A rushed daily Mass?

[JackVk]

Today I went to Mass, about an hour ago (6:40 am my time). My parish has a guest priest from Kentucky filling in for the pastor and resident priest, who I believe are on a mission trip right now. Anyway, this priest really seems to rush the Mass. We were out in 15 or 20 minutes. Does this happen to anyone else?

 

[puzzleannie]

Today I went to Mass, about an hour ago (6:40 am my time). My parish has a guest priest from Kentucky filling in for the pastor and resident priest, who I believe are on a mission trip right now. Anyway, this priest really seems to rush the Mass. We were out in 15 or 20 minutes. Does this happen to anyone else?

that is the usual time around here, never over 30 minutes except on a holy day.

 

[SwizzleStick]

Today I went to Mass, about an hour ago (6:40 am my time). My parish has a guest priest from Kentucky filling in for the pastor and resident priest, who I believe are on a mission trip right now. Anyway, this priest really seems to rush the Mass. We were out in 15 or 20 minutes. Does this happen to anyone else?

Our daily Masses are about 40-45 minutes long (a school Mass lasts a bit longer with all the children in attendance). The only really quick Mass that I recall attending was not a daily Mass, but a Sunday Mass that hubby and I and the children attended at a Shrine. I was shocked that that Mass lasted only 20 minutes.

 

[SwizzleStick]

Our daily Masses are about 40-45 minutes long (a school Mass lasts a bit longer with all the children in attendance). The only really quick Mass that I recall attending was not a daily Mass, but a Sunday Mass that hubby and I and the children attended at a Shrine. I was shocked that that Mass lasted only 20 minutes.

With the above being said, I don’t think it is unusual for a daily Mass to last only 15-20 minutes. I think that a lot of people attend Mass before heading out to work or school and that length of time for a Mass accommodates their schedules. If the Mass were to last longer, then perhaps many folks couldn’t attend. So, in many areas, I think a daily Mass lasting between 15-20 minutes is pretty common.

When I posted earlier I wasn’t thinking about our early daily Mass (6:15), probably because I’ve never attended then since I go to 8:00 Mass, but hubby attends 6:15 sometimes and I think it only lasts about 20-25 minutes unless it is a Holy Day of Obligation. His normal working hours begin at 6:30, so a quick Mass helps him get to work sooner rather than later. When he goes to Mass in the morning, he makes up the time by staying later at work in the afternoon/evening.

Hope that helps.

 

[curlycool89]

Today I went to Mass, about an hour ago (6:40 am my time). My parish has a guest priest from Kentucky filling in for the pastor and resident priest, who I believe are on a mission trip right now. Anyway, this priest really seems to rush the Mass. We were out in 15 or 20 minutes. Does this happen to anyone else?

20-25 minutes is par for the course for us, but we get a very good homily. I use to listen to daily Mass from St. Patrick’s in New York on the radio, and they usually clocked in at 25-30 minutes with music.

 

[Scoobyshme]

Doesn’t really matter how long it lasted. God isn’t sitting in haven with a stopwatch. LOL

As long as he didn’t leave anything mandatory out, it counts.

 

[JRKH]

Today I went to Mass, about an hour ago (6:40 am my time). My parish has a guest priest from Kentucky filling in for the pastor and resident priest, who I believe are on a mission trip right now. Anyway, this priest really seems to rush the Mass. We were out in 15 or 20 minutes. Does this happen to anyone else?

Our daily mass is normally 20-25 minutes - no music and very short homily. It has never felt rushed to me though.
The parish up the street has a noon mass weekdays and it is a bit longer, usually between 35-40 minutes, but they include some music and a slightly longer homily.

I think that the comment above by SwizzleStick is very true. Some coming to the Early Mass may have other places they need to be so a shorter, bare-bones, mass works best for them.
In fact we should not forget that our priests often have very full schedules throughout the week and so perhaps cannot take the amount of time they would like to in saying mass.

If you feel mass is too short, or was rushed, feel free to remain after and pray, meditate, and “keep company” with Our Lord. it will certainly make Him smile.

Peace
James

 

[Chatter163]

I have seen many 15-minute weekday Masses. One priest occasionally said a second and third Mass for a private intention, for which the congregation was told that they were welcome to stay; both would be 11 minutes each. :bigyikes:

 

[ConstantineTG]

Weekday masses are short because for one thing, there’s one less reading. There are generally no hymns, shorter Communion lines, and no Creed and sometimes no Prayers of the Faithful.

