Is Guitar mass okay

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Aside from the Bishop of Portland, I am not aware of any US Bishops who have a banned instruments list. There is no such list in my Diocese, nor in the Dioceses where I have lived.

We once had a pastor who banned certain songs, however, that ban did not apply to subsequent pastors.
 
Loud-living-dogma said:
Ain’t no party like a Nigerian Mass party.
I’m trying to figure out where in the Mass this extended partying happens. Does anyone know? Offertory? Communion? Or although this is labeled as a Mass, perhaps it is not a Catholic Mass.
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It’s a Pentecostal service, not a Catholic Mass.
 
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Loud-living-dogma:
Ain’t no party like a Nigerian Mass party.
I’m trying to figure out where in the Mass this extended partying happens. Does anyone know? Offertory? Communion? Or although this is labeled as a Mass, perhaps it is not a Catholic Mass.
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It’s a Pentecostal service, not a Catholic Mass.
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Thank you, I’m wondering how you know that?
 
Thank you!! No wonder they were so dressed up! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
 
That’s really interesting…maybe the choir are slowing him down rather than the reverse.

I’m just imagining a rousing drum solo at the offering … it would certainly rouse some at any rate lol!🥁🥁🥁
 
Really? I saw one woman in sleeveless, most men in suits, and most women (are you ready?!) with their hair covered.
 
I don’t think I’ve ever been to a mass that had no musical accompaniment, except for on weekdays.
 
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JimR-OCDS said:
The congregation always gave us a round of applause at the end of each Mass, which would surely upset you.
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I would say that applause would be pretty inappropriate. We’re there to celebrate God, not someone’s musical prowess.
 
While guitar music isn’t my first, second, or fifth or sixth choice, Mass ultimately isn’t about me or what I want. It wouldn’t prevent me from attending.
 
PetraG said:
The “If it’s not appropriate at the Foot of the Cross, it doesn’t belong in Mass” seems to prohibit ALLELUIA, though? That just doesn’t work. The Mass is a memorial of the entire Pascal Mystery. It is not a funeral. (Even a literal Christian funeral has a different meaning than the funerals of those who have no hope.)
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I agree with you, PetraG. We call to mind the Last Supper, Calvary AND the Resurrection at Mass.

If we really were at the foot of the Cross we would be prostrate and weeping, or kneeling silently in shock. There would be no singing, that’s for certain.

I wish the ‘If it’s not appropriate at the Foot of the Cross etc.’ could be dropped.
 
I am unable to reach that link from where I am, but I seriously doubt that it refutes the statement. Just because guitars can be used in rock music does not mean that guitars are only used in rock music.
 
Pre-Vatican II, it was the Holy Sacrifice if the Mass.
Post-Vatican II, it’s a celebratory gathering / family meal.
When there appears to be a conflict between pre and post Vatican II, one has to choose which one you’re going to agree with. “Shrug”.
 
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whatistrue said:
I am unable to reach that link from where I am, but I seriously doubt that it refutes the statement. Just because guitars can be used in rock music does not mean that guitars are only used in rock music.
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Well, I don’t believe I said that.
Here is what I am saying: “many Catholics seem to think rocking out at Mass is normal and beneficial, and they don’t seem to see the absurdity of that style of music in light of two millennia of liturgical worship”.
 
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