Clapping at Mass … Bravo to those who don't...

 


   clapping at Mass. I believe it to be disrespectful as Padre Pio did. And I wonder how the concept of clapping at Mass started and who thought it was a good idea?  Did they forget where they are at Mass? Inside a “house of prayer”. When did the house of prayer, the interior of a church, where the tabernacle is kept (thus the true presence of Jesus Christ )  and the altar upon which Jesus becomes flesh, become a “clubhouse” or a press room to learn about parish events, or a lecture hall for guest speakers to push their products, and ask you to donate to them.

Thus leading the faithful to think … this is not a place to be transformed in mind, body and soul to the last supper and calvary (both profoundly solemn and dignified) this just a “common space for us to gather in”… read the gospel, sing a song and clap for the bishop and or a guest speaker who is present and listen to a member of the clergy crack a joke or two … and I wonder as Catholics how did we get here? 

What happened to the sacredness that kept the Catholic Mass pristine, dignified, awe-inspiring? Some may say it disappeared after Vatican II. I think that's a lot of political jargon, in-house fighting within the hierarchy such as the right and left do in politics.

 There are many aspects of Vatican II that are good for the faithful, as mass being said in the language of the parishioners so they understand, so they could get in the zone and contemplate what was really happening at the Last Supper and at Calvary. It is my assumption that was the intent. As the saying goes, "no good deed goes unpunished."  maybe clerical entrepreneurs pushed that line a little further by saying, "I have a captive audience here now, so before I dismiss them and give them a final blessing after the Mass, I'm going to have guest speakers in here. I'm going to make announcements, and then I'm going to say, 'You have not attended Mass unless you stay until the final blessing.'"

Or maybe the church just tried to adjust itself to society itself. That doesn't seem to like formality and favors clubhouses where you get together once a week. You hear music to chat with your friends. That's their Sunday service, kind of bar like on a Friday night. It's the end of the week. You want to loosen up? You want to hear music? You want to have a drink or two? You hook up with your friends at a local bar or a local club. You let loose. Is that what Sunday Mass is supposed to be? Did we start to try to compete with radio or TV evangelists? And in doing so, did we lose our sacredness, our distinction, the truth of who we are, the totality and completion of salvation in the person of Jesus Christ, who appears literally at every Catholic Mass and remains with us until the end of time in the tabernacle?

Padre Pio strongly opposed clapping during Mass, famously stating that, "At Calvary, there were also who applauded Christ's death: the soldiers and the demons". He viewed the Mass as the reenactment of Christ’s sacrifice, requiring silence, awe, and reverence rather than entertainment-style applause, aiming for focus on the crucified Lord. 

Padre Pio thoughts about clapping at Mass

  • Context of Calvary: When asked about applause in church, he connected it to the scenes of the crucifixion.
  • Nature of the Mass: Padre Pio insisted that the Mass is the same as the Holy Sacrifice of Jesus at Calvary, not a show or place for human entertainment.
  • Proper Behavior:

 He advised that the proper mode of worship is to be like the Blessed Virgin Mary: quiet, prayerful, and in adoration.

 

I will not and do not clap at the Mass for anyone, period!


But I will applaud Padre Pio’s thoughts on the disrespectful nature of clapping at a Catholic Mass…




 

 

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