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Chuck1
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Hi can someone explain to me simpley why is mass repeated with the same format and same thing year after year and many prayers are repeated in mass ? doesn’t it get boring after a while ?
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OchsFam
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Is saying “I love you” to the same person day after day boring?
How about receiving the body, blood, soul, and divinity of our Lord and Savior every day?
Maybe it would be helpful for you not to focus on the readings and prayers, but on the highlight of the Mass, the Eucharist. That is not to say you should ignore the readings and the prayers, but maybe you can at least see why it should never get boring.
The prayers are helpful when you actually start to listen to them. In fact, they can become a part of your daily routine (aspirations, etc.). Really, the readings should never become boring until you know everything, which we never will. You can always get something out of the written Word of God.
God Bless.
How about receiving the body, blood, soul, and divinity of our Lord and Savior every day?
Maybe it would be helpful for you not to focus on the readings and prayers, but on the highlight of the Mass, the Eucharist. That is not to say you should ignore the readings and the prayers, but maybe you can at least see why it should never get boring.
The prayers are helpful when you actually start to listen to them. In fact, they can become a part of your daily routine (aspirations, etc.). Really, the readings should never become boring until you know everything, which we never will. You can always get something out of the written Word of God.
God Bless.
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PrayForMeStJude
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No. It doesnt.
And the Latin rite has much more variation than, say, the Byzantine rite. The Latin rite has more prayers which change with the particular day, season, or feast.
All of the liturgies of the Church are celebrated the way they are because they descend from Jewish worship. Jews worshipped in the temple and the synagogues using a particular format. Early Jewish Christians followed similar patterns when they celebrated the Eucharist as Jesus commanded. There were readings from scripture, some preaching on their meanings, prayers, and the Eucharist. Over time as Christianity spread more and more prayers and customs developed in different areas, but all of the Church’s liturgies still follow this basic pattern.
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KathySFSD
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It doesn’t get boring, although as a child/teen I would have answered otherwise.
There are plenty of things that are different in each Mass from week to week, contained within the liturgy. The scripture for the Liturgy of the Word is different within the 3 year cycle, and the songs, homilies, petitions change every week. The scripture speaks to me in different ways than it did 5, 10 or 15 years ago, because my life is different. There is always something new, enlightening and strengthening in every Mass if I put my heart into it and go with the right intention , which is not to “get something out of it” but to offer perfect worship to God through the Holy Mass.
God Bless,
Kathy
There are plenty of things that are different in each Mass from week to week, contained within the liturgy. The scripture for the Liturgy of the Word is different within the 3 year cycle, and the songs, homilies, petitions change every week. The scripture speaks to me in different ways than it did 5, 10 or 15 years ago, because my life is different. There is always something new, enlightening and strengthening in every Mass if I put my heart into it and go with the right intention , which is not to “get something out of it” but to offer perfect worship to God through the Holy Mass.God Bless,
Kathy
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ConstantineTG
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I just wish to correct this. The Divine Liturgy changes daily and depending on the feasts. The Troparion, Kontakion, Theotokion changes daily. Certain “fixed” hymns would change depends on the season as well. For example we would sing, “Christ has risen from the dead…” during the Easter season instead of the usual post-Communion hymns.
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Matthew_Holford
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What church are/were you in? How were the services in that church so exciting for you to prevent boredom?
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Ron_Obvious
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Chuck,
I once thought that way. Everything was just repetition. Then I realized the beauty of the mass.
I once thought that way. Everything was just repetition. Then I realized the beauty of the mass.
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promethius
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You’re looking at mass as though it is some independent event… like each mass is a different happening. That is not the case. The mass is the ETERNAL worship of the church. This worship is detailed in the Scriptures (particularly Revelation) and we take part in it, eternally, in every mass we attend. In other words, when you attend Mass this sunday, you are joined to eternity, to all catholics worshipping at all times and everywhere.
Second, the words do change, subtlely though.
The mass is not about entertainment, but worship. But even if that were the case, when you start to see the mass as the INCREDIBLE and beautiful thing that it is, then you won’t get bored of it.
