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I don’t ask for complete silence but at the same time but I’d much rather hear the prayers of the Rosary recited before Mass like at the EF Mass I attended today vs people talking about other stuff in my opinion before Mass starts.
 
We recently switched over to completely wooden pews, and we have a stone floor. The acoustics are unbelievable - when the elderly people start talking at the back (inside the church itself) the noise is much louder than when we had some upholstery to absorb it. They think they are being considerate by being at the back but they are hard of hearing so they talk quite loudly. It is SO annoying.

The other church I attend still has upholstery AND carpeting and also people are less casual. It varies from church to church.
 
You are fortunate to have a church with no carpet. Carpeting a church destroys the acoustics if you have an organ and good music. It also conveys a sense of cheapness and commerciality, like one might see in a doctor’s waiting room or a hotel lobby. People must simply be taught that disrupting others from their prayer is, in fact, a sin.
 
Today, at got to church half hour earlier to pray the rosary, but it was very hard to do since so many people were talking and laughing 😦
 
MissRose73 said:
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I don’t ask for complete silence but at the same time but I’d much rather hear the prayers of the Rosary recited before Mass like at the EF Mass I attended today vs people talking about other stuff in my opinion before Mass starts.
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Can you please fill me in on what this sign says?

Too much flash I guess.

“My house is the house of prayer please be ( _______ ) and silent.”
 
I think it looks cheap and tawdry, especially with the misspelling. I think that someone in the parish who is concerned about this issue should ante-up for a professionally-made sign.

BTW, we see a lot of these kinds of signs often in Protestant churches, so I have a little problem with this kind of thing being done in a Catholic church.

In all honesty, I don’t think that this sign will help the noise level. In a few weeks, people will get used to it and ignore it. Also, everyone who makes inappropriate noise will not realize that the sign is referring to them–they will think it means someone else.

I do agree with those who want to see carpeting removed in churches. For me, the reason is allergens and molds–carpets are great reservoirs of both. Also, it’s easier and cheaper to clean floors than carpets.

What I think helps noise levels in the nave to decrease is when a priest kneels at the front of the nave before the Mass. But even then, a lot of people just get used to him and ignore him. Oh, well.

I wonder if little placards (permanent, not cardboard) at each pew, facing the parishioner, would help? I’m talking about sometihng professionally-made, the kind of thing that a person puts at their business desk with their name on it, only smaller, of course. They would be attached to the side of the rack where hymnals are so that only someone with extreme sight limitations would miss them, and everyone else would see them throughout the Mass. I realize this would be a dreadful expense, but again, people who care about this issue would have to ante-up and pay for it. I fear that the placards would be pulled off by busy little ones, and the sticky residue on the pews would look tawdry, too.

It really is an issue that seems to have no answer, so IMO, the best way to deal with it is to work on finding a quiet place in your own soul to which you can go and pray in any physical setting, and not getting upset over the physical environment around you because there’s really nothing you can do about it most of the time. You might shush one person or family near you, but you can’t shush everyone in the nave, unless it’s a teeny tiny nave.
 
“My house is the house of prayer please be ( reverent ) and silent.”
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What else could it be?

Maybe they should have written it in Latin to raise the “wonder what the sign says” level. 🙂
 
“My house is the house of prayer please be ( reverent ) and silent.”
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What else could it be?

But it seems so bland and too common. Who heeds these signs anyway? Maybe they should have written it in Latin to (at least) raise the “wonder what the sign says” level. 🙂
 
BTW, I visited this church as a visitor & snapped that picture to place on my blog, and I think the way the sign was done was deliberately that way to get people’s attention. Before the Rosary was recited at the beginning of Mass, I did not hear the normal conservations that tend to go on before Mass.

Even during Mass, the few children that attended were quiet, and maybe their parents showed them the sign also. After Mass, it was not loud in the sanctuary like I’ve noticed and am accustomed to. I would say about 20 people remained after Mass to pray either in their pews or near the tabernacle with the Blessed Sacrament nearby.

Keep in mind the church itself is about 100 years old.
 
MarkThompson said:
Looks like somebody needs to learn to spell the word REVERENT. By the way, nice blog titles over there.
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Another reason why I couldn’t make out the sign because of the poor grammar too. But, according to the OP this was done on purpose to get the people’s attention. That’s a bit confusing wouldn’t people just notice the spelling mistake and not the sign? :confused:

MarkThompson- Are you being sarcastic to the OP, when you state nice blog titles there?

MissRose73-Now, I’m curious who made this sign? The parish Priest? or one of the Parishioners?

If it was made by the Priest perhaps he could make an announcement of the noise and disrespect in Mass and if this was made by a Parishioner perhaps it could be brought to the Priest’s attention? Just a thought. 🤷

Did this sign get the approval of the Priest or the Bishop in the diocese? I’m just asking because sometimes good-hearted people will bring materials without the approval or even asking the Priest or Bishop.

I recall in our parish someone posted a sign on receiving free Sacramentals but because this person isn’t in good standings with the Church. The Bishop wanted all of these signs removed.

The only time I ever felt/feel distracted is when I was praying at Eucharistic Adoration and the choir decided this was the best time to practice. :rolleyes:

I had to re-focus and think I am not here just for me, I’m there for them as well, and I offer this “distraction” to Our Lord.

Heres a little something to consider:
Another nun made strange, clacking noises in chapel. Therese did not say, but the good lady was probably either toying with her rosary or was afflicted by ill-fitting dentures. The clacking sound really got to Therese. It ground into her brain. Terrible-tempered Therese was pouring sweat in frustration. She tried to shut her ears, but was unsuccessful. Then, as an example of her ‘little ways’, she made a concert out of the clacking and offered it as a prayer to Jesus. “I assure you,” she dryly remarked, “that was no prayer of Quiet.”
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littleflower.org/abouttherese/learn/lisieuxCarmel.asp?print=y

You (or anyone) can read this in St. Therese’s autobiograpy “Story of a Soul” of course.
 
Its a sad state of affairs when you have to post a sign in a Catholic church to remind people to be REVERENT and quiet. 😦
 
I am not sure if it was made by the priest or someone else in the parish as I was a visitor. I can guarantee you that I wish it was up in a few other parishes I’ve visited recently. It made an impression on me for sure to the point that I got a picture of it on my cell phone after Mass.

I have gone to several EF Masses, and only 1 church out of the 3 I’ve been to for it, did people recite the Rosary aloud before Mass. One church also doing the Divine Mercy Chaplet after the Rosary. The other church was relatively quiet before the EF Mass with no prayers recited before Mass.

I much preferred the sounds of the Glorious Mysteries being recited before Mass compared to regular talking this past Sunday. Many did participate in that in the large church including myself.

Yes, I’ve read St Therese’s story but I am sure the little noises did not distract her compared to secular and loud conversations in the sanctuary before Mass that I’ve noticed that can distract others & myself. I guess its a little thing I must offer up as a sacrifice.
 
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