I have no qualms about going to Mass. I go every now-and-again. I think that some Protestants are just so worried that they won’t know what to do, or in what order to do it. Of course, there are missals, and many churches have them in the pews (but not all). It’s a shock-factor
. Masses are SO different from many Protestant services; more elaborate, more ornate, with rituals and chants that are a turn-off for Protestants. Plus, many Protestant denominations are very welcoming of guests, having greeters at the doors and (in my church) two or three minutes for greeting visitors during the service. While church should not be soley a social gathering, it’s always nice to be greeted and welcomed…something that Mass affords little of. Even the “peace be with you” time is short-lived and feels ackward 
and compulsory.And don’t you miss the fullness of the faith and everyone on the same sheet of paper.
In theory, they’re on the same sheet of paper. It discourages me to look around and see so many parishoners not singing along and some doing the ‘Judas Shuffle’ (as Scott Hahn calls it…leaving right after you receive Eucharist). Hardly anyone really cares that they’re there. It’s like a funeral…wake up, people Christ is RISEN!
That’s the problem everyone is on the wrong sheet of paper, I said I have being to a many of mass, I just don’t believe in the way the Catholics Faith have also being to every church there is in my life time, here again, I keep what I got.
Well I am a Protestant and I’ve been to Catholic Masses quite a lot of time, inclusive funerals …
Why ? are they so scared of us ?:extrahappy:
The Hail Mary is not a part of the Mass, and no Mass **ever **revolves around Mary. Every Mass is entirely about the Sacrifice of Christ.
I’m just scared of the pentecostals and the westboro baptist Church!
Even on 15th August ? I don’t know since I’ve never tried on that particular day …
Well, I’m not scared of Pentecostals even if I don’t belong to the charismatic trend, but maybe French Pentecostals are more “moderate” than American ones ; among French Evangelicals, there are charismatic groups I would be afraid of ( but the same is true for some Catholic charismatic groups … )
Yes, even on August the 15th. Catholics believe the Mass to be a re-presentation of the Sacrifice of Christ, and every Mass is focused entirely on that. The Eucharist - which is the offering of Christ’s Body and Blood on the altar (the Sacrifice) - is the focus and purpose of every Mass.
No, I don’t remember, because I don’t go to Mass regularly !!! ( since I am a Protestant ) ; I am not sure but it seems : before the Eucharist ( I don’t mean JUST before , but sometime before … )
I don’t pretend to be an expert on what pentecostals do in their Churches, but I’m afraid of entering one of them and experiencing something like this:
It’s the church that pickets the funerals of American soldiers and teaches that the Iraq War is God’s judgment upon America for “tolerating” homosexuals. They believe that anyone who isn’t a member of their congregation (which is composed of two families) is condemned to hell. They’re based in Topeka, Kansas, and have become famous for the signs they carry around, the most famous of which reads “God Hates Fags”.
Don’t worry! It’s not important. Sometimes a rosary is said before Mass (usually during the week), but a hail Mary is not said during the Mass itself. If it took place during the actual Mass, it shouldn’t have.