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puzzleannie
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I have been attending mass for 62 years and I am not bored. What is there boring about an act of love so great in means dying to save the whole world? If that is boring I’d like to know what you call “exciting”.
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PacoG
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Mass is about the worship of God the Father through the eternal sacrifice of Jesus the Son in the Holy Spirit. It is not about entertainment or about keeping you from getting bored.
You know that hymn “God beyond all Praising”…Well, the Mass (in all its forms…Extraordinary Form, Ordinary Form, Anglican use, the various Western and Eastern Rites) is the only praising that is good enough for God because it is the re-presentation of the one worthy sacrifice–Jesus’ sacrifice at Calvary.
I don’t mean to be a jerk…but grow up.
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TrueLight
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In fairness to the OP, he is coming from the Baptist church where services are a lot more free-flowing. The mass is different and can take some getting used to.
When I attended my first mass, which happened to be an EF, I was lost but I found it to be beautiful.
Nevertheless I ran out and purchased a book called “The Latin Mass explained” which explained the significance of the mass to me. That made a big difference.
Also, even though I was raised Evangelical, I had more recently been attending a Reformed Church which is more structured and liturgical, so there wasn’t as much culture shock.
Chuck, although I haven’t read the Lamb’s Supper by Scott Hahn, I hear it is a very good book and it might help you understand the significance of the different parts of the mass.
When I attended my first mass, which happened to be an EF, I was lost but I found it to be beautiful.
Nevertheless I ran out and purchased a book called “The Latin Mass explained” which explained the significance of the mass to me. That made a big difference.
Also, even though I was raised Evangelical, I had more recently been attending a Reformed Church which is more structured and liturgical, so there wasn’t as much culture shock.
Chuck, although I haven’t read the Lamb’s Supper by Scott Hahn, I hear it is a very good book and it might help you understand the significance of the different parts of the mass.
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PacoG
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I just deleted my post out of embarrassment. I’m sorry about my comment. We cradle Catholics have a tendency to be chauvinistic on this board. I’m sorry about my “grow up” comment.
I agree. Scott Hahn’s book is amazing. I’d recommend it.
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TrueLight
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All you needed to delete was the last sentence. I thought everything before that was good advice.
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PacoG
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Mass is about the worship of God the Father through the eternal sacrifice of Jesus the Son in the Holy Spirit. It is not about entertainment or about keeping you from getting bored.
You know that hymn “God beyond all Praising”…Well, the Mass (in all its forms…Extraordinary Form, Ordinary Form, Anglican use, the various Western and Eastern Rites) is the only praising that is good enough for God because it is the re-presentation of the one worthy sacrifice–Jesus’ sacrifice at Calvary.
All Masses are essentially one Mass. Time is suspended. It is a reality that is way beyond our comprehension. When we are at Mass, we are there with all the Christians that have come before us and the Angels in the presence of the High Priest, Jesus.
Read the Lamb’s Supper. You will never see the Mass the same way again.
You know that hymn “God beyond all Praising”…Well, the Mass (in all its forms…Extraordinary Form, Ordinary Form, Anglican use, the various Western and Eastern Rites) is the only praising that is good enough for God because it is the re-presentation of the one worthy sacrifice–Jesus’ sacrifice at Calvary.
All Masses are essentially one Mass. Time is suspended. It is a reality that is way beyond our comprehension. When we are at Mass, we are there with all the Christians that have come before us and the Angels in the presence of the High Priest, Jesus.
Read the Lamb’s Supper. You will never see the Mass the same way again.
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PrayForMeStJude
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I understand, and of course you are right, there is plenty of variation in the Byzantine rite. In one respect the Byzantines have even more variation, in that they utilize different liturgies throughout the year. I recognize this. However, it was always my understanding that the liturgical prayers of the Latin rite were more varied than those of the Byzantine rite. I have attended liturgies in both rites and I think my experiences have supported my conclusion. Of course, I did not mean for my comment to belittle the beautiful Byzantine rite, I just wanted to point out that historically the Latin rite has had more room for variation than the Byzantine. Sometimes that’s good, sometimes not so much.
How do both rites compare in their allowance of variation to other rites (such as syriac, armenian, coptic, etc)?
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