Who else besides Catholics worship God with all 5 the senses that God gave to us?

Question

The five senses:

Hearing - Church bells; in confession, hearing the priest say "In the name of Jesus, I absolve you of all your sins. Now go in peace."

Smell - Incense

Taste - The Holy Eucharist

Touch - The Holy Eucharist, Baptism, annointing with oil

Sight - Candles, statues, paintings, beautiful cathedral architecture, beautiful stained glass windows

The Seven Sacraments
http://www.ewtn.com/library/PAPALDOC/JP2SEVEN.HTM
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Answer 1

I never thought of it in that sense, no pun intent ended. Thank you for sharing your perspective.

Answer 2

Eastern and Oriental Orthodox. Some Emerging/Emergent Churches. Many Anglican Churches. Several Independent Churches that maintain a liturgical (in the broad sense) worship, or integrate elements of liturgical worship. It would be a mistake to discount Protestants as involving all the senses just because some of the ways that they worship with the senses are not instituionalized as ritual. For example, listening to teaching and proclamation of the Gospel message and singing and listening to music are means of worshipping God that he has stated are acceptable to him. Gratitude for food and its magnificent flavor is may be offered as worship to God. Embracing those who are in need of comfort can be worship. If you haven't visited a contemporary service and seen the backgrounds projected on the screen, you may not know that visuals are very much integrated into many church's worship. Have I missed anything? The senses are important, but they follow from worship in spirit and in truth. God is not like humans, he doesn't look to the outside, but to what is in a person's heart (he says as much to Samuel when he tells him to annoint David).

But yes, in a very compact, explicit way, it is often easiest to get all 5 senses involved in a liturgical service. If you are Roman Catholic, might I suggest you visit an Eastern Catholic church to see how the other half does it (it is allowed, and encouraged). There is much more incense, rich carpets, icons, and beautiful, rich, and stirring vocal music.

Answer 3

Just about all Christians use all their senses in their worship, don't they?

Hearing - church bells, sacred songs, pastor's sermons

Smell - fragrances in flowers at the altar.

Taste - the communion waver and the grape juice or wine

Sight - flowers on the altar, stained glass windows, a cross or other background behind the pastor,

These things aren't only for Catholics, but for all of us. It's all part of the experience.

Answer 4

Everyone uses at least 5 senses to worship, no matter where he is.
Hearing -- the wind in the trees, song of birds
Smell -- a pine forest
Taste -- the sandwich you brought for lunch
Touch -- holding the hand of a child you love
Sight -- full moon rising over the ocean, sunset, butterfly wings
Insight -- knowing that what is happening is exactly right.

Answer 5

Mass is the term used to describe celebration of the Eucharist.....



That the Mass commemorates and continues in a mystical way the One Eternal Sacrifice that Jesus Christ instituted in a ceremonial way at the Last Supper and consummated in a supreme manner by giving up His life on the Cross. "As often as you shall eat this bread and drink the chalice you shall show forth the death of the Lord till He comes" (1 Cor. 11:26).

The Mass Is a Sacrifice of Adoration—Glorifying Almighty God:

The Mass Is a Sacrifice of Thanksgiving—For Benefits Natural and Supernatural:

The Mass Is a Sacrifice of Prayer—For Mercy and Forgiveness:

The Mass Is a Sacrifice of Expiation—Satisfaction of God's Justice.


The Eucharist—the clean oblation—is at once a sacrifice offered up to God in the Mass, the true sacrifice of the New Law, and a Sacrament of Christ's love for us unto eternal life. As a sacrifice, the Eucharist immolates in an unbloody manner Christ, who shed His sacred blood on Calvary and died on the Cross for us. As a Sacrament, it sanctifies and nourishes our souls with the Bread of Life.

Answer 6

Umm, like millions of people.

Little side comment here. Why do catholics think that the priests can forgive sins which are committed against God? That's blasphemy. Only the person who is sinned against can forgive the offender of their sin.

Answer 7

In a sense, pagans do the same thing. Since pagans worship God likeness in nature, their faithfullness encoumpases all your criteria.

It doesn't take much imagination to spell out how God in nature would work with all the five senses, so I'll leave it to your imagination.

Answer 8

God works in mysterious ways!
The Holy Ghost is wonderful... there's no high on earth like it.. Trust Me, i know.. God Bless

Answer 9

What about the sense of Fear - how do you classify it ? It is part of the Catholic Church History, or have you conveniently forgotten how the Hundred of Thousands Heretics feared ?

Answer 10

Why do you only have five senses? Did you get short changed or something.
Humans have many more sensory channels than five.