#12594 Can Non-Catholics Receive Ashes? Mass and Ritual Meaning - Tom Nash

“Can non-Catholics receive ashes?” This question opens a discussion on the significance of rituals in the Catholic faith. Other topics include the differences between Catholic Mass and Protestant services, the removal of certain feast days from the calendar, and the meaning behind the priest adding a drop of water to the wine.

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Questions Covered:

• 01:30 – Can Non-Catholics receive ashes?
• 06:09 – I’m in OCIA. How do I sum up the differences between a Catholic mass and a protestant service and why it’s important?
• 12:44 – In the new calendar we removed feast days of saints. Why did that happen and did it undermine papal authority?
• 16:58 – How can the bread turn into the body and the wine turn into the blood?
• 21:50 – Iowa Catholic Radio. Why does the priest add a drop of water into the wine?
• 28:47 – Are the SSPX in communion with Rome? What do you say to someone who goes to those masses?
• 34:28 – Can you emphasize why our Catholic rituals have meaning?
• 43:49 – Why does the eucharist have to be celebrated at every mass if it’s only required once a year?
• 51:14 – My priest changes words during the mass. What are your thoughts on that?