Celebrating Birthday's During Mass

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Since when is acklowdging the birthdays of parishoners part of the mass? Recently at mass at the end and before the concluding rites, our priest called out a parishoner by name and told the congregation that it was his/her birthday. The pianist played the happy birthday song while the congregation sung along. Talk about irreverance of the holy mass. After the concluding rites, I left mass thinking we just sung happy birthday to a parishoner as part of our worship…God Help Us.
 
Macd144 said:
Since when is acklowdging the birthdays of parishoners part of the mass? Recently at mass at the end and before the concluding rites, our priest called out a parishoner by name and told the congregation that it was his/her birthday. The pianist played the happy birthday song while the congregation sung along. Talk about irreverance of the holy mass. After the concluding rites, I left mass thinking we just sung happy birthday to a parishoner as part of our worship…God Help Us.
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Before the dismissal? :eek:

Taking liberties after Mass is bad enough, but during?
 
I’ve seen it done, all too often. It’s part of that lovely little area of liturgy where if you complain, you might get a lecture about how uncharitable you are.
 
There’s a time and place to acknowledge birthdays and during the celebration of mass isn’t one of them. I certainly won’t have a problem addressing this with our parish staff. We attend mass for the primary reason of giving God greater glory through the celebration of the Holy Eucharist. We need the faithful to be strong witnesses to our faith and tackle the issues we face in our pasishes head on. If you want to be blown away by the insanity going on in my diocese, I encourage you to read the blog which i link to below.

fightingirishthomas.org/2008/07/trouble-at-st-anne-part-ii.html

Unfortunately, more and more of this kind of stuff is becoming prevalent in not only our diocese, but many throughout the country.
 
Macd144 said:
There’s a time and place to acknowledge birthdays and during the celebration of mass isn’t one of them. I certainly won’t have a problem addressing this with our parish staff. We attend mass for the primary reason of giving God greater glory through the celebration of the Holy Eucharist. We need the faithful to be strong witnesses to our faith and tackle the issues we face in our pasishes head on. If you want to be blown away by the insanity going on in my diocese, I encourage you to read the blog which i link to below.

fightingirishthomas.org/2008/07/trouble-at-st-anne-part-ii.html

Unfortunately, more and more of this kind of stuff is becoming prevalent in not only our diocese, but many throughout the country.
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Our parish does not acknowledge birthdays, but we do acknowledge anniversaries during Prayers of the Faithful.
 
Macd144 said:
Since when is acklowdging the birthdays of parishoners part of the mass? Recently at mass at the end and before the concluding rites, our priest called out a parishoner by name and told the congregation that it was his/her birthday. The pianist played the happy birthday song while the congregation sung along. Talk about irreverance of the holy mass. After the concluding rites, I left mass thinking we just sung happy birthday to a parishoner as part of our worship…God Help Us.
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I’d ask the priest if he could prepare a homily on the Real Presence. If he asks why, tell him you don’t think the topic is discussed enough these days, nor is it well understood. 😉

Intermissions are for movies, plays, and sporting events, not Liturgies.:mad:
 
ethelzguy said:
Our parish does not acknowledge birthdays, but we do acknowledge anniversaries during Prayers of the Faithful.
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By mentioning them, right? No songs or ceremonies?

Just mentioning should be fine. You could also mention birthdays.
“For those celebrating birthdays and anniversaries, especially XXX, YYYY and ZZZZZ, we pray to the Lord”

God Bless
 
bilop said:
By mentioning them, right? No songs or ceremonies?

Just mentioning should be fine. You could also mention birthdays.
“For those celebrating birthdays and anniversaries, especially XXX, YYYY and ZZZZZ, we pray to the Lord”

God Bless
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Correct. The usual prayers for priests and bishops, peace in the middle east, anniversaries, the sick, and the deceased of the past week…we pray to the Lord…

The anniversary prayer usually includes using the term “Sacrement of Matrimony”…but no clapping or celebrating or anything like that.

The only applause for anniversaries occurs when a framed Papal Blessing is presented by the celebrant to a couple celebrating a 50th or 60th anniversary, and this is done after Communion.
 
Organic development realized that intercessory prayers at Mass can go on…and on…and on…in some parishes the Prayer of the Faithful is the longest single part of the Mass.
 
Macd144 said:
Since when is acklowdging the birthdays of parishoners part of the mass?
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It isn’t. :mad: Glad you will be saying something about it. 👍

I was at a parish that did this and my DH and I just looked at each other with shock on our faces :eek: - I just put my head down in prayer (and sadness) and did not sing along.

The things people will do to our beautiful holy Mass are just amazing sometimes.

~Liza
 
AlexV said:
Organic development realized that intercessory prayers at Mass can go on…and on…and on…in some parishes the Prayer of the Faithful is the longest single part of the Mass.
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Yes, I well remember back in the “Folk Mass” days, it was turned over to the congregation for spontaneous prayers…“for my aunt”, “for my grandpa”, “for my friend”, etc…and it did indeed, get out of hand. :eek:
 
Macd144 said:
There’s a time and place to acknowledge birthdays and during the celebration of mass isn’t one of them. I certainly won’t have a problem addressing this with our parish staff. We attend mass for the primary reason of giving God greater glory through the celebration of the Holy Eucharist. We need the faithful to be strong witnesses to our faith and tackle the issues we face in our pasishes head on. If you want to be blown away by the insanity going on in my diocese, I encourage you to read the blog which i link to below.

fightingirishthomas.org/2008/07/trouble-at-st-anne-part-ii.html

Unfortunately, more and more of this kind of stuff is becoming prevalent in not only our diocese, but many throughout the country.
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After reading your original post, I was sad, but not surprised. Then after looking at this link, I was still sadder. The good news for me is that you are young and that gives me hope! Peeked at your profile and saw your age. I was raised in the 50’s, and some people your age don’t understand that there is a “before and after”. It is obvious that you understand this, that reverence has been diminished… I could go on and on! Keep fighting the good fight, and that goes for all of you younger folks!
 
there is a provision for a blessing during Mass for a young lady celebrating her 15th birthday, an important event in many Hispanic cultures, but it does not include playing “happy birthday” or mananitas and applause, it is just that a blessing and is usually done after communion before the dismissal.
 
ProVobis said:
But if you leave anyone out, watch out. 🙂
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Naw, what’s really scary and makes me cringe, is when the Deacon or Lector butchers the names of the anniversary couples, along with the sick and deceased…
 
Singing “Happy Birthday” (which, btw, is still under copyright) at Mass might be in bad taste.

It would have been perfectly appropriate, I should think, for a special petition at the Prayers of the Faithful.
 
sphilomena said:
The good news for me is that you are young and that gives me hope! Peeked at your profile and saw your age. I was raised in the 50’s, and some people your age don’t understand that there is a “before and after”. It is obvious that you understand this, that reverence has been diminished… I could go on and on! Keep fighting the good fight, and that goes for all of you younger folks!
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Sphilomena,

Thanks for your encouragement. I am a cradle Catholic and have always been well connected with my faith. Being a younger Catholic (35), though I am starting to feel old, I recognize it now more than ever, just how important my faith is and how important it is to raise the kids with a strong sense of faith. The secular world around is morally bankrupt and without a solid grounding in faith, kids don’t stand a chance to grow up as good solid Christians. The churches aren’t preaching anything with much meat to it, and if one can’t look to the church for strong catholic teaching, where is there to go. Through the grace of God, my kids are on solid ground in their faith and we need to start expecting more from our clergy.

Mac :blessyou:
 
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