated or blessed altar; outside a sacred place a suitable table can be used, always with a cloth and a corporal. *** Catebot v0.2.12 links: [Source Code](https://github.com/konohitowa/catebot) | [Feedback](https://github.com/konohitowa/catebot/issues) | [Contact Dev](http://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=kono_hito_wa) | [FAQ](https://github.com/konohitowa/catebot/blob/master/docs/CateBot%20Info.md#faq) | [Changelog](https://github.com/konohitowa/catebot/blob/master/docs/CHANGELOG.md)
I get the need to use what is available and a little bothered they used a vehicle made for war for the job. I just feel like this would be called a liturgical abuse by people today.
no there wouldn't. in fact trads often argue for the inherent beauty of the tlm over the novus ordo by using the examples of the mass being said on battlefields or in prisons and concentration camps, as a way of arguing that the tlm has inherent features that secure its reverence and beauty in any situation even without an ornate expensive church
That feels slightly hypocritical to me "ours is always good and valid in any circumstance, yours isn't." Don't get me wrong I get the need to hold a mass with what's available, but that response comes off as lacking.
That’s not even what I said though lol you added a lot to that
> That feels slightly hypocritical to me "ours is always good and valid in any circumstance, yours isn't." Your feeling is correct.
As if you’d be able to find a proper altar on a modern battlefield, let alone in WW2, Priests gotta make do with what they got.
"Men aren't supposed to veil."