Mass at the Mall: Emerging Phenomenon Draws Praise, Flak

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Emerging phenomenon draws praise, flak

By Kristine L. Alave, DJ Yap
Inquirer
Last updated 05:42am (Mla time) 07/29/2007
MANILA, Philippines—Malling has been called the new national past time. Every weekend, hordes of people, families and teenage cliques, troop to malls for sightseeing, to shop and surprisingly, to hear Mass.

Church services in malls are a relatively new phenomenon, an indication of the pervasive influence of the mall culture and proof of the evolving Filipino lifestyle.

More of the Story here: newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view_article.php?article_id=79287
 
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On a humid Thursday afternoon, Fr. Albert Flores is celebrating Mass before a fairly sizable crowd of churchgoers.
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Many of them belong to Rockwell Center’s target market, the A-B crowd. Clad in smart casual clothes, the congregation is mostly middle-aged with little children tagging along.
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What is meant by the A-B crowd? I have never heard that term before.
 
Milliardo said:
Emerging phenomenon draws praise, flak

By Kristine L. Alave, DJ Yap
Inquirer
Last updated 05:42am (Mla time) 07/29/2007
MANILA, Philippines—Malling has been called the new national past time. Every weekend, hordes of people, families and teenage cliques, troop to malls for sightseeing, to shop and surprisingly, to hear Mass.

Church services in malls are a relatively new phenomenon, an indication of the pervasive influence of the mall culture and proof of the evolving Filipino lifestyle.

More of the Story here: newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view_article.php?article_id=79287
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I’m reminded of when Jesus chased the money changers out of the temple. Now they have brought the temple to the money changers!

Nohome
 
Nohome said:
I’m reminded of when Jesus chased the money changers out of the temple. Now they have brought the temple to the money changers!

Nohome
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Or is it an example that the gates of H— cannot prevail against the mass. [Do malls have gates?] 😃
 
For whats its worth…the convention center in Boston has a full chapel with several masses a weekend at it…it sits right in the middle of a number of storefronts.
 
Joe_Kelley said:
Or is it an example that the gates of H— cannot prevail against the mass. [Do malls have gates?] 😃
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All I can say is that after I walk to the light, if I find myself in a mall I know I didn’t obtain salvation.

Nohome
 
Well, mass does not have to be in a church proper. If extraordinary circumstances locally determine that a mall is the only area to get together than it should go ahead.

But as a general rule, I am wary of any churches set up in those areas, regardless of demoniations.
 
I’ve been to mass in the middle of the woods and celebrated on the hood of a Jeep, in private homes, in a store room over a drug store, in a school cafeteria, and even in the Jamil Shrine Temple. If they have the priests to do it and it pulls a few more people in, I say go for it.
 
Digitonomy said:
Is that an analogy to school classes, or a perhaps a government category? Is there also a Class B-C, or C-D? How many lettered classes are there?
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It’s up to class E. Class A-B–upper-upper middle class, C-D-lower middle class-middle class, and class E are what you might call the lower class.
 
It’s too bad the online version of this news doesn’t have any pictures; the one in the papers have pictures of the chapels.
 
iam not in favor of a Mass at a mall, but what happens if a person who is searching for Jesus but doesn’t know how to go about doing it happens to be at one of those malls and hears the Mass? and he walks in and then because of that visit, he becomes Catholic? should one then not give thanks to God because this soul was searching for God and found Him in the most unlikely of places? indeed.
 
TraditionalCath said:
iam not in favor of a Mass at a mall, but what happens if a person who is searching for Jesus but doesn’t know how to go about doing it happens to be at one of those malls and hears the Mass? and he walks in and then because of that visit, he becomes Catholic? should one then not give thanks to God because this soul was searching for God and found Him in the most unlikely of places? indeed.
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I’m speculating here . . . maybe the Catholic center mentioned earlier is a way to get folks to Mass and/ or Confession, then direct them to a local parish. If that’s what they do, as long as they have proper permission from the local bishop, I’m OK with it.

I would think a mall would be considered mission territory 😉
—KCT
 
KCT said:
I’m speculating here . . . maybe the Catholic center mentioned earlier is a way to get folks to Mass and/ or Confession, then direct them to a local parish. If that’s what they do, as long as they have proper permission from the local bishop, I’m OK with it.

I would think a mall would be considered mission territory 😉
—KCT
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There is a daily mass there, favored by persons who have to be at the Mall to open in the mornings. I used to attend the afternoon mass before my shift at Ruby Tuesday. Going to Mass before works makes dealing with mean people easier.
 
PatienceAndLove said:
There is a daily mass there, favored by persons who have to be at the Mall to open in the mornings. I used to attend the afternoon mass before my shift at Ruby Tuesday. Going to Mass before works makes dealing with mean people easier.
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What a great opportunity. I guess my point was, is it taking the place of belonging to a parish? If people go there for Sunday Mass and never join a parish, I can see where the local bishop might not be too pleased. --KCT
 
The Franciscans have a chapel in a shopping center here(Albany, NY). Given its location I imagine it serves not just shoppers but employers of nearby stores and office plazas & the airport.

It used to be in a mall, now closed that we came to for Christmas shopping when I was a kid – yes, we travelled 80+ miles to shop because we didn’t have a mall in our own area! Anyway, it was nice to finish up by going to Mass.
The chapel was an island of quiet from the chaos of shopping.
 
KCT said:
What a great opportunity. I guess my point was, is it taking the place of belonging to a parish? If people go there for Sunday Mass and never join a parish, I can see where the local bishop might not be too pleased. --KCT
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I don’t recall if there is a Sunday Mass…
 
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