The Rosary has been affirmed by the Church as being good to pray in Church. And the Sacramental itself has been affirmed as meriting spiritual blessings when prayed in Church.
Adoration is for adoration.
Reasons already stated throughout the thread. Not my thread so am going to leave this here. If people choose to keep with their feelings about the subject then that is something between themselves and God.
– During MASS? That is the opposite of what I have heard.
sigh. But I’ve read no reasons other than ‘No technology’ or ‘its not respectful’. Those are opinions, not reasons for those opinions. But I can see no end to this so I’ll agree to disagree.
Go back and read my post and see in it where I actually wrote ‘Mass’?! :ehh:
No, my thumbs up was to his last point.It would appear that your triple thumbs-up was based on an illusory assumption.
You didn’t make that clear, though, did you - you gave the whole post a thumbs up. And so that it what your post expressed.
This is just childish!
“”‘Objectively’, phones ought to be turned OFF in Church."
Actually, neither did you. It is a well-known fact that for many years people prayed the Rosary DURING MASS!! Yet, you jumped all over the poster who went there.
I didn’t use the term ‘Mass’, you did. One can attend Mass and pray the Rosary before or after. If I attend Mass, it incorporates the before and after, when in “Church” - the word I used.
Okay. I’m out. I’m either not being clear or we are talking past each other because you seem to be doing that which you are claiming others do. I’m going to assume good intentions at this point and guess I’m mis-reading things. In all sincerity, God Bless.
No, people might have done this, but they were not supposed to. Rosary is before or after the service. This is one of the multiplicity of reasons that Vatican II made the priest turn around and face the Eucharist while facing the congregation.
I am in total agreement with the thread. And can agree all I wish.
Thank you. God bless.
What illogical premise? That the use of a smartphone for prayer is an acceptable practice?
No, because I don’t sit in Church staring at a light bulb affixed somewhere in the ceiling area, and neither do I stand with arms outstretched in front of the air conditioning vent pretending to be an aeroplane; similarly, neither do I hear the sound system mysteriously playing on automatic during Adoration, to which I then feel compelled to sing karaoke.
OK, but it is still technology? And you didn’t answer my question.No, because I don’t sit in Church staring at a light bulb affixed somewhere in the ceiling area, and neither do I stand with arms outstretched in front of the air conditioning vent pretending to be an aeroplane; similarly, neither do I hear the sound system mysteriously playing on automatic during Adoration, to which I then feel compelled to sing karaoke.
In short, I think the point is: distractions, e.g:- it is one thing for a baby to cry in Church because a baby is doing what a baby does but quite another for people to bring avoidable distractions into a church. It is as if those who do so cannot disconnect for one little hour. Many people have an addictive over-dependence on technology, and so it can become a kind of idol. Church, is the one time, for one hour or so, during the week, in which God wants us to spend all of our time - physically and spiritually - with Him, alone.
You are mixing two different things here.The OP is talking about phone use during adoration, and now you are talking about Mass.
