55. I’m certain that I’m not the only one who was following either. I just find it hard to accept that some consider themselves ‘better’ than others – we are ALL sinners surely? I felt that if my vocation was to have a chance, I needed to get out of Dublin because I had too many friends in Dublin.” In what ways did his life change? How can so unfathomable a mystery and gift inspire anything other than profound reverence and gratitude in us? This makes no sense to me, and seriously this goes against what Mary is asking us to do and what Christ lived and died for. You can be a part of Father Ray's next album, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fatherraykelly/father-ray-kellys-third-album, Not a Dry Eye in the House! I’m a Christian and I love Father Kelly’s immense talent for bringing people to Christ in a novel way. That so many people find it unacceptable the for ONE HOUR, a priest should be a priest and the sacrament rite of matrimony should be just that is very telling. WOW!! Book Launch in Oldcastle, Follow on Facebook, https://columbabooks.com/product/hallelujah-memoirs-of-a-singing-priest/, Only 22 days to go! Keeping up with the Singing (and Dancing!) Yes, God loves us all infinitely, but not equally. We all need a good, hearty laugh sometimes, to keep us from falling into depression. *** Dancing this Sunday! I do try to understand your views and my comments are not meant to demean any practice or philosophy-I may indeed be looking at it superficially-to begin the journey of belief means some must take a first step-my main point is this is a very creative and positive way to help people make that first step. Those things you can get everywhere 24/7 and belong to the world which will pass away. as a constant…not as a one time or varied thrill b/c of a song or light show. I wonder though, how did Moses react when he encountered God in Sinai? The old grouchy priest actually admonished us for being happy telling us (and I do quote) that we “were not at a party. “I always had an interest in music but I never in my entire existence would have expected it to go to this level. He hung out with all the sinners using his God given talents to bring goodness and God to their pathetic lives. For Travis this makes sense. It would be sacrilegious to have any kind of a performance in a Church before the Blessed Sacrament. He was Carpenter, he could have built himself a Church and an Alter and in the name of God and spent his days in there at such an Alter paying homage to God, but he didn’t. "But you know, after doing Britain’s Got Talent last year, it was one of the most positive experiences of my life. *** If you are not capable of joy, you are not fit for heaven. Indeed the secular and the ‘sacred’ are one and the same – in other words there is no sacred for them. *** What attracts people to Christ are what attracted them 2000 years ago: TRUTH, courage, wisdom, challenging people to sanctity, authentic love (not the emo kind, but the willing the good and sacrificial one), setting people free and authentic leadership…not some dog and light show. What’s so interesting about St. Vianney is that he lived a life of personal poverty – he often slept on the floor, and fasted a lot, and had few furnishings in his living quarters. With a glowing blue light behind him, a glorious choir backup and the blissful background of beautiful stained glass ... From the Padre's mouth, the next album has been recorded! If God loved all people equally, all would be like the Blessed Virgin Mary. Thanks Edu:+) You too! That venue could be in the context of some kind of faith formation activity, a parish mission, or some other event outside of the Church’s liturgical rites. Your chance to become a co-producer of Father Ray Kelly's Third Album is running out! The Rites of Holy Mass and Holy Matrimony are, of course, sacred, but so too is the space in which they take place; the same that we occupy before and after the actual rite. Enthusiasm unrivaled, Father Ray the ultimate entertainer, Article in the Irish Times about the first day, Dancing! Let's share the adventure, Father Ray Kelly's third album! As in the mockery shown by this priest to God. God’s Child, through Gods own gift has bought Gods glory to an often evil media. Altar (noun): an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered…. Please pray for me, a sinning mortal. Of course… cuz why not? I wonder if Fr. How many people stood at the Cross during Christ’s death? Clue #1 The material things are just that, vessels to be used, but they are not important to God. Someone on this forum wrote about a Church being a sacred place where God is present and we should treat it as sacred. So eventually you have to talk to somebody about it. The sense of the Sacred IS being destroyed by the substitution of feel good emotionalism. I had a girlfriend. A mere handful. It is the reason I bothered to have them in the first place. Won't be long now. Seeing as we are on the subject of “nuchurch”, Fr. g) If circumstances permit, the concert should be concluded by some private devotion, or better still, with benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Father Ray Kelly achieved worldwide YouTube fame when he sang a wedding version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah at a ceremony in St. Brigid's Church. No sense of reverence, all about feeeeelings, and think they know what God would approve of in the Holy of Holies. Your chance to become a co-producer of Father Ray Kelly's