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Estevao
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I try to leave my cell phone in the car. Especially when I go to confession. It’s just a fact that your phones can be tapped at any time, unless you take the battery out (which, quelle surprise, is practically impossible to do with most cell phones these days).
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EXdrinker
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I have seen people use them to call an ambulance for a brother that had a medical incident at mass more than once, I have seen many use them for a missal, prayer book, bible, and confession guide. Countless have been able to go to mass and still remain “by the phone” during stressing times in their lives. They can see quick texts to know loved ones are okay without getting a call and having to leave mass.
Like anything, they can be abused, but for those who use them rightly, the good far outweighs the bad.
Like anything, they can be abused, but for those who use them rightly, the good far outweighs the bad.
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DaveBj
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Well said. I have iBreviary on my phone, and I use it several times at every Mass. Nobody has ever said anything to me about it. With regard to ringers and alert tones, I have them silences, and I ignore any vibration on my hip. Actually, in our parish (at least at the Masses that I attend), cellphone interruptions are extremely rare, maybe one or two every six months.
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exnihilo
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I’ve been the cause of cell phone noise during adoration. My cell phone had the ringer off and was in do not disturb mode. I have a bunch of prayers on my cell phone. I intended to pray some of them. As I opened my iBooks app, which contains the prayers, it started playing an audio book. It shocked me. I started frantically trying to stop it while running out of the Church. I was of course extremely embarrassed. Prior to that I had wanted to use my cell phone in church. It is convenient to have prayers readily available and not have to remember a book. But after that experience I gave up on it. I had taken what I think is every reasonable precaution and yet had still caused a disturbance.
Regarding cell phones ringing in church it is my experience that it is most often an older person’s phone. I only say this because as much as the younger generation rightly deserves chastisement it seems the older folks are most often the problem with this new technology.
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punisherthunder
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I take both mine and my wife’s smartphones and put them down in the locked console of my Tundra truck.
Humanity got by for hundreds of years without needing a smartphone in their pocket during a 45 minute Mass or so. Going without one now shouldn’t be an issue.
As for Adoration, this may be a rant, but when I’m in there I’m mentally conversing with Jesus or saying the Rosary the entire time. I put my focus 100% on him. I see others come in who play on their phones while sitting there and to me it’s disrespectful. I don 't care if they’re reading a religious book or not. Say a Rosary or a chaplet. How can you keep your head down on a phone screen for a whole hour and not look at Christ once?
Humanity got by for hundreds of years without needing a smartphone in their pocket during a 45 minute Mass or so. Going without one now shouldn’t be an issue.
As for Adoration, this may be a rant, but when I’m in there I’m mentally conversing with Jesus or saying the Rosary the entire time. I put my focus 100% on him. I see others come in who play on their phones while sitting there and to me it’s disrespectful. I don 't care if they’re reading a religious book or not. Say a Rosary or a chaplet. How can you keep your head down on a phone screen for a whole hour and not look at Christ once?
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acarlson
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Wouldn’t it be possible that you do NOT put your focus 100% on Christ given that you seem to be very observant of the behavior of others? Food for thought.
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Jeanne_S
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I agree,yet I see my pastor,and parochial vicar using their phones during Adoration!
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punisherthunder
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Our Adoration chapel is small with only four rows. I tend to sit in the rear, ever watchful that nobody inappropriate comes in to disturb or violate Christ. You can’t help but notice someone pulling out a phone…and no, not everyone mutes their’s even in Adoration
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Saber_Mom
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Itry to go to Adoration weekly. After I am done with my Rosary and other prayers, sometimes I do pull out my phone. I love the Laudate app, and I will read from that. I also have several of Bishop Sheen’s books on my kindle app, so I may read those as well. I try to stay in Adoration for a few hours.
It hadn’t occurred to me until now that people may be thinking I’m playing with my phone, I’m not. I’m praying with my phone.
It hadn’t occurred to me until now that people may be thinking I’m playing with my phone, I’m not. I’m praying with my phone.
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fastenatingguy
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Guess I’m a little backwards–I bring it with to confession (backlit for my notes on sinfulness) but leave it in the car during mass.
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thistle
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Wrong! We are not all guilty of this.
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RomanoAmerio
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I generally keep my cell phone in “silent mode” during Mass, and check it only if I am expecting an urgent call from a family member.
On the other hand, I have found it a useful spiritual exercise to keep a few spiritual books and a Bible on it, to help me make the best use of “waiting time” as well as to avoid idle browsing.
On the other hand, I have found it a useful spiritual exercise to keep a few spiritual books and a Bible on it, to help me make the best use of “waiting time” as well as to avoid idle browsing.
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Lormar
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I read that and thought it was excellent. I’m noticing more and more how inconsiderate many have become.
Often I think this cell phone nonsense has gotten out of control.
Try to remember everyone that before 9/11, cell phones weren’t a big thing. Suddenly, everyone and their brother thought they just HAD to have one. For what, I don’t know, but they did.
No reason why you can’t leave the phone in your car during Mass.
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Lormar
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