Comments on: Sociology 101- Church Attendance http://dadrevisited.com/sociology-101-church-attendance/ No real focus, but then again, who\'s blog HAS focus? Sat, 27 Nov 2010 22:54:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Vinny http://dadrevisited.com/sociology-101-church-attendance/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Vinny Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:07:28 +0000 http://dadrevisited.com/sociology-101-church-attendance/#comment-63 I understand "The Mass is Ended" but if you up and walk out in the middle of the closing hymn (not called a recessional in my church) then it signals that you are disconnected from the service as a whole. The music is planned as an integral part of the liturgy. The songs are not placeholders- they are prayerful and spring directly from the Word. Treating them as cover music for the escape is not respectful of the Word itself. I appreciate that you got the gist of the entry. Thanks for reading! Come back for more. I understand “The Mass is Ended” but if you up and walk out in the middle of the closing hymn (not called a recessional in my church) then it signals that you are disconnected from the service as a whole. The music is planned as an integral part of the liturgy. The songs are not placeholders- they are prayerful and spring directly from the Word. Treating them as cover music for the escape is not respectful of the Word itself.

I appreciate that you got the gist of the entry. Thanks for reading! Come back for more.

]]> By: Ed http://dadrevisited.com/sociology-101-church-attendance/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Ed Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:22:18 +0000 http://dadrevisited.com/sociology-101-church-attendance/#comment-62 Actually, the Mass ends when the priest says, "The Mass is ended." The recessional hymn really is the exit music, which is why it's called a recessional. BTW, I grew up in a parish famous for its 28-minute Saturday evening Mass, and even then, people would come late and duck out early, so I do agree with the overall point. Actually, the Mass ends when the priest says, “The Mass is ended.” The recessional hymn really is the exit music, which is why it’s called a recessional. BTW, I grew up in a parish famous for its 28-minute Saturday evening Mass, and even then, people would come late and duck out early, so I do agree with the overall point.

]]> By: Roland http://dadrevisited.com/sociology-101-church-attendance/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Roland Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:20:42 +0000 http://dadrevisited.com/sociology-101-church-attendance/#comment-57 That's so funny. Sad but true actually. The first Catholic Church I attended many years ago was classically by the book. Mass started at 5:00pm and it was over at 5:45pm on the dot. People got fidgety if the mass ran long, usually due to a visiting priest. I always marveled at the "eat and runners", scurrying off during communion. I thought it was because the parking lot was congested. That’s so funny. Sad but true actually.

The first Catholic Church I attended many years ago was classically by the book. Mass started at 5:00pm and it was over at 5:45pm on the dot.

People got fidgety if the mass ran long, usually due to a visiting priest.

I always marveled at the “eat and runners”, scurrying off during communion. I thought it was because the parking lot was congested.

]]> By: Julie http://dadrevisited.com/sociology-101-church-attendance/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Julie Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:52:59 +0000 http://dadrevisited.com/sociology-101-church-attendance/#comment-55 I think part of the problem of people leaving before the end of the closing song is that the priest, altar servers, etc. leave while it is being sung. Of course, that doesn't account for people who leave before the priest, before the final blessing (that one has always perplexed me) or even after communion in the eat and run maneuver. I suppose, however, it's a bit of a miracle that anyone goes to church at all these days. Besides those of us who get paid for it, I mean. I think part of the problem of people leaving before the end of the closing song is that the priest, altar servers, etc. leave while it is being sung. Of course, that doesn’t account for people who leave before the priest, before the final blessing (that one has always perplexed me) or even after communion in the eat and run maneuver.

I suppose, however, it’s a bit of a miracle that anyone goes to church at all these days. Besides those of us who get paid for it, I mean.

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