Novenation?

Dove-tailing nicely with the post below, here's something from this week's Leader in The Tablet on celibacy

[T]he synod has heard moving testimony from bishops such as Luis Tagle of Imus in the Philippines describing how priests there might have to say as many as nine Masses on one Sunday, such is the shortage of priests.

One priest saying nine masses on a Sunday? That is outrageous.

Spoilt laity + unnecessarily overworked priests = bad churchkeeping.

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