tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post312125770642681056..comments2023-06-08T11:21:10.878-04:00Comments on EPISTLES FROM THE SCRIPTORIUM: TO CLAP, OR NOT TO CLAP?Brian Michael Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09836644567939527991noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-19963026222386614012007-09-15T15:37:00.000-04:002007-09-15T15:37:00.000-04:00I give my consent through dignified silence.I give my consent through dignified silence.Jason Penningtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531010709396601925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-676615185104787812007-09-14T12:38:00.000-04:002007-09-14T12:38:00.000-04:00Applause as consent, in addition to ordinations as...Applause as consent, in addition to ordinations as noted by Domini Sumus, is also in the Rite of Election.PhiMuAlpha2681https://www.blogger.com/profile/08883388434817321459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-31039015142628716192007-09-14T10:13:00.000-04:002007-09-14T10:13:00.000-04:00Every once in a while the parishioners will applau...Every once in a while the parishioners will applaud me and it drives me crazy.<BR/><BR/>Here is a quote from Ratzinger's Spirit of the Liturgy (198).<BR/><BR/>"Wherever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that the essence of liturgy has totally disappeared and been replaced by a kind of religious entertainment. Such attraction fades quickly - it cannot compete in the market of leisure pursuits, incorporating as it increasingly does various forms of religious titillation."<BR/><BR/>'nuff said!DominiSumushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219325748138519802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-81366619706531311372007-09-14T10:03:00.000-04:002007-09-14T10:03:00.000-04:00Oh this drives me crazy too. Happens all the dange...Oh this drives me crazy too. Happens all the danged time at our church. I don't "applaud"Carol ReMarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050896551340544386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-78869501980594692152007-09-14T00:08:00.000-04:002007-09-14T00:08:00.000-04:00Yeah, I agree with that. One of my fellow chorist...Yeah, I agree with that. One of my fellow choristers (new to the parish) was wondering why no one claps after the organist finishes playing his postludes. I told her I wouldn't do that myself, nor do I want any applause after I play my postludes as all of what we do is an offering to God. She called me a Party Pooper, and that at her previous parish, they used to give the choir and the organist a Standing O after every Mass.Lyn F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11599157003667744273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-6047858362209396262007-09-13T23:03:00.000-04:002007-09-13T23:03:00.000-04:00What about during ordinations when the congregatio...What about during ordinations when the congregations is expected to give their consent through applause?DominiSumushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219325748138519802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-841546623518341032007-09-13T21:21:00.000-04:002007-09-13T21:21:00.000-04:00Even at weddings, when they all start clapping aft...Even at weddings, when they all start clapping after the words "You may kiss the bride", or "It is my pleasure to introduce to you the new Mr. and Mrs. Raoul Breckenridge", I just stand there, hands folded - with a smile for the couple (without the dentures showing, that is), but I won't clap.<BR/><BR/>BMPBrian Michael Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836644567939527991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-15933402127138449322007-09-13T20:32:00.000-04:002007-09-13T20:32:00.000-04:00I learned when I was a tiny child (if you can beli...I learned when I was a tiny child (if you can believe that ever was true) that clapping in church was a major NO-NO, regardless what for (in the same breath, my mama taught me also never to turn around in the pew, for this reason I don't pass my viruses to the people behind me when ordered by the well-meaning deacon to "share the piece"). When there is clapping going on, you will see me sitting quietly, waiting for the embarassing moment to pass. Clapping in church is tacky and demonstrates extremely bad manners. Call me Victorian. I will respond with a hearty "thank you."Jason Penningtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531010709396601925noreply@blogger.com