Announcements at Mass

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At every Sunday TLM I’ve been to, we always hear the parish general annoucements after the gospel and before the homily. At every NO I’ve ever attended where their were annoucement (usually the Sunday mass), it’s always after the last blessing before the recessional.

Threw me the first time at the TLM (I thought I what, is it over already?) - but I’ve quickly grown to appreciate this as the best place for annoucements.

Any other thoughts on this?

DustinsDad
 
I don’t like announcements period. If Father wants to announce stuff during the homily sure…But announcements can be made in the church basement I think. 🙂
 
The annoucements in the OF should be made before the Sermon, that way one of the most beautiful passages in the Bible, the Last Gospel of John could be read instead of the announcements. In the OF, so many leave after communion that they never even hear the anouncements.
 
When I was a young altar boy, before Vatical II when the Mass was in Latin all the time, we had the announcements read before the sermon just as you have experienced at the TLM. No one ever complained or questioned the procedure.
For havemercy: The church building was not built until long after Vatican II, so Mass was held in the school basement church. So you can be satisfied with the arrangement too.

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The announcements are not part of the mass proper; so were moved to the end - after the mass is concluded. Whether this is the most practical can be debated, but it is proper liturgically. They sould not interrupt the Liturgy of the Word.

However, they could use a lot of trimming. They should not rival the Liturgy of the Word in length. 😃
 
Joe_Kelley said:
The announcements are not part of the mass proper; so were moved to the end - after the mass is concluded. Whether this is the most practical can be debated, but it is proper liturgically. They sould not interrupt the Liturgy of the Word.

However, they could use a lot of trimming. They should not rival the Liturgy of the Word in length. 😃
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I just find that the annoucements at the end like that bring everything to an abrubt halt. For those who have received Holy Communion, we’re (should all be) still in that blessed prayerful state when they come…usually with a joke or two…kind of like “back to the real world folks!”.

The Homily is the time that the priest talks directly to us, so to me - announcing a couple of items just before the homily seems just right. And we always know where the announcments end and the homily begins because the sign of the cross starts the homily (and ends it).

Plus this way, with no announcements at the end, without the inturuption…I think folks are more inclined to drop to their knees after the ending hymn and offer a few more prayers of thanksgiving.

No biggie really - just wondered what other folks think. Those are my thoughts.

DustinsDad
 
At my parish church, the reader does the announcements before Mass, concluding by telling the congregation which priest is celebrant for that Mass and inviting them to join in the opening hymn. It doesn’t set the most prayerful mood for Mass, but it gets things communicated, I guess…
 
Announcements belong in one place only, the bulletin. JMHO of course.
 
I_Believe said:
Announcements belong in one place only, the bulletin. JMHO of course.
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I don’t prefer them to be in the middle of Mass. If it must be done then whats wrong with just before the final blessing? Unlike some here, I do not see any in our parish leaving right after communion.
Also JMHO
 
I_Believe said:
Announcements belong in one place only, the bulletin. JMHO of course.
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That is what my pastor said when he became pastor 2 years ago. I go to an OF parish, but we have no announcements. Any pertinent information is in the bulletin. The only “announcement type” things that the priests say during their homily or after Communion is really important stuff like letting the congregation know about a Holy Day of Obligation.
 
DustinsDad said:
At every Sunday TLM I’ve been to, we always hear the parish general annoucements after the gospel and before the homily. At every NO I’ve ever attended where their were annoucement (usually the Sunday mass), it’s always after the last blessing before the recessional.

Threw me the first time at the TLM (I thought I what, is it over already?) - but I’ve quickly grown to appreciate this as the best place for annoucements.

Any other thoughts on this?

DustinsDad
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This is where we have ours now at the end but before the blessing,Father stays seated and talks to us from the chair he has a mike, and final hymn and procession, they are always changing it:shrug:
go figure I always stay anyway .
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When one makes an announcement one proclaims that this is the important stuff. You only need to read the rest of the bulletin if you have nothing else to do. 😃
 
I, personally, like the announcements where they are in the TLM… mainly because it ensures that only the priest makes them and ensures that they are brief… I’ll never forget the church I went to in Austin, TX and after Mass had concluded, there was an announcement that went on for twenty minutes… and that’s truly not hyperbole. Oy.
 
CarrieH said:
At my parish church, the reader does the announcements before Mass, concluding by telling the congregation which priest is celebrant for that Mass and inviting them to join in the opening hymn. It doesn’t set the most prayerful mood for Mass, but it gets things communicated, I guess…
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Same here. But since we only have one priest they leave out telling us who will celebrate the Mass 😃 .
 
At the monastery where I was received into the Church, the monks maintained silence until just before Mass (attended by the townsfolk, as well), then quieitly made any announcements that needed making, silence was resumed, then the MC/cantor quietly said, “Please stand,” and Mass began. From the opening hymn to the recessional, it was just the Mass, very seamless. This is what I would prefer IF announcements are to be made, with a pointed reference to the fact that all announcements ARE, in point of fact, contained in the bulletin.
 
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