The importance of silence in Christianity

[po18guy]

The book may differ. Perhaps a sad indicator of the age in which we live, the article has not a single reference to the most silent, contemplative, suffering heart of all: Mary.

“She pondered all these things in her heart”

 

[YoungCatholicGuy]

Shhhh

Too much noise here on the ‘silence’ thread!

 

[Seagull]

We say the rosary before mass -
And there’s about 20 of us saying it -
But there’s two men - who say the Hail Mary - so loud !
I can’t even hear my voice - when it’s being recited.
I used to sit in the same row - as the loud mouth -
But I moved up 5 rows -
I can’t hear - my own voice !
And he’s so proud too - lol - he’s about 80 years old -
Blue jeans - white tight tee shirt - about 5 foot tall -
The women all about me - they sometimes flinch from his tone and volume -
The other guy - same age - same volume - I think they could be competing !
But his voice is monotone - no life to the words - almost sounds bored -
But loud -
I can’t hear the ladies sweet voices -
One guy is like a tuba player, the other a bad trumpet player !

 

[Tis_Bearself]

I bet the 80-year-old man is hard of hearing and doesn’t realize he’s booming away.

 

[fide]

That’s the case for a man in my parish, I know. He is a gentle, kind, faithful man, but hard of hearing. I don’t think he realizes at all how loudly he prays - but God knows his heart, and hears him in truth.

 

[Rob2]

We say the rosary before mass -

Fortunately , @Seagull , we have silence before Mass , at least during the week , though on Sundays there is what Pope Francis calls “chit-chat” .