5/20/24 - Fr. Anthony Amato

Fr. Anthony Amato is the Pastor of St. Peter's Parish in Clifton Springs, New York. He was ordained as a priest in June of 2017 by Bishop Salvatore Matano of the Diocese of Rochester, New York.     In Today's Show Could a priest say the Novus Ordo mass with a Douay-Rheims Lectionary? Are we not supposed to be forgiving of people with identity issues (LGBTQ, transgender, etc)? If a Catholic has been poorly educated in the faith and is living in sin or cooperating with others' sin, without knowing what they're doing, how do you think Christ will judge such people? Do animals have souls? Do animals go to heaven? Can God punish a man for a sin before it's committed? I attend both TLM and Novus Ordo Masses. Recently, it stood out to me that the Novus Ordo Priest doesn't lift the Eucharist above his head, only in front of his face. Is this something that changed in the Novus Ordo or just my Priest's preference? Raising the Eucharist upwards communicates to me that the sacrifice is to God, whereas the Priest facing me and lifting it face height made me feel the "bread" was for me. My mother in law, a non-Catholic (as is her extended family), is having her ashes buried under a tree in a cemetery next to her grandfather's grave. As a Catholic, may I attend her burial if I do not participate in the burial? What do you think the future of the Novus Ordo mass will look like? Do you think there is potential for the "reform of the reform?" With the Eucharistic Revival of the people already underway, what would be Fr. Amato's suggestion for teaching the Real Presence? A particular saint, book or reading?   Visit the show page at thestationofthecross.com/askapriest to listen live, check out the weekly lineup, listen to podcasts of past episodes, watch live video, find show resources, sign up for our mailing list of upcoming shows, and submit your question for Father!