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Peace_Pilgrim
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Maybe the honeymoon is over (I’m a new convert) … but yesterday at Mass, I was irritated… :ehh:
It’s that early Exodus syndrome. Some leave right after or soon after they receive Communion. A flood of people leave right after the priest recesses (how demoralizing and insulting to the choir). St. Augustine taught: Singing is praying twice. Well, actually, he said, “Singing well is praying twice.” Granted, I may not sing well, but it is for me a sacred time to glorify Him in song before I leave and definitely a part of worship.
I was so tempted to put up a sign at every door:
“Arrive before the priest processes; leave after the last hymn is sung.” Any suggestions to remedy this situation?
For that matter, what bugs you at Mass?
In God’s Light ,
Peace Pilgrim
A Spiritual Journey
It’s that early Exodus syndrome. Some leave right after or soon after they receive Communion. A flood of people leave right after the priest recesses (how demoralizing and insulting to the choir). St. Augustine taught: Singing is praying twice. Well, actually, he said, “Singing well is praying twice.” Granted, I may not sing well, but it is for me a sacred time to glorify Him in song before I leave and definitely a part of worship.
I was so tempted to put up a sign at every door:
“Arrive before the priest processes; leave after the last hymn is sung.” Any suggestions to remedy this situation?
For that matter, what bugs you at Mass?
In God’s Light ,
Peace Pilgrim
A Spiritual Journey