Poll: Celebrating a sports win during the Mass

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I attend the Cathedral in DC. At Mass yesterday evening, before Mass had ended, the celebrant priest began having everyone applaud the music ministry, then the servers and lectors, and then (since the Capitals one the championship) applauding the Caps’ victory.
  • This is reasonable
  • This is a good way to build good relations
  • Probably shouldn’t have been done during the Mass
  • Bad move and inappropriate during a time of worship
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If this were done right at the end then it is reasonable. I remember a priest who used to give the scores when Notre Dame won.
 
In that case I’ll vote “reasonable”. It’s not 100 percent correct, but it’s not terrible.
 
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If this were done right at the end then it is reasonable. I remember a priest who used to give the scores when Notre Dame won.
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Seems like that’s when it was done.

I really don’t see the problem here, assuming that’s what happened. Here it’s the Army-Air Force game that spawns either a mild gloat or a humble concession during the announcements as we are a joint base but with an Army garrison commander (though we have a USAF wing commander as well, the base is considered to be “controlled” by the Army).
 
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you won’t find a bigger “sports” fan on CAF than me

but i think this is wrong

who applauds me or you when we “succeed” at our work?

answer: nobody

during my brief & mediocre athletic career i never once prayed to God for a “victory” or thanked Him in the rare times i achieved it

how about applauding the pro-life warriors who are routinely arrested & harassed by the DC police?
 
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Not saying “acceptable” , or not. To the liturgicsl purists, it no doubt may be deeply troubling, to others it might be viewed as not neing a hill worth dying on.

The former will site the rubrics and suggest telling the bishop, moderates will say take it up privately eith the pastor, and others will get over it with out much trauma.
 
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i went to notre dame; i wouldn’t be happy hearing game scores while attending mass

if i am at mass while ND is playing; i am “sacrificing”" watching the game to be at mass

televised football games take 3 hours +

Mass is about an hour or so

we can live without the score updates during Mass, thank you very much…
 
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I think it’s reasonable if done at the very end before the final blessing. Of course, a priest could say say “Please remain for a moment after the final blessing.” and then make announcements etc but I have a feeling a lot of people would peel out of there once the blessing was given and that’s why most do it right before.
 
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I don’t think everyone needs to be thanked after every Mass. I definitely don’t think sports teams needs to be part of Mass. I’d much prefer at the end if Mass being led in the St. Michael prayer.

I wonder how often you get both the applause and sports score, and the St. Michael prayer? If the answer is never then maybe that tells us something important.
 
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I don’t think everyone needs to be thanked after every Mass. I definitely don’t think sports teams needs to be part of Mass. I’d much prefer at the end if Mass being led in the St. Michael prayer.
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I much prefer we conclude with the St. Michael’s prayer. We’ve consumed the body and blood and now about to enter into the world. We should be prepared with everything we face.
 
30 seconds after Mass is over you can get all “scores” you need on your phone

thanks, but don’t want to hear “scores” during liturgy
 
“Wherever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that the essence of liturgy has totally disappeared and been replaced by a kind of religious entertainment. Such attraction fades quickly - it cannot compete in the market of leisure pursuits, incorporating as it increasingly does various forms of religious titillation.”
-Pope Benedict XVI
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I have to agree with this sentiment.
 
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I don’t believe applause is appropriate during mass, as St. Padre Pio has said before, or announcements either. Technically, it sounds like these announcements are taking place during the mass if they are done before the final blessing and the words “the mass has ended”. I think announcements are meant to take place during the sermon because a sermon is seen as a break away from the mass, or technically not apart of it.

As for the sports mention, I don’t agree with it because it’s not relevant but I would have more of a problem with the placement of the announcement and applause.
 
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Pope Benedict is very correct, but he is referring to something different I think. I think he is referring more to the spontaneous applause after a beautiful music piece. Then the worshippers are treating it more like a performance.

In this case the priest is actually thanking and asking everyone else to thank, via applause, those who helped at Mass. I see the good desire to thank people who help, but I think doing this breaks the solemnity of Mass.
 
Wherever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that the essence of liturgy has totally disappeared and been replaced by a kind of religious entertainment
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He mentioned this after discussing dance. The sense I get is if we react like what we have experienced is like a dance recital, play or concert. I’m not defending applauding everyone who helped at Mass but I’m not sure that is the issue Pope Benedict was addressing.
 
There should be a connection in life between all that we do inside the Church and outside of the Church.
I see nothing wrong with celebrating a sports win with a few thoughts or applause before closing out at Mass. 🙏✌️🎉👍
 
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