Priest after homliy: "Does anyone have any questions?"

[Genesis315]

I’ve been going to daily Mass every now and then this summer at a parish near my summer job and this week I have been going everyday. Anyway, I had never been to a Mass offered by this particular priest (although I did have him for confession a few times) so I don’t know if he does this everytime, but after his homilee–which was very good–he asked if anyone had any questions. Of course no one did.

I was just wondering, has anyone ever heard of this happening? I mean, there are only maybe 10 people or so at this Mass each day so it’s a more intimate affair than a regular Sunday Mass. I mean, should one ask a question at this time if you have one?

On a side note, it kind of struck as weird because this parish is the most traditional non-Tridentine indult parish I have ever seen. I mean, we say the “Prayers after Low Mass” (St. Michael prayer, Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on us, etc.) after each daily Mass, they have a big marble altar, they had copies of “Liberalism is a Sin” for the taking as well as all sorts of apologetics tracts (including some from CA!), and this very priest even gave me for penance a sheet of paper with a morning offering on it that I had only seen before in our Tridentine Mass missalettes at my usual parish.

Anyway, what do you all think?

 

[OutinChgoburbs]

I think it was a small congregation, and the priest felt comfortable asking if there were questions.

What was the homily topic?

Nobody raised a hand and said, “Yes, when will you be finished talking, Father, and get on with the Mass?”

 

[NotWorthy]

I went to a daily mass the other day out of town. I set up a sales call at 9:00am so I could go to the local daily mass at 8:00am (Outside Sales is a great job!!!). As soon as the priest started the homily, he started asking questions and answering questions. It turned into a long discussion (there were 12 of us in the pews).

I looked at my watch at 8:50am and we were still in the homily (or whatever you call it, because we hadn’t even covered the gospel). By the time Mass was over, it was 9:10am! This has happened both times I attended this parish. It was interesting, to say the least.

A friend of mine tells me they have a Q&A at the Cathedral in Lake Charles, LA. where he attends.

Notworthy

 

[seek1st]

Our parish used to have a group discussion - comments after the homily - for daily Mass. We’d start the Mass (Liturgy of the Word) behind the altar in a small prayer chapel. After the homily and discussion, we’d gather around the altar for the consecration. It was a very intimate group and we learned so much from each other and grew in maturity but when two new priests moved into the parish, they were not at all comfortable with this format.

They stopped the gathering at the altar after the GIRM was issued - even for the Life Teen. A couple of years prior, we’d stopped the group discussion of the gospel.

We now have two daily Masses with about 30 or 40 people in attendance at each one. We gather in the pews with no discussion - just a homily. There would be 5-10 people at one daily Mass in the old format.

I am glad that we’re on the right track and having more traditional Masses. The numbers of daily communicants is growing by the month since we started perpetual adoration three years ago.

 

[CatholicCid]

seek1st:

Our parish used to have a group discussion - comments after the homily - for daily Mass. We’d start the Mass (Liturgy of the Word) behind the altar in a small prayer chapel. After the homily and discussion, we’d gather around the altar for the consecration. It was a very intimate group and we learned so much from each other and grew in maturity but when two new priests moved into the parish, they were not at all comfortable with this format.

They stopped the gathering at the altar after the GIRM was issued - even for the Life Teen. A couple of years prior, we’d stopped the group discussion of the gospel.

We now have two daily Masses with about 30 or 40 people in attendance at each one. We gather in the pews with no discussion - just a homily. There would be 5-10 people at one daily Mass in the old format.

I am glad that we’re on the right track and having more traditional Masses. The numbers of daily communicants is growing by the month since we started perpetual adoration three years ago.

The first thing that popped into my mind while reading this was "They wouldn’t actually gather around the alter, would they "
Glad to hear attendance rises when things are done properly

 

[Michael_Welter]

I like the idea of taking questions, especially in a small gathering. The only time I’ve actually seen this done is at our Confirmation Mass. The Bishop often asks questions of the Confirmandi and their sponsors, and allows them to ask questions of him.

 

[Genesis315]

So the other day, this priest started his homilee with comments and questions about the Gospel. Since it was the feast of St. mary Magdalene some guy asked if she could be considered the first among the apostle since Christ appeared to her first. Well, the priests shot this down and refuted all those Da Vinci Code-esque theories about her. So, that format seemed to work out well.