Thurible Swinging - Christmas Eve Service

[@ChurchTutorial]

im a thurifer for my church i have never seen some one swing it upside down

[@crimsontwins6612]

This is a Protestant service, not a Catholic Mass.

[@illustratio2730]

Protestants don't pray to Saint Mother Mary.

[@RoryMcCorkle]

An Episcopal mass, to be clear

[@MWB18]

@@illustratio2730 Nor do we...

[@illustratio2730]

​@@MWB18 Yes, we pray to Mary, but we are asking her to pray to Jesus, that is sense the prayer to saints.

[@MWB18]

@@illustratio2730 We don't pray to Mary, we ask her to pray for us. Just like we would as a friend to pray for us.

[@JGAstaiza]

Anglicans.

[@sterjulie56]

I watched a video yesterday of a Catholic Christmas Mass in Africa do this. It looks dangerous.

[@lesenfantsdemarie9696]

Please Baby Jesus, bring back the reverent altar boys!

[@sword_bearer7381]

Yes not girls only reverent altar boys

[@chandleralexwhite6907]

This is a Lutheran church

[@brendonpremkumar8207]

@@chandleralexwhite6907 No it's an Episcopal church.

[@brendonpremkumar8207]

@@sword_bearer7381 Stop with your misogyny. It's just incense.

[@thedolbywompers]

@@brendonpremkumar8207🤓

[@CatholicCristero]

SICK!

[@speedygonzales9993]

Altar GIRLS???!!!??? Whoa!

[@sprotea]

yep. that's a thing. I know you've never seen a girl before. but that's a thing.

[@herkload]

They are Protestants so this is not surprising

[@wolfgangprill1698]

Bravo, super 🤗👍👍👍

[@amranjithan]

Hoping that this is NOT a Catholic Church???!!!!

[@karlwolf9805]

It is probably an Episcopal church

[@richardsaintjohn8391]

No the Catholic s have given up ancient ritual. Kumbaya my Lord. Ballerina's. Tie dye chasubles.🤡🤡🤡

[@brendonpremkumar8207]

The method she is using to swing the censer unique to the Anglican tradition; you won't see it in a Catholic church.

[@crimsontwins6612]

@@richardsaintjohn8391 only in the Norvus Ordo.

[@nicholasyoung9758]

Has the safety association been consulted?

[@corytrotter8039]

I thurifer for my parish...I need to shadow her. Awesome technique!! Job WELL done!

[@JohnPeterPressonProtopsaltis]

The wrecking ball!!!

[@starrdelgado5395]

All I’m thinking in my head as a former altar server oh my God the charcoal is gonna fall out oh my god it going to swing out my Hand

[@shimonbain]

Whats the name of this song

[@That_Lad21]

Hark the herald angels sing

[@k3grappler]

I am a veteran thurifer at my Episcopal Church parish. And, let me tell you, this young lady is an awesome thurifer..

[@DemonAnarchy666]

I'm roman Catholic and I used to altar serve every weekend for 12 years in my home parish in cramlington and the cathedral parish in Newcastle upon Tyne . I was one of the main thurifers and by God did I love doing incense.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Looks more like a baton twirler

[@colinlavelle7806]

@@DemonAnarchy666 I was an adult altar server in my cathedral in Australia for 17 years.....this sort of perfomance is just plain silly....not reverent just theatrical!!!!

[@jckinnamon]

Interesting how different religions have different rituals.

[@StMattsPennington]

Thanks for the comments.

[@johnmangels5572]

Oh my!!

[@theparanormalcat5216]

Indeed

[@theresedarbbey1846]

This makes me remember high school days is St.Roses😫

[@RoryMcCorkle]

Incredibly well trained 😉

[@StMattsPennington]

Yes indeed.