Applause in church service/Mass

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My wife disagrees and says it’s only right to show appreciation to God for the beautiful singing and for the hard work and commitment of the choir and orchestra thru applause. I was just curious how other Christians view the act of applauding in church, both Catholic and Protestant — and how your local congregation handles this issue.

I agree with you, personally. Rubs me the wrong way. In response to your wife’s view, I would say that showing appreciation for the choir is perfectly reasonable…I just don’t think it should be in the middle of Mass. Approaching the cantor after Mass to tell them they did a nice job seems much more appropriate to me.