Third Album is running out! What leaves me horrified are some of the comments on here. Book Launch in Oldcastle, Follow on Facebook, Father Ray Kelly Speaks About Beautiful Mass and Singing at Phoenix Park in Dublin. That song was from heavenly joy? They don’t honour God, they honour Man. It seems to me you don’t have a sense of the Sacred, or else you wouldn’t be defending this outrage! There will be much for you to learn. – – …. Thus, even the platform on which the altar (Christ) rests upon is highly symbolic as it forms the foot of Calvary where the Holy Sacrifice is renewed in an unbloody fashion. Here’ another one for the Church of Perpetual Innovation that is allegic to ‘just sticking with the ‘routine (so how routine exactly is the Real Presence? All that work...two new songs, wonderful choir backing, a duet with niece Tara Kelly and of course the delightful voice of Father Ray. It’s so frustrating. QuoVadisPetre and TrevorG – That exchange epitomizes what I’d like to see here. When you start with the intellect, authority, truth and mix it with courage, kindness and sacrifice…you come close to Christ walking this Earth. Keep an eye on this page and the official. Ordinary people love Fr. Watch live streams, get artist updates, buy tickets, and RSVP to shows with Bandsintown. a gathering can take place ANYWHERE. The concert was hosted by the mighty Dancing Marty Morrissey of RTE, Toledo Ohio's Historic Church of St. Patrick, A Christmas Concert From the Heart of Ireland. He chuckles as the memory of getting married on stage one night (in character, of course) for a production of Fiddler on the Roof. Did he start waving his arms and singing the praises of the Lord in charismatic fashion? – And is that a Unity Candle, I spy? —– In this way we must needs say that God loves some things more than others. Is it just me, or does her face have, “What the hell!” written all over it? Joy…. Let's share the adventure, Father Ray Kelly's third album! That all changed within a few years, due mainly to St. Vianney’s amazing preaching, in which he strove to turn them away from sin, but also preached God’s love and mercy. April 2014 mit einer umgetexteten Version von Leonard Cohens Hallelujah. With a glowing blue light behind him, a glorious choir backup and the blissful background of beautiful stained glass ... Concerts, events and appearances new and old! What rubbish, God resides everywhere and in us all. Anyway, there is no mistaking who the center of attention is. Ray Kelly Concert Tour has been wowing audiences for years and was made possible in a large part thanks to the virtue, heroically exercised, of His Holiness Pope Paul VI who gifted to the world the Novus Ordo Missae. Having been impressed with visiting missionaries from The Sacred Heart when they came to his school many years earlier, he went to see them in Kiltegan in Co Wicklow, eventually joining them in their work in South Africa. The original Wedding Surprise video and the Story So Far as told by Father Ray Kelly can be seen below. At the same time, they are not the only activities proper to a Catholic parish. I saw the video on several sites where everyone commenting was gushing over the performance. For Catholics, it’s the result of there having been little to no liturgical instruction being offered over the last fifty years. Remember this? The fact that the word “Hallelujah” was used doesn’t mean anything, as many songs in the past having sacred text but secular melodies were forbidden in the liturgy (before Vatican II), and I imagine also inside the Church. Five years later and almost 67 million views! – Have a Blessed Holy Week. One fairly well known commentator (who in charity I won’t name) even suggested that our liturgies need more of this sappy sentimentalism! http://angeluspress.org/blog/the-altar-part-ii/ Why is it ‘traddies’ actually hope to make a go of these places, whilst others just want to shut them down, why this hope?” Neither does Fr. After all, the only real purpose of a Catholic Church is to house the altar wherein reside the Blessed Sacrament. He turned the sacred mystery of sacramental union among spouses in Christ in the Rite of Holy Matrimony by grace into an earthbound stage act fueled by fleeting emotions. Kelly’s way was suitable, since even outside Mass,whether or not the Holy Sacrament was in the tabernacle (although most Novus Ordo Churches nowadays don’t have tabernacles on the main altar), he was in a Church, which is consecrated to prayer and worship of God. Behold Gods Power, his Father Kelly’s voice has drawn more of us into his house (Via The Net), than your Alter ever could. But is Fr Ray Kelly’s foxtrot as good as his falsetto? Fan safety is our priority. Kelly em nenhum momento fez teatro ele esta sendo sal e luz o sal que estava faltando nesta igreja para temperar as nossas vidas com celebrações festivas mais alegres e encantadoras, mas pelos comentarios acima vejo que aqui ha muitos invejosos que louvam a Deus com a boca mas suas mentes estão impuras e seus corações estão distantes dele estes invejosos estão corrompidos como que por traças e devem se entregar ao Deus verdadeiro para se perdoarem a sí próprios pela má lingua pecadora os invejosos que possuem linguas que só sabem julgar que vê o feio onde só a beleza. All I can say is God help you to truly understand the the liturgy is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, not a performance!! And one for the ” you just can’t make this stuff up” box: