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melbourne_guy said:i get more aggrivated when i see people who dont take the eucharist. why would you come to mass and not recieve communion, is there a point?
Some of us aren’t Catholic yet…soon, though.
melbourne_guy said:i get more aggrivated when i see people who dont take the eucharist. why would you come to mass and not recieve communion, is there a point?
Well, would you rather have someone who ain’t Catholic yet to take the Eucharist and make a sacralige and offend the CC or would you rather have them sitting in the pews?i get more aggrivated when i see people who dont take the eucharist. why would you come to mass and not recieve communion, is there a point?
Agreed. Although I usually receive in the hand, when my children were young and I was carrying them on my way to receive the eucharist I needed both of my hands for the child. One to hold them, and the other to hold their hands (so they don’t grab at something they shouldn’t). Time to stick out that tongue!The only thing that really bothers me is lack of reverence when receiving the eucharist. I see people holding a child and just taking it in their one hand (not both), putting it in their mouth while walking away. I have small children, so I’ve been in the same boat, and personally I think if you can’t use both hands to receive, then we should have them place it directy in our mouths. I know it’s uncomfortable for some, but once you get past it, it’s great. I never receive in my hand anymore, even if I have both hands free. To each their own, though.
Hey, Melborne Guy, have some pity on us. There are some of us who aren’t yet Catholic.i sometimes leave church after the eucharist. im not a very good driver and sometimes i have to get out of the car park first to be on the safe side. but it happens rarely, i get more aggrivated when i see people who dont take the eucharist. why would you come to mass and not recieve communion, is there a point?
There are several very good reasons why people may, and in fact MUST, do this:i get more aggrivated when i see people who dont take the eucharist. why would you come to mass and not recieve communion, is there a point?
You thought wrong. The Church has allowed lay people to distribute the Eucharist for many years.When non-priests give out the Eucharist…I thought that was the Priest’s job!
Why don’t you try going to the middle of the pew instead of the end, so that people don’t have to squeeze past you?
- When I’m kneeling trying to pray before Mass, people walk through and wanna sit in the same pew and they tell you “excuse me” and I have to interrupt my praying, get up from kneeling to let them walk through then go back to praying (then forget what I was praying about!
I’m not defending people wearing immodest clothing, but men see women in short skirts all the time on the street, at work etc. If men can’t control their lustful thoughts in church of all places, how do they control them on the street? Oh and while these women may TEMPT a man to sin, they do not “CAUSE a man to sin”. Sin is a personal decision freely made by the sinner, not “caused” by anyone else.Women wear these too short skirts. A nice way to cause a man to sin!
The worst ones for me are that people give me dirty looks for not recieving Communion with everybody else
I know they FEEL like “dirty looks” because you are aware of being the centre of attention. But I’m sure in almost every case they are looks of sympathy, or just blank looks which don’t “mean” anything in particular.And, the ones that give me dirty looks for my son crying on the way to go change his diaper, I am trying to get out quickly.
Not everyone at mass can receive communion. For instance, if I have not been to confession for a mortal sin, I do not receive communion. It is still my religious obligation to attend mass and participate in the liturgy.i sometimes leave church after the eucharist. im not a very good driver and sometimes i have to get out of the car park first to be on the safe side. but it happens rarely, i get more aggrivated when i see people who dont take the eucharist. why would you come to mass and not recieve communion, is there a point?
Gee, I wish we were all as spiritual as you, thistle! You are pretty holy, I will admit!Nothing bugs me at Mass. I look forward to it and crying children, the way people dress etc etc do not bother me because my focus is on why I am there and that is to receive Jesus in the Eucharist.
It seems to me that many people go to Mass with the main focus on trying to find abuses or things that annoy them!
I wouldn’t say I’m that holy. I simply know why I go to Mass and don’t let anything distract me.Gee, I wish we were all as spiritual as you, thistle! You are pretty holy, I will admit!
You said this beautifully. In life there are going to be situations and people that annoy us, but we shouldn’t let it get to us. Even more so with the Mass. I used to get distracted by things like people coming in late, kids fussing when they shouldn’t be (not babies or tiny tots!),people talking, but I realized that how I approach these things is my problem, not theirs. Of course we should be reverent, try to be on time, etc, but things happen. We’re there to worship God, we shouldn’t let anything annoy us during this time!I guess what I am saying is that everyone should forget about little things that might annoy them and focus on the main reason for being at Mass.
I wouldn’t say they are superior. It might be with half the country living below the poverty line that they fully surrender themselves to God and put their trust in him. Everywhere you go there are signs on billboards, buses, taxies, jeepnies (mode of transport) about Jesus. Most people talk about Jesus every day here and nobody gets annoyed when anyone mentions him in a conversation.Dear thistle,
Wow, it really does sound like folks in the Philipines have the right spirit. I must say, us Americans really do sound rather less spiritual than our Philipino brothers and sisters. Do you have an explanation as to the general superiority of the people who go to church with you there?
Yes, there often is. If someone is in a state of mortal sin (soul cut off from the sanctifying grace due to committing a grave sin with full knowledge and assent of the will), then it is sacrelige to receive the Eucharist. It is still good to go to Mass however… the readings and homily may help the poor sinner that is brave enough to go… and may bolster his confidence enough for him to go to confession also.… i get more aggrivated when i see people who dont take the eucharist. why would you come to mass and not recieve communion, is there a point?
Actually, even if someone is a state of mortal sin and cannot take Communion, they are obliged to attend Sunday Mass as Sundays are days of obligation and its a sin not to go to Mass.i get more aggrivated when i see people who dont take the eucharist. why would you come to mass and not recieve communion, is there a point?