What's Inside a Catholic Church?

[@thomisticzoomer]

0:14 St Dominic’s Catholic Church in San Francisco, where I sometimes go to Dominican Rite Masses.

[@byztrk35]

I am Muslim but I really wonder and find beautiful churches. it's so nice video thanx lot

[@cruzdaily229]

Bcos men and women pray together with unity.

[@MarysiaKosowski]

I'm Catholic and I feel the same way about mosques. They're very beautiful. :)

[@jongricafort4]

Your doing great..your 4 videos are brief but very very good.May God bless you with more wisdom to share God's information & may it bring inspiration to all.Godbless

[@mattfyfield]

Thanks! I've got about 50 videos, but glad you found 4 helpful :)

[@jongricafort4]

@@mattfyfield Sorry, I did not scroll down, glad you mentioned 50 videos...i've only watched 4 videos...i will watch the other videos as well..thanks a lot for your good informative videos.God bless.

[@Lil_isa]

thank you so much I've been looking for a viseo or something that would explain what's inside a church since I've never been to one but everything I found was advertising to join their church

[@markhawbaker6931]

I typically tell people who aren't Catholic that if they want to visit a church on they're own (not accompanied by a Catholic) that they should call up the pastor or deacon before going; they'll let you know anything you absolutely need to know, let you know if there are good/bad times to visit, and probably encourage you to stick around to meet so they can walk you around and explain various things including what's in this video. I encourage anyone curious to pay a visit!

[@onurgerlek1211]

Can you make the same video with the orthodox version ? it would probably so nice.

[@titaniumsteel9114]

Images and Statues Deut. 4:15 - from this verse, Protestants say that since we saw “no form” of the Lord, we should not make graven images of Him. Deut. 4:16 - of course, in early history Israel was forbidden to make images of God because God didn’t yet reveal himself visibly “in the form of any figure.” Deut. 4:17-19 - hence, had the Israelites depicted God not yet revealed, they might be tempted to worship Him in the form of a beast, bird, reptile or fish, which was a common error of the times. Exodus 3:2-3; Dan 7:9; Matt. 3:16; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:22; John 1:32; Acts 2:3- later on, however, we see that God did reveal himself in visible form (as a dove, fire, etc). Deut. 5:8 - God’s commandment “thou shall not make a graven image” is entirely connected to the worship of false gods. God does not prohibit images to be used in worship, but He prohibits the images themselves to be worshiped. Exodus 25:18-22; 26:1,31 - for example, God commands the making of the image of a golden cherubim. This heavenly image, of course, is not worshiped by the Israelites. Instead, the image disposes their minds to the supernatural and draws them to God. Num. 21:8-9 - God also commands the making of the bronze serpent. The image of the bronze serpent is not an idol to be worshiped, but an article that lifts the mind to the supernatural. I Kings 6:23-36; 7:27-39; 8:6-67 - Solomon’s temple contains statues of cherubim and images of cherubim, oxen and lions. God did not condemn these images that were used in worship. 2 Kings 18:4 - it was only when the people began to worship the statue did they incur God’s wrath, and the king destroyed it. The command prohibiting the use of graven images deals exclusively with the false worship of those images. 1 Chron. 28:18-19 - David gives Solomon the plan for the altar made of refined gold with a golden cherubim images. These images were used in the Jews’ most solemn place of worship. 2 Chron. 3:7-14 - the house was lined with gold with elaborate cherubim carved in wood and overlaid with gold. Ezek. 41:15 - Ezekiel describes graven images in the temple consisting of carved likenesses of cherubim. These are similar to the images of the angels and saints in many Catholic churches. Col. 1:15 - the only image of God that Catholics worship is Jesus Christ, who is the “image” (Greek “eikon”) of the invisible God. II. Relics Mark 15:43; John 19:38 - Joseph of Arimathea sought Christ’s dead body instead of leaving it with the Romans. Joseph gave veneration to our Lord’s body. Mark 16:1; Luke 24:1 - the women came to further anoint Christ’s body even though it had been sealed in the tomb. John 19:39 - Nicodemus donated over one hundred pounds of spices to wrap in Jesus’ grave clothes. This is also veneration of our Lord’s body. Matt. 9:21; Mark 5:28 - the woman with the hemorrhage just sought the hem of Christ’s cloak and was cured. This shows that God uses physical things to effect the supernatural. Acts 19:11-12 - Paul’s handkerchiefs healed the sick and those with unclean spirits. This is another example of physical things effecting physical and spiritual cures. Acts 5:15 - Peter’s shadow healed the sick. This proves that relics of the saints have supernatural healing power, and this belief has been a part of Catholic tradition for 2,000 years. Rev. 6:9 - the souls of the martyrs are seen beneath the heavenly altar. Their bones are often placed beneath altars in Catholic churches around the world. 2 Kings 13:21 - Elisha’s bones bring a man back to life. The saints’ bones are often kept beneath the altars of Catholic churches and have brought about supernatural cures throughout the Christian age. Rom. 13:7; Phil. 2:25-29; Heb. 3:3; 1 Pet. 2:7 - we are taught to honor the people of God and in 1 Cor. 4:16-17; 1 Cor. 11:1-2; Phil. 3:17; 1 Thess. 1:6; 2 Thess. 3:7; Heb. 6:12; Heb. 13:7; James 5:10-11 - we are reminded to imitate them. Keeping relics of the saints serves both to honor and imitate their heroic faith in Christ (just as keeping articles of deceased loved ones helps us honor and imitate them).

