Have you ever walked out of Mass?

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Have you ever walked out of Mass? particularly Modern Masses where you couldnt bear the music or a certain Priest or sermon? or other reasons?
 
No, never walked out.
If I don’t agree then I attend another parish but I have patience and respect for the Mass, no matter how awful the music, Priest, or whatever, to stay till that Mass has ended.
 
Three or four years ago, i turned up at the (very ugly, relatively new) parish church on the feast of its patron saint, to find it full of children from the local “Catholic” school. i had to take off during the Offertory (terrible “hymn”), after Communion because of the post-Communion “hymn” and as soon as the final “hymn” started.
The t(name removed by moderator)ot “hymns” - actually jingles - were accompanied by liturgical dancing! :eek:
i had to stop going to the weekly Friday 9:30am Mass for the same reason.
Eventually i just left the parish. Full stop! Having smoke curling out of your nostrils is unhealthy.
Some people can “grin and bear it” (be grim and bear it? :D), but some of us certainly cant. Theres also the unpleasant thought that being there makes it look like you approve.

That sort of thing doesnt say much for what the teachers think of the children. No wonder so many young adult Catholics leave if thats what`s dished out to them in the name of Catholicism! 😦
 
No. I love God and how can you walk out on somebody that has given everything and a lot more than that?
 
is there any way to know just how prevalent these type changes are being made to the mass?

i have just recently left my lutheran church, am atteding mass and waiting for rcia this fall, and while certain “contemporary” practices are wreaking havoc in most lutheran churches, my pipe dream was that it would never occur in a catholic church 🤷
 
The only time I’ve left is when my son got sick during a Mass.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t leave mid-Mass. I have in the past in my minimalist-Catholic days left right after communion.

God bless,
Bryan
 
Only a couple of times when I felt ill. Physically ill that is, not because of the liturgy.
 
number2wilkins said:
is there any way to know just how prevalent these type changes are being made to the mass?

i have just recently left my lutheran church, am atteding mass and waiting for rcia this fall, and while certain “contemporary” practices are wreaking havoc in most lutheran churches, my pipe dream was that it would never occur in a catholic church 🤷
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Well…I hope you find a good, reverent parish!
You’ll find that the more you learn, the more things will jump out at you as not being ‘quite’ right. Sometimes those things should bother you, and sometimes ya gotta suck it up. I have never walked out, but from where I’m sitting it doesn’t look like too long until we have a lay-person give the homily or some such thing. 😦
 
Once. It happened when I was a teen, when I didn’t take my Faith very seriously. Yes, it was a huge part of me and who I was, but it wasn’t truly my Faith yet, taken seriously as my very own, it was still my parents’ Faith and tradition.

Anyway, I was at the 5:00 p.m. Saturday vigil Mass. The vigil Mass at our parish was always over by 6:00 p.m., so I had plans for the evening to go out at 6:30. However, Mass was not over by 6:00 that evening. We had a missionary priest from Africa visiting. He was passionate and loud and preaching. Apparently, when he said Mass in Africa, time was not a consideration, or he was aware that he didn’t have to worry about another Mass following and scheduling conflict because he was still going strong with his homily at 6:00 p.m. with no end in sight (or earshot). Those were the days before cell phones, so I couldn’t call anyone to let them know that I was running late, not that I would do that in the middle of Mass anyway. So I left a little after 6:00 so I wouldn’t be late. :o

I think I probably went to Mass again the next morning, but to be perfectly honest, I am not positive that that is the case.:o
 
I’ve never walked out of a Mass for any reason. I’m there for God, and I try to stay focused on Him, not the music, the talking (although it does get annoying and distracting sometimes) or anything else! 😉 I personally think it’s incredibly rude to walk out of Mass.
 
