Please STOP leaving Mass early right after communion!

Michie · Mar 9, 2019

You've almost certainly seen it. It's a problem at virtually all Catholic parishes I've been to: somr Catholic will attend Mass, receive communion...and then immediately leave Mass before it's finished.

Please stop doing this!

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HoneyBee · Mar 9, 2019

Yeah, I always get annoyed when I see this happen. It just seems really rude to me, you know?

Michie · Mar 9, 2019

I understand that some elderly and handicapped must do this. Some work, etc. I try not to make too much out of it. Those that leave early because they want to are cheating themselves out of the blessing before the concluding hymn.

Searching_for_God said:
Yeah, I always get annoyed when I see this happen. It just seems really rude to me, you know?

LivingWordUnity · Mar 9, 2019

Catholic speaker Tim Gray said the final blessing we receive from the priest at the end of each Mass is basically the one that the Jews in the Old Testament had to wait a whole year to receive.

Michie · Mar 9, 2019

Really! I knew the final blessing was very important but I did not know that bit of info. Thanks LWU!

LivingWordUnity said:
Catholic speaker Tim Gray said the final blessing we receive from the priest at the end of each Mass is basically the one that the Jews in the Old Testament had to wait a whole year to receive.

Lily76_ · Mar 9, 2019

that is so disrespectful , why cant they stay until end ? i love the end of mass as we have been blessed by a beautiful mass in God house there nothing that beats that

Gnarwhal · Mar 10, 2019

I think about 1/3 of the people at Mass do this and it makes me cringe. Especially this old lady who generally doesn't seem to respect the Mass. Before Mass she goes up to people and talks their ear off and even pokes people and says hi while she's in line for the Eucharist...one time she told me I was too quiet. But I digress.

Stabat Mater dolorosa · Mar 10, 2019

One sentence: get rid of the lengthy announcements and the neverending closing psalm after communion.

AvilaSurfer · Mar 10, 2019

Someone forgot to put “Catholic Forum” in the OP.

Anhelyna · Mar 10, 2019

AvilaSurfer said:
Someone forgot to put “Catholic Forum” in the OP.

So far it's not been needed , it's very clear what the article linked was about

AvilaSurfer · Mar 10, 2019

Anhelyna said:
So far it's not been needed , it's very clear what the article linked was about

Yeah, except for the whining and telling us how to fix the mass.

Mark_Sam · Mar 10, 2019

The priest is the last to arrive and the first to leave - that's my rule of thumb.

Fenwick said:
Especially this old lady who generally doesn't seem to respect the Mass.

I've jokingly said that the Church is carried by the prayers of old church ladies, and I do think there is truth to that. However, old ladies are also some of the worst offenders: chatting in Communion line, not having their phones on silent mode (who needs to talk to you at 11:20 on a Sunday morning, Barbara!? They know you're at Mass!) ...

AvilaSurfer · Mar 10, 2019

Only one apostle left the last supper early.

Chrystal-J · Mar 10, 2019

The churches I go to are pretty good about staying to the end.

Stabat Mater dolorosa · Mar 10, 2019

Gnarwhal · Mar 11, 2019

AvilaSurfer said:
Only one apostle left the last supper early.

I think it was @Rhamiel who told me a story of his priest who would remind parishioners of that. Verbally calling them out from the front of the communion line if he saw them heading for the door. Saying something to the effect of, "Only Judas dined and dashed!"

Way to go, father!

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