[@elsamillan-sandovalviruete6261]

Thanks for this video I will use it for my class 😉

[@pratimavillagelifestyle5260]

Thanks for sharing Good working God bless you always I am your new subscriber

[@Thearaner3]

How about the sacrastine candel that remains lit and is only found in the catholic church?

[@mattfyfield]

I think I mentioned the light of the presence. Same same.

[@mattfyfield]

btw, some Anglican churches also have one.

[@tishantjeyamohan6769]

Thank you for sharing☺️💕

[@sallyfyfield9636]

Excellent brief rundown.

[@hps5488]

Great job！Your video help me understand the christianity a lot！ I have a question, does confessing happend only in a Catholic church?

[@mattfyfield]

Good question. While confession (or reconciliation/penance - it's got a few names) is most common in Catholicism, the Orthodox churches also practice it and some protestants, mostly Lutherans and high Anglican churches still practice it. Remember, the idea is that the Priest acts 'in persona Christi' - in other words as a stand in for Christ. So we don't confess to a priest per se, but to Christ in the person of the priest. Complicated I know. The best way to think of it is that it's really nice to hear the words 'you're forgiven, and remember you are a good person' being spoken. We are, after all, physical people and we like to experience things first hand.

[@myronmercado]

Thank you! I'm a practicing Catholic, yet I learned so much from this video.

[@gillam1510]

Thank you for helping me with my homework

[@boom-bm1kl]

Beauty.

[@williamwaterford8114]

The altar misses an arrow pointing to the hidden part under the "table"top. It conceils a little container with a piece of a human skeleton or a cloth that has touched a dead human body. If it is not there, the priest has to have it with him during mass. (also cumpulsary are two burning candels) Who wants to have dinner from a grave?

[@mattfyfield]

The mass is the memorial of the death of Christ, which takes place on a stylised version of the altar at the temple. Indeed, altars are designed specifically for sacrifice. It isn't your kitchen bench. Not sure why the presence of death is troublesome to you.

[@mattfyfield]

@Hunted Hunter if that were the end of the story you'd be right. But the worship is of the one who overcomes death.

[@apathyapathy8765]

They aren’t just a “human skeleton from some random person” it’s a relic from a martyr of the church who have up there life for Christ, and who are now in heaven and it’s encases in stone, you can see the relic

[@williamwaterford8114]

@@apathyapathy8765 No. Christian who were alive were called "saints" by Paul in his letters. A dead body is enough. There are too few "martyrs" in the world to be in little pieces in every church around the globe. Go ask your church which "saint" they have a piece from.

[@elmcityslim]

The altar you pointed out is known as the front altar. This is where the sacrifice of the mass occured in NO parishes. The back altar that usually contains the Tabernacle (which should be veiled) is the back altar. In NO church's, that's where the Tabernacle should sit. In Latin mass church's, the back altar would be the only altar.

[@mattfyfield]

For those coming to watch this video without intimate knowledge of the Catholic faith, NO in this comment means 'Novus Ordo' or new rite. This is the order (or words and actions) of the Mass as prescribed after the Second Vatican Council. Latin Rite is the Mass prescribed after the Council of Trent in the sixteenth century. It is true that most pre 1965 Churches have two altars, the high and low altars. Newer churches often lack a high altar, and the Tabernacle is installed on the back wall behind the low altar.

[@williamwaterford8114]

3:43 "confessional" read James 5: 16 and notice the word: EACHOTHER. In the confessional it is a one way street.

