Applause after recessional hymn

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Exactly why would you want to hang your head against the pew?

I had a TBI when I was a baby and still take Rx medication for it.

So please be good to your head.
 
I don’t think the bad guys were clapping either. Matt. 27: 51 et seq.
 
We’re a very entertainment-driven culture. Many people think that everything done is for their pure personal enjoyment. The applause at this point is almost involuntary, like blinking or sneezing.

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I know that when I lived in Amarillo, it’d happen every week after the 5pm Contemporary Liturgy at the Cathedral. I’ve never seen it anywhere else.
 
Instead of applauding after Mass, maybe it would be more appropriate to shout a hearty “Amen!” at key moments during the homily.
 
It’s happened at a OF Mass where children were being confirmed and after the last one had returned to their seat, at a OF Mass after an adult was confirmed during Mass, and after a priests ordination - all during Mass. But I have not experienced it at the end of Mass.
 
Our church does this format: sing a recessional hymn, closing prayers (such as Gloria Patri/prayer to the saint that the church is named after), ending with a Sign of the Cross, and then an ending organ music. THEN, the audience who is still there, chooses to clap briefly for the choir and the organist. However, the audience do not clap for very long just in case there is someone who is praying in the church.
 
If I had ever were part of a youth choir, I think the clapping alone would have been enough to make me quit. It’s patronizing at best, even if the parish doesn’t care about reverence.
 
Why? There are some Catholic priests who like an interactive style of preaching. Some are former Evangelicals, some are from Africa.

For people who don’t like it, there are plenty of other Masses around here to attend.
But there’s nothing sad about it. Some people like it.
 
I’ve seen interactive preaching before and it never involved clapping. Usually the priest asks children questions and they answer.
 
Well, just because you haven’t seen it doesn’t mean it’s not going on someplace else where you’re not. I’ve been to Masses with interactive preaching that involved all the “Can I get an Amen?” and “God is Good” stuff. They were well attended by an interested group.
 
Agreed, it is distasteful and inappropriate. Applause is for performances and shows. No part of a religious ceremony is a performance, and it’s (yet another) reason for great concern that apparently many Catholics don’t sense the difference anymore. And by the way, as usual Catholics (or Christians in general) don’t seem to notice that no other self-respecting religion adopts any of these “fashionable” customs.
 
The last Mass I attended was high Mass at the Cathedral, which normally has a conservative congregation. There was a visiting organist who played exceptionally well. When the Mass ended there was a smattering of applause though congregation to acknowledge her playing, and I joined in. The only times I hear applause are occasions like this (and for our parish choir when the music has been exceptional). It’s always restrained - not enthusiastic clapping as if it were a concert. I’m fine with it.
 
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At least they wait until after the recessional.
The WORST is when they say to clap at some other point DURING the liturgy. I have seen this quite a few times. During the homily, before the final blessing are usually the prime spots for this. Or at weddings or confirmation a lot of time after the ceremony itself but before the liturgy is over the priest or bishop will congratulate them and then everyone begins clapping, whistles, it’s like an encore at theatre. This is okay after the liturgy is over, but right in the middle of it is completely unacceptable in my opinion.
 
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