Unbeknownst to the guitarist, the crazed liturgical puppet was not a fan of Marty Haugen. At all!
Please feel free to add your own captions.
H/T The Crescat.
Unbeknownst to the guitarist, the crazed liturgical puppet was not a fan of Marty Haugen. At all!
Please feel free to add your own captions.
H/T The Crescat.
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July 3, 2008 at 3:47 am
“Klaatu barada nikto”
July 3, 2008 at 3:56 am
“I am the bread of aaaaaaaahhhhhhh..”
July 3, 2008 at 6:24 am
Boy, that is one high, one scorned, trying purple puppet greeter…
July 3, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
July 3, 2008 at 1:36 pm
“Our ‘Praise and Worship Leader’ led the Youth Service this evening.”
July 3, 2008 at 1:51 pm
“History shows again and again,
How nature points out the folly of man. Godzilla.”
Lyrics by Blue Oyster Cult
July 3, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Nooooo! He’s summoned the George Carlin puppet! Someone stop him!
July 3, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Too soon, man. Too soon.
Nah, not really. There is something freakishly Carlinesque about that “thing.” (Circa Bob and Ted’s Excellent Adventure era)
July 3, 2008 at 5:30 pm
New attempts at using giant puppets to instill the Fear of the Lord in Catholics have so far only resulted in plain old fear.
July 3, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Please note that the puppets at the Eucharistic Congress were not part of a liturgy, but reminders of the great religious figures who played an important role in the beginnings of the city of Quebec 400 years ago… They were used in the entertainment part of the Congress. The one shown in the photo represents Bl. François de Laval, the first bishop of Quebec.
The liturgies themselves were very reverent. I was not there, but my parish priest was there and he was impressed with the quality of the liturgies. The closing mass – which I watched on TV – was celebrated by cardinal Tomko, the Pope’s personal representative. Music was Gregorian and/or classical liturgical music.
Some knowledge of the context might be useful before making snarky remarks.
Elise B.
July 3, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Elise,
chill. It’s a funny picture. That’s all. We’re not criticizing the Eucharistic Congress. We’re having some fun with a ridiculous and funny picture -and that qualifies.
July 3, 2008 at 6:49 pm
“And in the words of Marty Haugen, the Spirit of Vatican II was made flesh.”
July 3, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Scrooge…. Scrooge…. I am the ghost of Liturgy Past…..
(Because… puppets and folk singers are like SO totally 1975, Man….. I mean, most of us JP2 Catholic types weren’t even ALIVE then! They might as well be performing Mosarabic chant in their attempts to be ‘modern!’)
=)
July 3, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Elise, I saw from the blog that was hat tipped that it wasn’t used at Mass. I still find that puppet to be scary and don’t really get the fascination with big puppets in general.
July 3, 2008 at 7:33 pm
I saw this on Cardinal Sean’s blog as well. It’s a very very French thing to express historical figures [or anything else] as giant puppets…sorry – just my opinion…
July 3, 2008 at 9:42 pm
One had no clue that the photo was from the recent Eucharistic Congress.
More shame upon it, as it is one of the most ridiculous photos from a Eucharistic Congress in my memory.
July 3, 2008 at 10:24 pm
It’s me again.
Matthew: sorry I overreacted. There are so many blogs about puppet or clown Masses that I didn’t want people to think there was such a Mass at the Eucharistic Congress.
Deirdre: aren’t we a bit snooty :-)? Actually, puppets – or “géants” – are even older than the 70s. They go back to the Middle Ages, a time when public revelry and religion went along very well together.
Montenegro: not only in France but in many European countries.
Elise
July 4, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Elise – correct, but since Quebec is more French than anything else, use of puppets here can be mostly attributed to French influence.
July 4, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Elise,
dont’ worry about it. Just having some fun here. Didn’t mean to offend.
You Canadians are a touchy bunch 😉
July 6, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Some hilarious comments here folks – lol.
As for puppets, take for example the shadow puppets used in the Balinese theatrical presentations (Wayang Kulit) of the Mahabharata or Ramayana, with gamelan accompaniment. The puppets used in these all night presentations are stunning works of art, even if one only sees their shadows cast against a screen during the actual performance. The puppets used in western paraliturgical events are sadly lacking in artistic merit. Quite frankly, puppets (human nor papier-maché) have no place in the Mass.