You Know How Catholics Like to Sit in the Same Pew Every Sunday...

[KatherineS]

Hey, Mario, that new guy took my seat in church....utsamadder wit 'im?

 

[Sarcalogos Deus]

What is this? Individual chairs WITH cushions? blasphemy I say!

 

[mg0086]

I sit in the same place in the chapel every mass. Of course....it's the designated seat for the Cantor...

 

[Cappadocious]

Looks like a set from Stargate.

 

[Dylan Michael]

I sit in the same place in the chapel every mass. Of course....it's the designated seat for the Cantor...

I do too, we have assigned seats in Seminary.

 

[S.ilvio]

Cool guy to offer the sign of peace to...

 

[Genersis]

Wow.
Pretty unusual church design.
I like it...well... apart from the chairs that look like dining chairs.

Hmm.
There also seems to be some inconspicuous guy dressed in white.

 

[Michie]

The lady in the back can't stop staring at him.

 

[Gingareeree]

The lady in the back can't stop staring at him.

I suppose I wouldn't be able to stop staring either!

 

[Michie]

I suppose I wouldn't be able to stop staring either!

Yeah I'd be doing my fair share of rubber necking.

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

The Orthodox like to STAND at the same pew each week!

 

[Tallguy88]

The Orthodox like to STAND at the same pew each week!

More right than people may realize. Every time I've visited the local OCA parish everyone stands in front of a chair. The same chair.

Kinda funny, actually. Considering that most people stand for at least 80% of the service and 0% of the homily.

 

[AvilaSurfer]

If you don't sit in the same seat each week, it doesn't count.

 

[tadoflamb]

I sit in the same place in the chapel every mass. Of course....it's the designated seat for the Cantor...

They save a seat for me every now and then.

I've noticed most Christians are the same, they all like to sit in back.

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

At our parish the only time you really sit down is during the homily.....that's when the deacon comes out of the sanctuary, the altar boys, etc. and they sit with their families to hear the sermon. After that, back to standing and everyone back to their spots...positions, everyone! LOL

A Divine Liturgy is about 2 hours long, maybe 1:45 on a "short" day. And it's standing all the way!.....

After getting used to this posture, when I went back a couple of times to my old Catholic parish to visit, oh man, sitting and kneeling drove me nuts! The sitting was intolerable! LOL.....it's just a different dynamic....

More right than people may realize. Every time I've visited the local OCA parish everyone stands in front of a chair. The same chair.

Kinda funny, actually. Considering that most people stand for at least 80% of the service and 0% of the homily.

 

[HalupkiMonster]

I pity the fool who steals my section of the carpet at Church.

 

[Ave Maria]

The Orthodox like to STAND at the same pew each week!

Let me tell you, I love our Orthodox brothers and sisters in Christ but there is no way I could stand for an entire liturgy every time I went. I have foot problems (flat feet, plantar fasciitis, and tarsal tunnel syndrome) which make standing for more than like 3 minutes quite painful. As a matter of fact, during the standing parts of the Mass I always finding myself standing on one foot and then alternating to relieve the pressure on the painful foot.

 

[HalupkiMonster]

Let me tell you, I love our Orthodox brothers and sisters in Christ but there is no way I could stand for an entire liturgy every time I went. I have foot problems (flat feet, plantar fasciitis, and tarsal tunnel syndrome) which make standing for more than like 3 minutes quite painful. As a matter of fact, during the standing parts of the Mass I always finding myself standing on one foot and then alternating to relieve the pressure on the painful foot.

Just because we stand during liturgy, you're not required to. The only really crucial parts to stand and show respect are during the gospel readings, the entrance, and the communion of the faithful.

Heck, if you're just a visitor or make your condition known, I doubt anyone would say anything if you sat all the way through.

 

[QuantaCura]

What is this picture from? Is it a Mass?

Also, the Church looks like its underwater in the Carribbean or Pacific, where the water is really blue.

 

[Michie]

They save a seat for me every now and then.

I've noticed most Christians are the same, they all like to sit in back.

Closer to the bathroom.