a mystery in the lady chapel...

[sowoundup]

hello all, i have a question for the roman catholics on here. i attend an anglican church and have recently noticed in our lady's chapel a cup overturned on top of a plate in front of the icons and state of the blessed mother. i was wondering if anyone knew what this meant? from my knowledge, in santeria this is used to "reverse" a curse of some sort.

alot of the catholics in my town are very superstitious and follow curanderas and witch doctors.

before i ask, i figured i would ask you here if this is a roman catholic practice that i am unaware of. as a roman catholic never noticed it at the parish i attended.

because i cannot post pictures as of yet (still under required post amount) i have uploaded them to an album in my profile.

thanks for any light you could shed on this!

in Christ, derek

 

[PilgrimToChrist]

There are some questionable superstitious practices that people do sometimes. I don't know about this one though.

Here is a similar mention: Ask Sister Mary Martha: My Cup Turneth Over but the nun says she hasn't heard of the practice and couldn't find any information on it. Is there an icon of St. Anthony of Padua there?

 

[Eucharisted]

a cup overturned on top of a plate, curanderas and witch doctors

This is all superstition, which is a sin against the First Commandment. The superstitious, however, say it's not a sin because one cannot judge by appearances alone. But they are wrong because the sin is in the action itself.

 

[Maggie893]

It's odd. I've never seen or heard of this before. I'd suggest asking the pastor of your church about it. Perhaps there is local history that is not superstitious regarding this. I would not want to pass negative judgment when it could be a simple story pertinent to that parish.

I'd be interested to hear the story when you find out.