Should there be clapping during the Mass?

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If the trend on this thread continues, it rather points to an overwhelming dissapproval of clapping among CAF posters. To me, this suggests that CAF posters may not be a very representative sample of mass-attending Catholics.
 
NO!!! not ever!!

Like the Papal masses you see on TV, when the Pope is in procession people act like he is a rock star or something - taking pictures, yelling, clapping - ??? this is crazy -they are still in a church where Jesus is present - all your focus should be on him!!! Not the Pope. there is a time and place for all that but not in church or a part of a Mass
 
JHow said:
If the trend on this thread continues, it rather points to an overwhelming dissapproval of clapping among CAF posters. To me, this suggests that CAF posters may not be a very representative sample of mass-attending Catholics.
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Representative or not, this pratice is not done in St Hallvard, St Olav or St Dominicus in Oslo, Norway. Or at TLM masses here. I hope it never will be. Please do not judge me for saying what i think. It`s unfair. Attending mass regulary by at least 3 times a week.
 
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And, this pastor thinks HE is responsible for saving our souls, which is why his homilies run up to 45 minutes. Yes, really
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I would leave that parish YESTERDAY and look for a Holy one ASAP!!
 
No clapping! I even have the quote from the Holy Father (over a nice picture of him incensing) as the desktop background on my computer!
 
JimR-OCDS said:
BTW, I recall clapping at the World Youth Day Masses, when Pope Benedict XVI celebrated.

I didn’t see him call for silence.

His statement concerning clapping at Mass has to be understood in the correct context.

Jim
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I also don’t recall for him asking for the clapping either.
 
TheMc said:
I also don’t recall for him asking for the clapping either.
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The point is, clapping happened and the crowd was applauding him. He didn’t attempt to silence the crowed, but accepted their expression of gratitude. He’s done this on several occasions that I’ve seen now.

Remember, its Cardinal Ratzinger’s statement against applause’s at Mass, that is quoted by those who oppose it and its probably misapplied and taken out of context from what he meant.

You can’t stop humans from being human.

Jim
 
MarkThompson said:
People also will occasionally clap after baptisms, or when the catechumens are received at the Easter Vigil, and I don’t see anything particularly wrong with that either (nor, again, is it within the meaning of Pope Benedict’s quotation). I recall priests inviting a response by saying “Let’s welcome the newest members of our parish family” or something similar, and clapping is the most sensible way (for an American congregation, at least) to do that. Doubtless there are some who think that anything but stony-faced silence in these circumstances is an affront to God, but I am not among them. So I haven’t voted, since there’s no option for “Mostly no, except for some cases.” After a choir piece during the Offertory or something like that, certainly not.
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I feel the same way you do. At our parish, there is some applause – like last night after our priest blessed a couple who were celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary, done at the very end of Mass or sometimes after Mass when the choir finishes. We don’t applaud during the sacred parts of the Mass.
 
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