Now the rest would depend how long a homily the priest will give.

 

[dconklin]

The priest that married my wife and I could get in two 20 minute Masses in an hour on weekday mornings. Our Wedding Mass was much longer. It seemed like it was hours because my wife and I pretty much kneeled throughout the whole Mass on a double kneeler in front of the altar.

 

[PatriceA]

Today I went to Mass, about an hour ago (6:40 am my time). My parish has a guest priest from Kentucky filling in for the pastor and resident priest, who I believe are on a mission trip right now. Anyway, this priest really seems to rush the Mass. We were out in 15 or 20 minutes. Does this happen to anyone else?

Sounds typical around here, unless its the weekly school mass which runs more 40 to 45 minutes because of the extra participation from the children as readers and cantors. The other daily masses do not have music and usually not a homily to any extent.

 

[catsrus]

I remember a priest I knew once in AZ that rushed through Mass so fast that it was downright irreverant and uncomfortable.
I agree that if “all the parts are there, it counts”, but I don’t like it at all.
At my church now, our priest is so very reverant no matteer what Mass he is saying or how many time he has said it during that day.

 

[FairyGirl]

Today I went to Mass, about an hour ago (6:40 am my time). My parish has a guest priest from Kentucky filling in for the pastor and resident priest, who I believe are on a mission trip right now. Anyway, this priest really seems to rush the Mass. We were out in 15 or 20 minutes. Does this happen to anyone else?

Our daily Masses are about 30 minutes, our Sunday is about 60 minutes.

 

[miniquedoes]

I used to attend morning Mass where the priest said Mass in 12 minutes every single day. There was no singing, homily, and there was an EMHC to help the priest distribute Communion to about 15 people. It was very hard for me to feel spiritual satisfied after those Masses Also weekend Masses were about 40 minutes and that was with full music and a homily

 

[acadian]

Our daily Mass is usually about 25 mintues and never feels rushed. There is always a homily. No singing. When I leave, I often comment that it is the best 25 minutes of my day.

One day, a lady in the front row fainted. It went a little longer that day, Father administered the Sacrament of the Sick during Mass, and we waited for an ambulance. Anyone who could stay, did, and Father thanked us later for not leaving. My kids were late for school, but it was an excused tardy.

 

[thistle]

Our daily Mass is usually about 25 mintues and never feels rushed. There is always a homily. No singing. When I leave, I often comment that it is the best 25 minutes of my day.

One day, a lady in the front row fainted. It went a little longer that day, Father administered the Sacrament of the Sick during Mass, and we waited for an ambulance. Anyone who could stay, did, and Father thanked us later for not leaving. My kids were late for school, but it was an excused tardy.

Its my understanding that the priest must continue with the Mass without interruption even if someone falls seriously ill during Mass.

 

[Aramis]

Daily masses can, without rushing, easily be in the 20-40 minute range, depending upon how fast the priest speaks.

I know of one priest who, even at a rush, hits 45 minutes… he’s Filipino, speaks slowly in all three languages he speaks, and slower still in Latin… and with a “silent mass” (no songs at all, entrance and communion antiphons spoken once, no comments, no homily), at that.

On the other hand, one priest I met naturally speaks quite fast; complete with homily and songs, he barely hits 25 minutes; his silent mass is 15 minutes flat, including a 2 minute 1 paragraph homily.

 

[Anne1964]

20-25 minutes is normal for daily Mass where I go. That includes a homily.

 

[acadian]

Its my understanding that the priest must continue with the Mass without interruption even if someone falls seriously ill during Mass.

Our priest is generally a by-the-book kind of guy. Here is something I found on-line that deals with such a situation.

In just a few words… **There is no overall rule, other than common sense and pastoral tact, to respond to such emergencies.

While the Mass should not generally be interrupted, circumstances such as those described could lead to a temporary interruption with no disrespect shown.**

Now back to our regularly scheduled thread about rushed Masses…

 

[turtle18]

Its my understanding that the priest must continue with the Mass without interruption even if someone falls seriously ill during Mass.

He can’t stop the Eucharistic prayer. Once he starts that, he has to keep going with Mass. If you are in the Liturgy of the Word part, you can stop Mass.

I don’t like it all when the Mass is rushed. That is just the way some priests are, however. Some people are more fast paced than others–you can see it when they walk. There is not much you can do about it. Our priest rushes Mass all the time–I don’t know what the reason is but he implies sometimes that people complain if Mass is too long. But even his daily Masses seemed rushed.