http://wdtprs.com/blog/2014/04/big-puppet-alert-2/ Fr. I had a mortgage, I had a house, I had a car. For those outside the country you can watch on the RTE Player. – Keep coming back to this site. I believe many of you here would be horrified if you ever went to a Portuguese Roman Catholic service, or a Polka Mass and other cultures; there are many ways to CELEBRATE the Mass. My Faith has been tested many times; I ask all of you to put down the weapons when it comes to those on your side, and really fight the forces of Satan in the real world. Our Lord did not do that…nor did His apostles. By Esther McCarthy. What has caused people to leave the Faith, is the non-forgiving judmentalness by those who think they have their ticket to heaven already printed, along with the exclusiveness of those who shun others. e) The main body of the church is not to be used for selling admission tickets or distributing programs of the concert. But then He was only God Incarnate, so what did He know – not as much as yourself, it would seem. Louie writes: “at the hands of those who chose to make the comfort level of protestants a ‘pastoral priority.'”. Alters, Spectacular Churches and Rich Robes are Man’s creation. When my son was Baptized 41 years ago, my entire family (about 35 of us at the time) gathered to bring this baby into the Church. p.s. Find Father Ray Kelly tour dates and concerts in your city. 2000 years of tradition be damned. Please forgive me if my terminology is incorrect, I certainly mean no offense. These beautiful are not meant to honor man, and in addition to giving honor to God, they serve as a reminder of what awaits us in Heaven. Every branch in me that bears no fruit he cuts away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes to make it bear even more. TrevorG, no one is deny that we are sinners. Holy Mass and the Church’s sacramental rites are not simply the Catholic version of a protestant service; it is an action of Christ who is mystically present and operative in a much more profound way than His promise “where two or three are gathered in my name…” there are many ‘different’ ways to “lead the people to God” – thanks for an interesting exchange. What is wrong with you people. Father Ray Kelly, Oldcastle, Meath. I remember selling my house within the week then. Kelly’s or anyone’s personal stage. The more holy a person is, the more God loves Him. Songkick is the first to know of new tour announcements and concert information, so if your favorite artists are not currently on tour, join Songkick to track Father Ray Kelly and get concert alerts when they play near you, like 314 other Father Ray Kelly fans. May God forgive us for seeking joy in Christ our Bridegroom! They don’t know any better. "It’s three hours before I even start working on anything at all. Fr. Fantastic performance by FR Kelly..loved it almost as much as the laughable comments on here. Latest at top of page, highlights, photos and videos if and when we find them. You may never understand this, but true joy for a true Catholic is found in suffering for Christ anything, even if the person doesn’t experience joy (“feel it” if you will). Amen to your comment. Jesus was kindness itself. Father Kelly honoured that reason. Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a branch — and withers; these branches are collected and thrown on the fire and are burnt. We leave you with pictures of Father Ray enjoying the release of the book Hallelujah, available through Columba Books. God bless~, Joy is a fruit of the HS…it is the result of developing the gifts of the HS which are devoid of emotion. To this day, it’s still being found by 100,000 people every week. you wrote so touchingly: Fr.A, I completely agree with you assessment of this. The original Wedding Surprise video and the Story So Far as told by Father Ray Kelly can be seen below. My, what a cleverly photoshopped image on top of your blog, there! Kelly in all likelihood. If he has talent, then I’m a unicorn. This cannot be done by a clown performing, or people yelling, applauding and whistling. Priest, Upcoming album Father of all Ages previews on Facebook and YouTube. cistercian said: To me, the best and most incredible thing about being in a Catholic Church is the being in the Real Presence of Christ in the Most Holy Sacrament of the altar….His Majestic and Sublime Presence is the most wonderful gift. St. Augustine says (Tract. The Sacrifice of Calvary was bloody, while the Sacrifice of the Altar is unbloody; however, it’s the same sacrifice. Most of the endless repeated habitual abuses that occur within the aberration that is sometimes and ridiculously referred to as the “ordinary form,” are covert. I Pray for all of you that you can find that spirit of Christ. Is it Elvis? *** "Then my brother and sisters were all musical. You object to a priest and human being singing in joy in the presence of God at a wedding he himself as a priest standing in for Christ, has just officiated? Join Songkick Share the link: https://... Graceland! “Faith comes through hearing” (Rom 10:17). Na Santa escritura diz Louvemos a Deus com canticos e louvores de alegria, não vivemos mais na idade da pedra nós evoluimos e a igreja tem que evoluir tambem. You’d be bopping and hoping you might get a dance or a date. Seeing God face to face. For St. Vianney, who had such profound love for Our Lord, he wanted only the very best of things for the church in order to honor Him who is our Redeemer and Savior. With respect that is so arrogant!