The world hit me on the way out of mass

[victrolatim]

This ever happen to anybody else? I was leaving daily mass at the Dominican monastery having enjoyed the solace and spirituality of the chapel and upon opening the door to go to my car it was like the outside world hit me like a frying pan in the face. Car horns, rap music blaring, two guys on the corner yelling to each other. It’s like the outside world was amplified so much it felt like walking onto another planet.

 

[Della]

Yes, I often get that reaction after attending Mass. It reminds me all the more why we are light and salt in a world devoid of true spirituality and truth. I think having that experience is a call to prayer for our secular neighbors/nation/world as ambassadors for Christ wherever we are and in whatever circumstances we find ourselves, yes?

 

[Monte_RCMS]

Coming out of daily Mass in the chapel, it was normal for many of us to “retreat” to the main Church and spread out widely and pray silently … for quite a while … before we left the building and get into our cars.

We did it spontaneously. Each of us independently.

 

[tawny]

Happens everyday when I leave my Adoration.

 

[Catherinabird]

Does anyone have the opposite experience and find themselves inwardly dancing as they greet the world? Because it is amplified positively too?