Part of diocesan “sports pilgrimage” in Styria…

Juggling the Novus Ordo: ‘Sports Liturgy’ in Austria


(image: Christina Plankensteiner/Sonntagsblatt)

Let no one say that Novus Ordos never go on pilgrimage.

This past June 26, the Austrian diocese of Graz-Seckau hosted a “sports pilgrimage”, during which participants were able to attend a special “sports liturgy”, which included not only a biking presbyter but also a juggler, a band, and all kinds of entertainment — even young cheerleaders, who gave a performance just before the reading of the Gospel.

We can only be grateful that the presider, a certain “Fr.” Alfred Jokesch, did not attempt to confect the Holy Eucharist.… READ MORE