Delaine75 said:
I’ve never walked out of a Mass for any reason. I’m there for God, and I try to stay focused on Him, not the music, the talking (although it does get annoying and distracting sometimes) or anything else! 😉 I personally think it’s incredibly rude to walk out of Mass.
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Not trying to pick a fight here, but I think we’d be required to walk out under some circumstances. Anyone have a thought on this?
 
number2wilkins said:
is there any way to know just how prevalent these type changes are being made to the mass?

i have just recently left my lutheran church, am atteding mass and waiting for rcia this fall, and while certain “contemporary” practices are wreaking havoc in most lutheran churches, my pipe dream was that it would never occur in a catholic church 🤷
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I would suggest that, if you can, watch the mass on EWTN which runs three or four times per day. You can stream it on your computer if it is not available on your TV. This is a good example of the mass.
This does not mean everything else must be a “carbon copy”, but might give you a benchmark that you can use to compare and ask questions as to whether certain differences are OK or not…

Peace
James
 
Delaine75 said:
I’ve never walked out of a Mass for any reason. I’m there for God, and I try to stay focused on Him, not the music, the talking (although it does get annoying and distracting sometimes) or anything else! 😉 I personally think it’s incredibly rude to walk out of Mass.
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same here. I’m there for the Eucharist. My priest told us one time that the reason our church was round was so that we could look at each other. Because Christ is present in each and every person there. I try to remember that when I find a priest I don’t particularly care for (which the only one I ever had issues with is now a very good friend of mine.) Or when there is something going on with children, but I love children and think nothing is more beautiful than their laughter and singing.

I’d also like to point out something, if the priest has already dismissed everyone “The mass is ended, go in peace” or however your priest does it… and you have said “Thanks be to God”; what comes next does not have to be liturgical. It should be respectful and done with knowledge that Christ is in the tabernacle, but the mass is over. 🤷
 
Armor_of_Light said:
Not trying to pick a fight here, but I think we’d be required to walk out under some circumstances. Anyone have a thought on this?
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If somethign serious enough was happening that we would be *required *to walk out, than it wouldn’t be a Mass.

Music you don’t like, clay chalices, Fr recognizing birthdays, etc should not be enough to make you walk out.

“Rainbow” parishioners and other actions of the laity also do not make a Mass invalid or illicit.

As a previous poster said, I wouldn’t walk out of a Mass. I might not ever go back to that parish though.
 
No.

A mass is is still a mass and there are graces to be had for the faithful. Even though some of well schooled think of it as a desecration, it’s all up to the Bishop.

For the folks that like to travel just stick it out and fulfill your obligation to keep holy the Lords day when mass is over then you can vote with your feet.
 
Only if I become ill which is a rarity or if I had to go to work by a certain time. Otherwise, no.
 
I have never walked out of Mass

What is more I still attend the same church and although have had breaks (I didn’t go anywhere else) I am still with the choir which I joined when I was 15 and I 43 now. I now serve too. The parish is a real family at times and have battles that families have but in the end help one another too. I was on the edge of stopping going this time but saw my pattern and contacted the priest who has done more than just saved my faith.

I understand why people move churches etc but not really because every community of people have their ups and downs and its a matter of supporting each other through the downs so we enjoy the ups.

To walk out of Mass… why would one do so unless they or family member are ill? Or wanting to cause some kind of scene. Though I know people who have walked out of sermons in my time - because they didn’t like what was being said? It was kind of habital for that certain couple. We would clap in hymns and that sent them leaving… We just simply accepted it. Whether the priest at that time new more I don’t know because its not our place to know…
 
I’ve never walked out of Mass, but I have walked out of two Protestant services. I was visiting one to hear a guest speaker. The pastor announced at the beginning of the service that unless you spoke in tongues you are damned to hell. I got up and walked out. The other I left just before the service started. I had never been given anything on the doctrine of the denomination I was attending. I didn’t know they ordained women pastors. There was a guest female pastor who was going to lead the service and give the sermon. I left. I was asked by several people why I had left and I explained that Scripture says that women are not to pastor a church.
 
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