[@Kajetanpsikuta]

Who else is catholic

[@andrewusa14]

Me

[@1533ramsay]

One thing here about visiting a Catholic church. It can be very intimidating place to visit if your not familiar with the church. I believe the Catholic church would have more conversations if the were more welcoming to non members. Realize, there are way more rules to break in a Catholic church, ie a non Catholic may NOT take the Eucharist. It's been my experience most people who convert to Catholicism do so from knowing a Catholic who guides them. ie, a spouse or friend. It really needs to go deeper than that.... I enjoy your vid!!!

[@mattfyfield]

You are, unfortunately, correct. I am one such convert and almost wasn't. I felt really unwelcome for a long time until one guy came up and introduced himself. Still lifelong friends. How powerful a welcome can be! Interestingly, now I am rusted on, I quite like being able to visit another Catholic Church for mass and not having to chat to everyone! But this is not the ideal.

[@markhawbaker6931]

As a former Catholic seminarian, I always like talking to people at work or other such locations about the Church and visiting. One thing I always mention is to relax, talk nicely with at least one person right away, and let them know your not Catholic; typically we assume others there are Catholic and know what they're doing. Also, breaking the rules becomes less annoying for the rest of us and will be corrected in good humor if we know you're not Catholic. 😉

[@hullie7529]

It depends on what you mean by intimidating. It might be true that non-catholics maybe don't know all the rites and they become a little lost during mass, but on the other hand Catholic churches are always open, you can enter freely and unless you want to you won't be bothered or spoken to, if there's a service taking place you can just watch and learn, and if you think you are ready and want to deepen your faith you can talk to the priest and he will guide you. Some people might prefer that approach rather than the "social club" mentality on most Protestant denominations.

[@Some-kid-called-David]

A Church belongs to everyone. I’m sure that God welcomes everyone. Just relax, be reverent, respectful and be with God in a church.

[@williamwaterford8114]

2:45 "Have the altar at the eastern end" The RC Church changed so many things. The temple in Jerusalem was lined from East to West. To bow down with your face towards the sun is an utter most offensive thing to do according the text in Ezechiel chapter 8. READ! THINK! RESEARCH! DO NOT BE FOOLED!

[@TsarumanTheWhite]

no, "ezechiel" (ezekiel*) 8:16 say's not to WORSHIP the sun, bowing in the general direction of an object doesen't mean you're bowing towards that object, lest we never be allowed to bow, for somewhere in space we'd just so happen to be bowing to some astral body

[@Subholik3]

and you got a sub

[@williamwaterford8114]

2:11 "here the Bible reading takes place" THINK!: If you become 100 years old and have attended mass all your life you still have not gone through the whole Bible. 90 percent is skipped by the RC Church. People are NEVER EVER been told there will beTWO resurrections. Read Revelation 20. THINK! RESEARCH!

[@TsarumanTheWhite]

the bible contains over 750,000 words, and alot of thing's are inappropriate in church's which have children anyways, ex: abrams daughters sleeping with him, the catholic church read's some thing's from the bible, but they also encourage people to read the bible on their own.

[@dennisneo1608]

Nimrod would be so proud, his tradition has continued.

[@lisajaggernauth695]

Best

[@marcellofunhouse1234]

before Jesus died on the cross he saved a thief who was on the other side of him the thief was saved proving that you can not be good enough to get into heaven. the only way to the father is thru Jesus Christ. jesus is the only way to heaven.

[@manist721]

Where is the place to fell your face and pray to God

[@fuzbeatboxern5714]

Anywhere

[@TheGamingCanadian]

I’m Baptist

[@userWCFL]

Same

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

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[@abinaslimbu3057]

Jedou the christen god ITAMS gold

[@paulhudson4254]

What’s inside? No people, I know that! 😂🤣

[@enyjuan]

looks more like a museum

[@Master_Blackthorne]

Very dim view.

[@mattfyfield]

Museums are beautiful. We are a 2000 year old Church, we've got lots of old stuff.

[@enyjuan]

@@mattfyfield old stuff from pagan worship

[@mattfyfield]

@@enyjuan yep, some aspects of church buildings are borrowed from pre Christian Roman pagan traditions. More influential is pre Christian Jewish tradition. It's pretty normal for cultures to borrow from each other. Just like atheists giving Christmas presents. I have never seen how 'you got that from pagans' was an argument against a certain practice.

[@enyjuan]

@@mattfyfield listen to God not men, walk by faith not by sight!

[@gaming-city]

east or west Islam is the best

[@hullie7529]

I'm partial to the center.

[@cruzdaily229]

It's shit💩