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dhgray
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I am bothered by individuals who make a "bee line" from the Eucharist Minister to the door. Thoughts or comments?
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Fortiterinre
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I think it is horrible for people to make a regular practice of this, but I know of some people who due to work and family responsibilities have had to leave Mass after Holy Communion. I try not let myself get distracted by them and try not to be one of them.
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otm
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Sit closer to the front of the church and you won’t even notice.
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MrS
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My wife suggested putting the sign at the back of church “The first one to leave Mass early was Judas”
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MrS
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Your priest might be encouraged to discuss this at the time of his homily…
“I realize some of us need to get to work and it is wonderful you have made time for the Lord first. For the others who need to get out of the lot before your fellow parishioners exit at the completion of the Mass, or for those of you who want a better spot at the restaurant, or for those who have a need to get away quick… please consider that you are carrying your Savior to where ever you are headed. And consider that He would want some more quiet time with you…right here…in His home.”
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“I realize some of us need to get to work and it is wonderful you have made time for the Lord first. For the others who need to get out of the lot before your fellow parishioners exit at the completion of the Mass, or for those of you who want a better spot at the restaurant, or for those who have a need to get away quick… please consider that you are carrying your Savior to where ever you are headed. And consider that He would want some more quiet time with you…right here…in His home.”
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Emmaus
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Scott hahn calls theis phenomena “The Judas Shuffle” after Judas’s early departure from the Last Supper to take care of business, so to speak.
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TheGrowingGrape
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The Judas Shuffle. I like that term.
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Joe_Kelley
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As an EMHC it bothers me most when they plow their way between me and the one to whom I am giving Communion because we are between them and the door. [It has happened]
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Annunciata
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Maybe the priest should instruct the altar boys to take one of the candles and follow them out the door since Jesus is still physically present …
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Fidelis
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Most irritating of all are the ones who come late to Mass, necessitating other people to make room for them when Mass is under way–THEN they are the ones who also scoot out the door right after recieving! Why bother coming? 
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otm
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Many of the older ones who come late and leave early are operating under the pre Vatican 2 Moral Theology which answered the question “What is the minimum I have to do to fulfill my obligation to attend Mass” with an answer which told them that they had to be there from the Gospel reading to Communion. All of which is a prime example of a minimalistic, legalistic attitude which was all too prevalent prior to V2. V2 attempted to redirect Moral Theology to focus on what Christ called us to. Sadly, it got waylaid in the process; it now seems to be getting back on track. But that is fuel for another thread…
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jrabs
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Ouch! Unless you have noticed someone habitually scooting out - there could be plently of reasons which are unknown to you…restroom, ill feeling.
I like the post about sitting in the front so you don’t notice.
I like the post about sitting in the front so you don’t notice.
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DJJG
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My wife suggested putting the sign at the back of church “The first one to leave Mass early was Judas”
I would love to try that one!
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rwoehmke
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I think you’ve hit nthe nail on the head. I think there are still a fair number of people both young and old who recognize they have a binding obligation, but are almost clueless as to the privledge and blessing of being able to attend and take part in the mass with no fear of persecution.
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tom.wineman
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Maybe they have bladder problems.
Then to the most dangerous place on earth on Sunday morning is the parking lot of a Catholic church.
Then to the most dangerous place on earth on Sunday morning is the parking lot of a Catholic church.
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T.More
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“I realize some of us need to get to work and it is wonderful you have made time for the Lord first.”
Doesn’t the Catechism of the Catholic Church require not working on Sundays, except in cases of emergency?
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Doesn’t the Catechism of the Catholic Church require not working on Sundays, except in cases of emergency?
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buffalo
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The Priest says “The Mass is ended”. That’s when it ends. If you leave before have you fully and devoutly attended?
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otm
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Fully & devoutly? No, I would not say so. But interestingly, moral theology does not demand fullness and devotion; it demands the minimum, and there are always those who will either play to the least common denominatior, or be one.
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Ray_Marshall
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Speaking of the olden days, the last Mass on Sunday at 10:30 was always a High Mass, and there was always Benediction after it.
Fr. Shubitz, the assistant pastor*, would stand in the back of the Church and observe what he referred to as the “St. Anthony’s Track Team”, scurrying out the door before Benediction. Much of his homily** each week at the 9:00 Mass made reference to their prowess.
It helped to keep those folks in their seats til the very end of that Low Mass. 
How awful the day was that I myself was caught by him when I was commanded by one parent to leave early for baby-sitting duty so that they could attend a later Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral which started at noon. :bigyikes:
*you younger folk aren’t probably familiar with that term. You might look it up in the Catholic Encyclopedia to see what an “assistant pastor” did besides scope out malefactors.
**We didn’t call them “homilies” back then either. They were “sermons!” Who made up the rule that you can’t use a simple word when a strange one will do fine? He’s the guy, I’m sure, who introduced Catholics to the “ambo.” :banghead: “Pulpit” was bad enough!
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BLB_Oregon
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T. More said:
If you work in a hospital, nursing home, etc., you might work Sundays with some regularity. Most I know try to fit Mass in at a time that doesn’t require them to cut out early if the homily goes 10 minutes long, but there are other reasons. Some may have someone at home who is sick and the Mass attendee doesn’t want to keep their “fill in” help a moment longer than absolutely necessary… or they promised they would be back by a certain time. Sometimes the person’s spouse is already in the car coping alone with two screaming infants. (This has happened to me.)
I suspect that most of the time it is a matter of wanting to fulfill the obligation with the minimum output possible. I hope not. (If this is you, examine whether you might not do better in the future. You wouldn’t dare bolt Grandma’s Sunday dinner the minute you put the fork down, no matter what an ordeal it was. Ten more minutes is a small price to pay.)
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