Taking time to Thank God after Mass

[T.A.Stobie_SFO]

You have been given a great gift, Christ in the Eucharist as well as participation in his Sacrifice through the mass.

I find it most appropriate to send time thanking God right after mass in private prayer for his wonderful gift to us. It also is a good time to then focus my mind and prayers on the activities for the rest of the day (until I attend mass again) and communicate with God about them.

I do appreciate those poeple whose are curteous and do not chat after mass in the Church but wait until they leave Church to do so.

 

[S_Corda]

Something to be grateful about:
This morning I attended Mass at a small Church, which was crowded enough that there were not enough pews to hold everyone. After the priest left at the end of Mass, NOBODY left for a minute or two. Everyone knelt. The people who didn’t fit in the pews knelt on the floor. Then only gradually did people start leaving. Wow!

Where I usually attend Mass, there are always quite a few people who kneel and are still there five minutes later. This is true for Sundays and weekdays.

On the other hand… Last summer, when I was in another state, I found myself to be the only one who stayed to pray after Mass. Most of the people left right away, but some stayed in the Church to chat. When I did leave, I said to someone “I guess people don’t stay to pray after Mass here?” and from his response I gathered that it is a rare thing there.

 

[cecelia]

It would be nice if after Mass, the priest would say the so-called Leonine prayers.
After the morning Mass in my parish, we say the St. Michael prayer.
It’s a shame to see everone hurrying for the exits after Mass. Very few people stay to visit the Blessed Sacrament or to say the Rosary. Such devotion is part of our Catholic identity. It gives us added strength to fight the good fight and too few Catholics partake of all of the gifts of our Catholicity.

 

[Stylteralmaldo]

After receiving Eucharist, I say a short prayer and thank Jesus for being in me. I then ask Christ to heal those who are suffering and furthest from God and in danger of falling into hell. I also ask for those in Purgatory to be in heaven soon.

 

[system]

After daily Mass, our priest kneels, faces the altar, and we say 3 or 4 prayers (first one of thanksgiving, additional for various reasons, e.g., armed forces, abortion, political leaders, return to national morality, etc.) (each followed by a Hail Mary)…he also encourages those who want additional time to pray to feel free to stay and encourages all to not talk in the church.

JELane

 

[EENS]

Something to be grateful about:
This morning I attended Mass at a small Church, which was crowded enough that there were not enough pews to hold everyone. After the priest left at the end of Mass, NOBODY left for a minute or two. Everyone knelt. The people who didn’t fit in the pews knelt on the floor. Then only gradually did people start leaving. Wow!

That is the case at basically every Traditional Latin Mass I have been to, at least the very vast majority. I assume you attend Latin Mass from your signature, but maybe not? In any event, the reverence shown in the Mass, I’m sure, is the salient factor along with catechesis as to whether or not people will stay to pray. God bless.

 

[S_Corda]

EENS:

That is the case at basically every Traditional Latin Mass I have been to, at least the very vast majority. I assume you attend Latin Mass from your signature, but maybe not? In any event, the reverence shown in the Mass, I’m sure, is the salient factor along with catechesis as to whether or not people will stay to pray. God bless.

The first one I mentioned was indeed a Latin Mass.
In my own parish, after every Mass (not Latin) , the priest leads the congregation in prayers, including the St. Michael prayer. A number of people then stay to pray after Sunday Masses. A much larger percentage stay after daily Mass (very few leave right away after weekday Masses). Also, the Rosary is prayed about 30 minutes before every Sunday Mass. This has an additional benefit of cutting out any chatter before Mass.

aside: For parishes where people chatter in Church before Mass, why not get a few people to start praying the rosary aloud before Mass?