Daily Gospel posted on forums: a ritual with hardly any readers
Every day a user posts the Gospel on a forum. On June 29, Peter's escape from prison. Despite dozens of members being summoned, barely 10 replies.
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Daily Gospel on the forums: a tradition that sparks no debate
On June 29, the reading from the Acts of the Apostles told the story of Peter's release from prison. That same morning, a member of a digital community reposted the text, along with the saints' calendar, a homily by Father Santiago Martín and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. The post, repeated daily, includes a long list of names of regular participants. But the silence afterwards is almost total.
The routine has something of a liturgical ritual transferred to the digital world: every day, the same user posts the Gospel, the psalms and the prayers. Another member replies with verses; barely a couple more say thank you. The list of summoned users exceeds fifty, but the replies fall short of a dozen. It is a paradox of faith 2.0: the supply is constant, the interaction minimal.
The June 29 post also included the apophthegms of the Desert Fathers, a collection of sayings from the early monks, and a reference to the Hour of Mercy (3:00 pm). The community, though silent, keeps the tradition of the daily reading alive. But the striking figure: with more than 70 names mentioned, only 10 people take part. Communal prayer in the virtual world seems more like a monologue than a dialogue.
On June 29, the reading from the Acts of the Apostles told the story of Peter's release from prison. That same morning, a member of a digital community reposted the text, along with the saints' calendar, a homily by Father Santiago Martín and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. The post, repeated daily, includes a long list of names of regular participants. But the silence afterwards is almost total.
The routine has something of a liturgical ritual transferred to the digital world: every day, the same user posts the Gospel, the psalms and the prayers. Another member replies with verses; barely a couple more say thank you. The list of summoned users exceeds fifty, but the replies fall short of a dozen. It is a paradox of faith 2.0: the supply is constant, the interaction minimal.
The June 29 post also included the apophthegms of the Desert Fathers, a collection of sayings from the early monks, and a reference to the Hour of Mercy (3:00 pm). The community, though silent, keeps the tradition of the daily reading alive. But the striking figure: with more than 70 names mentioned, only 10 people take part. Communal prayer in the virtual world seems more like a monologue than a dialogue.
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