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ALLGIRLS
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What an awesome picture! I’m just going to have hubby read the whole thread when he gets back, I can’t keep track of who does what now (except that lining up orderly is apparently NOT universal!).
In Christ,
Ellen
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In Christ,
Ellen
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Cavaille-Coll
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In the cathedral parishes of Puebla and Mexico City, where the medieval-style central aisle is cordoned off by gates, people mob the openings of the gates from either side and barge through as if they were handing out gold coins. Overriding my Germanic sensibilities took a while during my stay in Mexico.
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AussieAnn
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Hi there, An Australian here! We line up in an orderly fashion just like you folks do!.Nice and steady, quiet and respectfully. Quite traditional! 
Then we go back to our pew and either sit or kneel for some quiet prayerful time. I’m guessing if you ever came down this way you all would feel right at home! Hope this helps:thumbsup:
Then we go back to our pew and either sit or kneel for some quiet prayerful time. I’m guessing if you ever came down this way you all would feel right at home! Hope this helps:thumbsup:
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YADA
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My experience in Italy was rather one of anyone and everyone going up to recieve communion … except for the americans, they waited until the chaos was ended and then went very orderly row by row …
In Mexico and Guatemala, they go “in procession” but not row by row …front to back … people just stand up and get in the procession when ever they desire, early in the communion or late, from the front, rear, side or middle …
And we experienced a Mass in St Peter’s with 50,000 of our closest catholic friends and family in 2000 for the Jubilee year … amazing … not exactly 100% orderly but not chaos either, like most of the masses we’ve attended over seas … lineups for communion [that part is orderly
] the when to get in line … and who moves when … that is where the questions lie 
I think this is a cultural thing and it transpires the “Comunion line” … watching the driving in Italy … the least obedient to the traffic laws Amrican is more respectful of traffic control devices than the best Italian driver …
I read some stastics on tax compliance and the United States had the most compliant citizens by far then other countries… Somethining about the consent of the governed … Americans are ver willing to submit to rules and rgulations on a voluntary basis for the most part … it is what makes our transitions of politcal power work
and what saves us from some of the total descents into chaos that even some European Countries fall victim to at times …
Of course, we Amricans have our moments of riots in the streets and lawlessness
… I am speaking generalizations here … but these were some observations my DH and I made when traveling abroad
In Mexico and Guatemala, they go “in procession” but not row by row …front to back … people just stand up and get in the procession when ever they desire, early in the communion or late, from the front, rear, side or middle …
And we experienced a Mass in St Peter’s with 50,000 of our closest catholic friends and family in 2000 for the Jubilee year … amazing … not exactly 100% orderly but not chaos either, like most of the masses we’ve attended over seas … lineups for communion [that part is orderly
] the when to get in line … and who moves when … that is where the questions lie I think this is a cultural thing and it transpires the “Comunion line” … watching the driving in Italy … the least obedient to the traffic laws Amrican is more respectful of traffic control devices than the best Italian driver …
I read some stastics on tax compliance and the United States had the most compliant citizens by far then other countries… Somethining about the consent of the governed … Americans are ver willing to submit to rules and rgulations on a voluntary basis for the most part … it is what makes our transitions of politcal power work
and what saves us from some of the total descents into chaos that even some European Countries fall victim to at times …Of course, we Amricans have our moments of riots in the streets and lawlessness
… I am speaking generalizations here … but these were some observations my DH and I made when traveling abroad
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tessi
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In Argentina is row-by-row in order with no usher.
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Santi2
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Just curious. Why is there no mixing of genders?
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water
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I don’t really know. I guess some of the churches in my country nowaday still have female sitting one side, and male on the other. Somebody here on the forums mentioned that this was a practice long time ago.
It could be also a cutural thing too, but I don’t know much details about it.
In my town, when I was little, I had to sit away from my mother. We didn’t really worry about being kidnap or anything. At the end of the mass, we looked for each other and went home together.
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