My friend, do you get bored at Mass

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Not bored necessarily, but easily distracted and my mind wanders at times.
 
1Lord1Faith said:
It used to bore me when I didn’t know what the different parts of the mass were about, the significance of all the motions and sayings etc…

Also, for me, the priest can make or brake(bore) the Mass. I look forward to listening to a priest who can light a fire. And I’m not talking about a priest thumping the podium and yelling alleluia!
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As the OP I ma a bit surprised and truly gratified by the majority reposes:thumbsup:

Thank you for this conformation!

We attend Mass to Glorify God {which at times means putting up with a boring sermon; BUT where else can WE be in such intimate Union with our God? TRULY a foretaste of heaven itself.👍

God Bless each of you

Patrick
 
Mass is exciting. Worship and praise are stimulating, and we take an part in it both mentally and physically (and hopefully emotionally). There is a kind of anticipation of Our Lord, and a humbling experience after He manifests Himself in the Eucharist. You could say there are highs and lows during the Mass. But in the end, Christ wins and keeps calling us to life. It doesn’t get more exciting than that.
 
Sometimes, like today, I get distracted by an inner
turmoil over my problems and concerns and so
I DON’T take the Host, but when I can recognize
Christ’s holy sacrifice for us, then it is meaningful
and I can take part in the communion.
 
GLam8833 said:
Sometimes, like today, I get distracted by an inner
turmoil over my problems and concerns and so
I DON’T take the Host, but when I can recognize
Christ’s holy sacrifice for us, then it is meaningful
and I can take part in the communion.
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IMO you’ve got it backwards. That’s when you need Christ’s presence even more!
 
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Originally Posted by GLam8833 View Post
Sometimes, like today, I get distracted by an inner
turmoil over my problems and concerns and so
I DON’T take the Host, but when I can recognize
Christ’s holy sacrifice for us, then it is meaningful
and I can take part in the communion.
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Bonnie said:
IMO you’ve got it backwards. That’s when you need Christ’s presence even more!
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AMEN to that advice:thumbsup:
 
It is just like personal prayer, sometimes
the mind is on other things and one gets
distracted. These prayers are like time
wasted!! The evil one is firing his “fiery
darts” at us and one needs to depend
not on our sinfulness but on the faith
of The Church!!
 
GLam8833 said:
The point is, I didn’t acknowledge the Body and
Death of our Lord, so I didn’t take communion.
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Are you saying that at that point you don’t believe the Eucharist is the Body & Blood of Jesus? Or just that at some point during the mass your mind wandered? If the latter, you could/should still receive.

If you are having difficulties believing, perhaps you should talk with your priest.
 
Bonnie said:
Are you saying that at that point you don’t believe the Eucharist is the Body & Blood of Jesus? Or just that at some point during the mass your mind wandered? If the latter, you could/should still receive.

If you are having difficulties believing, perhaps you should talk with your priest.
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No, I do believe in the Real Presence, it’s just that when my mind
is somewhere else, I lose the SENSE of the whole meaning of
the Sacrifice of the Mass!!
 
GLam8833 said:
No, I do believe in the Real Presence, it’s just that when my mind
is somewhere else, I lose the SENSE of the whole meaning of
the Sacrifice of the Mass!!
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And receiving communion should snap you right back to where you should be!

Just losing the thread of the mass for a few minutes doesn’t seem - to me - to be a very good reason to refuse communion. Talk it over with your priest.
 
Bonnie said:
Or just that at some point during the mass your mind wandered? If the latter, you could/should still receive.
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If one feels he is not properly disposed, I can see why he would want to abstain. This does not always involve mortal sin. He might have had a fight with his wife or just had a small accident, for example. It doesn’t have to be an ideal situation but I for one will never push someone to receive, nor try to talk him into it. But that’s me.
 
Bonnie said:
And** receiving communion should snap you** right back to where you should be!

Just losing the thread of the mass for a few minutes doesn’t seem - to me - to be a very good reason to refuse communion. Talk it over with your priest.
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I don’t know about you, but I just can’t “snap” into
the mood when I receive communion. The Bible
makes it clear that one should “examine himself
before taking communion”, lest he bring judgment
on himself, not recognizing the Body of Christ!!
(I don’t intend asking the priest about it, it is
written on my CONSCIENCE). 1 Cor. 11:27-29
 
GLam8833 said:
I don’t know about you, but I just can’t “snap” into
the mood when I receive communion. The Bible
makes it clear that one should “examine himself
before taking communion”, lest he bring judgment
on himself, not recognizing the Body of Christ!!
(I don’t intend asking the priest about it, it is
written on my CONSCIENCE). 1 Cor. 11:27-29
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You must be properly disposed before receiving communion. This doesn’t always mean just free from mortal sins. If one just had a dispute with his spouse or received a traffic ticket, for examples, it might be better to receive at another Mass but that’s up to the individual. Receiving should be a joyous and meaningful occasion.
 
GLam8833 said:
I don’t know about you, but I just can’t “snap” into
the mood when I receive communion. The Bible
makes it clear that one should “examine himself
before taking communion”, lest he bring judgment
on himself, not recognizing the Body of Christ!!
(I don’t intend asking the priest about it, it is
written on my CONSCIENCE). 1 Cor. 11:27-29
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Mood has nothing to do with it. I think your conscience is mistaken. I’ll say it again (3rd time’s a charm?), talk with your priest. That’s what he’s there for.
 
Bonnie said:
Mood has nothing to do with it. I think your conscience is mistaken. I’ll say it again (3rd time’s a charm?), talk with your priest. That’s what he’s there for.
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Hi Bonnie, I admit you have a point there,
I’m a convert from protestant, so I rely
more on the Bible and conscience, BUT
the Catholic Church has Tradition and the
Magisterium, which I must take into account
when trying to discern what is RIGHT, so
thanks, I’ll talk to the priest.
 
I agree with everyone before me on the importance of the Mass; however, I will admit, I do at times get bored or my thoughts wander, particularly if a lector is monotone or reads unenthusiasticly, or the priests gives a very purposeless sermon, or one that does not apply to me.
 
GLam8833 said:
Hi Bonnie, I admit you have a point there,
I’m a convert from protestant, so I rely
more on the Bible and conscience, BUT
the Catholic Church has Tradition and the
Magisterium, which I must take into account
when trying to discern what is RIGHT, so
thanks, I’ll talk to the priest.
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Glad to hear that! I’m a convert too, but by no means a recent one. Separating my long-held Protestant beliefs from my new Catholic ones was a fairly long process. For some beliefs - such as the rapture - it was years before I even knew there was a difference!
 
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