Poll- Notes During the Homily

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I also voted “yes” but it was more like “sometimes” and with certain priests. Since moving to a new parish (new state) all the homilies are on the internet, so, “no”, now I don’t need to.
 
I do it because writing something helps me remember. I was one of those in school who would take notes but not review them because the very act of writing made me remember. That’s why I take notes - because I want to actually remember what was said. Just listening (even without the kids climbing on me) doesn’t work for me. It’s just a different learning style.
 
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I do not take notes during the Liturgy but the Institute of Catholic Culture has a great Sunday Gospel reflection for both the Byzantine and Roman lectionaries so I do when I watch it and I watch it every week. It’s usually posted by Wednesday or Thursday. It’s not a homily but looks at the readings focusing on the historical context so it’s more of a Bible study. If you go to the main page click on programs.

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I bring my Bible to Mass! It’s a New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition, which is different than the New American Version used in the U.S. Mass. But I like having the different translations–it gives different perspectives. We used to have a four-translation Bible when we were Protestant, and it was awesome!

Back when I first became Protestant, I attended the parish mission and the guest speaker was a missionary pastor who said that Catholics SHOULD bring their Bibles to Mass! So I’ve tried to do that, although if I’m playing (piano/organ), I often don’t because it adds to the heaviness of my tote bag full of music. 😦
 
When I first became Presbyterian, I started taking notes, since it was standard in the Church I went to. Eventually, though, I stopped. I got a lot more out of the sermon by just listening to it. That’s continued on into my becoming Catholic.
 
Very good poll. In my old evangelical cult, note-taking was pretty much the norm. One could look around the hall and see nothing but the tops of people’s heads as they studiously recorded scripture references and commentary. I was only 17 when I first began attending and followed suit. However, by the time I was in my early 30’s I thought back and realized I had never once referred to these careful notations so ceased the practice. I have never done so during a homily either. 🙂
 
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Back when I first became Protestant, I attended the parish mission and the guest speaker was a missionary pastor who said that Catholics SHOULD bring their Bibles to Mass! So I’ve tried to do that, although if I’m playing (piano/organ), I often don’t because it adds to the heaviness of my tote bag full of music. 😦
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That’s interesting. Did he say why? Was it to compare the various translations?

I can’t see a reason otherwise, since the readings are in missals which are easily bought, or printed in pew leaflets.
 
I can’t remember his reasons, but he did say that Catholics have always studied the Bible.

I like having my own Bible because I can mark the margins with notes. I have a lot of dates and pastor’s/priest’s names in the margins of my Bible, and it’s always so uplifting to see those notes and remember. It increases my faith.

I have my mother’s Bible and my grandmother’s Bible. Both have passed on years ago. It is such a delight to read through their various notes. My grandmother in particular wrote a lovely quote in her Bible–“We cannot do everything everywhere, but we can all do something somewhere.”

That was my Grandma! I strive to be like her!
 
I am usually wrestling to keep my two younger sons from crawling all over the aisles.
 
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