… And you wonder why such views are ‘ganged up on’???!!!! Andrew.) What sorrow the realization of the elements you brought forth causes in the heart of a wretched soul such one as I–who recalls the Holy Sacrifice {in comparison,} “relatively” undefiled as it was in the late 1940’s. I’m trying to understand. Music can be and is a Celebration of the Mass. After Jesus’ death, people doing that were probably at first let go. That some even feel compelled to split those hairs is a sign of their poor condition. By perpetuating an out of date view that only ‘seriousness’ is allowed once you cross the threshold of a church does Christianity no favours at all. I mean where are the dynamic liberal religious orders? A catholic church has one purpose – to house the Altar of Sacrifice and the Blessed Sacrament. I am well off. God bless~. Dancing this Sunday! – As for “faith in fellow Christians,” Jesus Himself complainingly asked will he find faith when he comes back, directly implying a great loss of faith among even many Catholics. They don’t even understand what I’m talking about, nor do they see what “the big deal” is. Trevor, you must understand that Catholics (the ones following Traditions of the Church at least) believe they have the only Truth, Jesus Christ, and that unfortunately people not believing the same as Catholic, despite their protestations of being faithful to Jesus Christ, are in danger of damnation. On the contrary. He is busy managing his commitments as a priest with his rehearsals and though it’s a demanding time, he’s loving it so far. —– All I can say is that I am a 63 year old life-long Catholic and having experienced traditional Catholic celebrations (droll, joyless, somber) it is a joy to experience HIS presence with real joy and yes, laughter and fun. Lord have mercy! We leave you with pictures of Father Ray enjoying the release of the book Hallelujah, available through Columba Books. I would have had a waltz or a jive, the old kind of dances that my mother taught me as a kid growing up, because we were a very musical family anyway. It makes it almost impossible to have a discussion with anyone with that focus because we simply talk past each other. and how we are made to look away from this Gift. The few who knew what they were talking about who commented were ganged up on and told “Christians like you are the reason why people leave/hate the Church” blah blah blah. Look at the big picture people, that Video has gone viral. We just never really realise the effect of the things we say or do, how it affects other people.” Music, he says, has always been a part of his life. Only 22 days to go! When anyone tried to innovate in the Old Testament, they were punished promptly. Whatever. Long Live Christ the King! Fr. There are standards in liturgy, even in the Novus Ordo. It is the very same sacrifice; it is only in the manner of the offering that it differs. Third Album coming this year, YOU can be an Executive Producer! Would there be laughter or only “reverent joy?” Would there be, as suggested here for the wedding celebration, a holy side and a more secular side – one for the ultimate Holiness of sharing the Body and Blood of Christ that replaces the Miracle of the Mass and then another place where you express joy and love (like the wedding celebration), but not the intensely Holy kind? “That time, the social life was the National Ballroom or the Ierne Ballroom,” he tells me. Everything was created in God’s image; the Church does not live within four walls it is everywhere and in every thing. ‘Profound reverence and gratitude’ about the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus is accepted without question by me … Father Kelly sang at a wedding – a joyful occasion – people do actually tend to simile and be happy at weddings in my experience so he is in tune with the congregation – if Father Kelly was singing like this at Holy Mass maybe I might have a different view. Let's share the adventure, Father Ray Kelly's third album! I wish all readers a happy and blessed Palm Sunday. May the Peace of Our Lord Jesus Christ, a Peace not of this world, be to you. which IS understandable, that should be. Please, lets put the efforts where they belong. God DOES love all people equally. Kelly é um exemplo de sacerdote um exemplo de pai de ser humano pois é disso que precisamos de padres (sacerdotes ) que estejam proximos dos leigos e não distantes. Awesome Inc. theme. After the Everybody Hurts one, I got several letters from people including a lady who wrote to me and she was up in the dead of the night with pain and she had her suicide letter written. cx): “God loves all things that He has made, and amongst them rational creatures more, and of these especially those who are members of His only-begotten Son Himself.”. I think TrevorG is referring to, correct me if I’m wrong, opinions on the video of Father Kelly. in Joan. Seriously, do you think that God even judges the value of what is used to celebrate the wonderful Sacraments and Mass we have? I really appreciate it! His body language suggested a Man of great kindness. BTW – The Fr. He’s no dancer and essentially receives a pity vote of eight from judges Julian Benson, Loraine Barry and Brian Redmond out of a possible 20. Father Ray Kelly has been practicing and rehearsing and now finally he will dance for his faithful fans and the world... Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/FatherRayKelly Oh he's been dancing alright! Father Ray Kelly achieved worldwide YouTube fame when he sang a wedding version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah at a ceremony in St. Brigid's Church. There is a proper place for “entertainment” and it is not the Church. It is to the glory of my Father that you should bear much fruit and be my disciples. It’s sad when something as stupid as this exemplifies how far gone the world, and “Christians” are. Father Ray Kelly is a gem… a gift from God and may he continue to bring joy with his heartfelt singing. Find tour dates and live music events for all your favorite bands and artists in your city. So… just in case there are any such persons reading this blog, I’ll give a quick snapshot of what makes Father’s “gift” to the happy couple so regrettable. He was a priest in France who was assigned a parish afer he was ordained in which (I think it was right after the revolution) the parishioners were very lukewarm in their faith, and serious and unrepentant sinners were among them. Since it was first uploaded in 2014, it has been viewed over 72 million times. 47K likes. Like many priests, it was a decision that was calling him but that he wrestled with for a couple of years. We live in an age wherein marriage is viewed as a purely human construct; a contract between two individuals who are motivated, be it by what one might reasonably call love all the way to what is more properly considered mutual lust, to validate their relationship in the eyes of others. For since God’s love is the cause of goodness in things, as has been said (2), no one thing would be better than another, if God did not will greater good for one than for another.” — St. Thomas Aquinas BTW, a Church is a place specially consecrated to prayer to God and worship, NOT FOR entertainment of the congregation (i don’t know about the new Churches nowadays, though). If my Children were to hide out of sight my gifts to them when visitors filled my house instead of sharing, I would be enormously disappointed. I find your comment to be straightforward yet at the same time most poignant. “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Sacred ground. They are his graces, and he can give them to whom he chooses. Remain in my love. I agree with you NJH and LaraLu. That religion was founded by John Wesley, who himself remained a minister of the Church of England (Anglican), which was started by King Henry VIII after putting away his first wife. Reverence and respect is commanded; however, humanness is also a presence too. Where does it say anywhere that sacred is joyless? Back in ’86 the scandal of Assisi turned me into a sedevacantist for several years–at least in the internal forum as I never made any outward claims that would have given anyone knowledge of my interior opinion. To me, the best and most incredible thing about being in a Catholic Church is the being in the Real Presence of Christ in the Most Holy Sacrament of the altar….His Majestic and Sublime Presence is the most wonderful gift and condescension.How could anyone mindful of the Sacrifice He made for us not conduct themselves with the utmost propriety? I never really played an instrument, but I used to love to sing and we were always put out there like little trophies to perform and sing a song or two for the aunts and uncles.”, He never felt he had a special talent but on moving to his civil service job, noticed that colleagues would encourage him to enter talent competitions on Friday nights out. If it was to further his singing career that was very wrong; if it was to celebrate the sacrament of Marriage then it was a gift. What you have been taught seems to not be true Catholicism. It’s good that Protestants are still visiting this site again. dear FrA, “There is competition there. I don’t know if you are able to watch the Pope during his weekly audiences, or saw the clip of the little boy who came forward during one of his services, the Pope is a people Pope; he is about celebrating those who are close to Christ, being with the People and about bringing People home to the Church. Pray, hope, and do not worry. … Am I expected to believe that you and your ilk are blessed with some profound knowledge making you the ONLY people who “know what they are talking about” …. Graceland! Kelly cantou lindamente e em nenhum momento ele tomou o lugar de Jesus pois Jesus sabe de todas as nossas intenções Jesus nos conhece por completo é o homem que não conhece a Deus por completo e fica dizendo que Deus acharia isso ou aquilo é o mesmo que querer colocar na boca de Deus as palavras, mas Deus é maior que tudo isso. Graceland! Remember this? I could have written this blog post myself. A quick-witted and thoughtful man, Kelly has always brought his personality to his work. It’s not a happy topic to speak about, but Hell is there, and for us Catholics, those who have serious sin on their souls or reject doctrines of the Church out of malice, etc. Correct me if I’m wrong. The original Wedding Surprise video and the Story So Far as told by Father Ray Kelly can be seen below. Of course I will pray for you – its not a competition about who is more or less important in God’s eyes – we are all loved equally by God – even us Methodists. He spoke truth, He spoke faith and conviction and did so with authority (Luke 4:31-32)…that’s what attracted the people to Him at first. One thing’s certain - he’s going to give it his best shot. You can be a part of Father Ray's next album, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fatherraykelly/father-ray-kellys-third-album.