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I realize that the “end” of the Mass is not necessarily the finality of it. We are told to Go in peace and serve the Lord. It is a sending off. What does this mean to you? What do you do?
 
This is a great question!! 👍

A few years ago I heard a homily from a deacon that touched on this. Using these words of St. Teresa of Avila
Christ Has No Body
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Christ has no body but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks
Compassion on this world,
Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good,
Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world.
Yours are the hands, yours are the feet,
Yours are the eyes, you are his body.
Christ has no body now but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks
compassion on this world.
Christ has no body now on earth but yours.
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He urged us to remember this when we leave Mass, as this is our call as Christians, to become whom we receive and go out and live the Gospel message.

I pray this prayer before I leave Mass, and try hard to be this presence in the world, but alas, I am a poor sinner, and ususally fail miserably. :sad_yes:

Thank God for the sacrament of reconciliation!! :console:
 
GKCT said:
I realize that the “end” of the Mass is not necessarily the finality of it. We are told to Go in peace and serve the Lord. It is a sending off. What does this mean to you? What do you do?
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Actually, the Mass is ended when the priest literally says, “The Mass is ended.” The Mass is the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

What do I do when I leave? I go out to my car, put listen to something like Ave Verum Corpus, or something similar, and weep the loss of reverence and sacredness of the Most Holy Sacrifce of the Mass. (Seriously. I have to keep it together throughout Mass, and after I just let it all go.) I grew up in this parish and it has really gone down hill since our current priest arrived around 6 years ago. He’s thrown reverence out the window.
 
does any one else get amused when we say “Thanks be to God”, right after “The Mass has ended”??? (the mass is over, thank God!)
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Love_Divine said:
…What do I do when I leave? I go out to my car, put listen to something like Ave Verum Corpus, or something similar, and weep the loss of reverence and sacredness of the Most Holy Sacrifce of the Mass. (Seriously. I have to keep it together throughout Mass, and after I just let it all go.)… He’s thrown reverence out the window.
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Hey I’m not alone…which is actually a bad thing. mellow

I’ve been stuck at a less than stellar-Mass in liberal country by my college…and I’ve noticed Mass makes me angrier…

I find it ironic that it’s a sacrifice to go to something I want to go too…

However, I just try to keep my mind upbeat for God, and just do what I can.
 
GKCT said:
I realize that the “end” of the Mass is not necessarily the finality of it. We are told to Go in peace and serve the Lord. It is a sending off. What does this mean to you? What do you do?
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I beat feet to the parish hall for donuts. Gotta get there before the chocolate cream-filled are gone.
 
I usually sit down and wait for everyone to leave before getting up and going myself. I don’t like to be the first one out the door.
 
One thing I have never understood is why some say the Mass is not over til the last hymn has been sung. If so, why does the priest, servers and readers leave as soon as the priest says “The Mass has ended, go in peace to love and serve the Lord”. Or something similar.🤷
 
ESMDHokie77 said:
does any one else get amused when we say “Thanks be to God”, right after “The Mass has ended”??? (the mass is over, thank God!)
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Goodness, I have to say I have wondered that myself once or twice.:o
 
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One thing I have never understood is why some say the Mass is not over til the last hymn has been sung. If so, why does the priest, servers and readers leave as soon as the priest says “The Mass has ended, go in peace to love and serve the Lord”. Or something similar.🤷
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The function of the closing hymn (which is an optional addition to the liturgy, by the way) is to serve as a recessional for the priest and other sacred ministers, just like the opening hymn serves as a processional. Your question is a bit like asking, “Doesn’t it seem rude to start the opening hymn before the priest has had time to get seated?”
 
GKCT said:
I realize that the “end” of the Mass is not necessarily the finality of it. We are told to Go in peace and serve the Lord. It is a sending off. What does this mean to you? What do you do?
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The Mass is : gathering, learning, offering - sacrifice, meal, mission.

We are there to fill up our spirit to be able to serve God in the world.
 
Oneofthewomen

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Bravo! I think you are the only one that “got it”. What a beautiful prayer and so appropo.

I would like to think that during the week my behavior is such that it shouts (or whispers) to others, that I am a Christian, perhaps that I am also a Catholic. And I doesn’t bother me one iota when I tell those who ask. 😃

Of the others, if you perceive there is a problem in your church, it is up to you to speak out about it, gently and with tact. Or, if that is not possible, find another church to attend. But remember, the church isn’t there to please us; we are there to worship and please God. Even if you perceive something is amiss, it should not lessen your devotion. :gopray2:
 
***Thanks be to God. *** I was hoping the powers would change that. I can almost feel some around me saying it in a not-so-religious manner. But I do kind of grin. Thought I was alone in this feeling.
 
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Oneofthewomen

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Bravo! I think you are the only one that “got it”. What a beautiful prayer and so appropo.

I would like to think that during the week my behavior is such that it shouts (or whispers) to others, that I am a Christian, perhaps that I am also a Catholic. And I doesn’t bother me one iota when I tell those who ask. 😃

Of the others, if you perceive there is a problem in your church, it is up to you to speak out about it, gently and with tact. Or, if that is not possible, find another church to attend. But remember, the church isn’t there to please us; we are there to worship and please God. Even if you perceive something is amiss, it should not lessen your devotion. :gopray2:
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🙂

And usually I’m the one who needs to get beaten over the head… 😉
 
ESMDHokie77 said:
does any one else get amused when we say “Thanks be to God”, right after “The Mass has ended”??? (the mass is over, thank God!)
😛
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mom2em said:
Goodness, I have to say I have wondered that myself once or twice.:o
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😃 I have had the same thought myself.

To the OP - I understood your question. This is the liturgy and sacraments section of the board and most people tend to take questions quite literally.
 
I remember reading in one of the Liturgical Books and of course I cannot find it again. That the congregation is suppose to leave as soon as Thanks be to God is spoken. That by the time the final hymn is finished that the church be empty.
 
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I remember reading in one of the Liturgical Books and of course I cannot find it again. That the congregation is suppose to leave as soon as Thanks be to God is spoken. That by the time the final hymn is finished that the church be empty.
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intrigued by this… hope you can share a source with us.
 
Our priests and servers do not start up the aisle until the recessional hymn is near to the end of the last verse. And the priest does not start the Mass until the opening hymn is finished.

The original question:
What I was trying to ask is not whether you went and had breakfast, but rather, how do you take what you have learned at Masses and share with others. Guess it should have been worded differently. 🤷
 
ESMDHokie77 said:
does any one else get amused when we say “Thanks be to God”, right after “The Mass has ended”??? (the mass is over, thank God!)
😛
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It’s the best translation you can do in English. Ite Missa est. Deo Gratias.

Do you have a better suggestion? Amen, maybe? Or nothing, just run out? 🙂
 
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