Mass is to give glory to God. Not for the audience to be entertained. Mass isn't Woodstock.

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Mass is to give glory to God. Not for the audience to be entertained. Mass isn't Woodstock.

Author: ELP (10777 Posts - Joined: Oct 18, 2020)

Posted at 1:24 pm on Dec 26, 2025

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Replies to: "Mass is to give glory to God. Not for the audience to be entertained. Mass isn't Woodstock."

How many of you go to church on Christmas? - AlbanyIRISH - 8:09pm 12/25/25 (19) [View All]
- We did but attendance was sparse [NT] - MarkHarman - 1:51pm 12/26/25
- Christmas Eve [NT] - TyroneIrish - 2:18am 12/26/25
- Christmas "Midnight" (9p) and morning children's mass are my faves. [NT] - ND521 - 9:42pm 12/25/25
- Of course. Every Sunday (Saturday afternoon) - conorlarkin - 8:32pm 12/25/25
  - Our Pastor came from USC Catholic Center. Vibrant guy. Energy matters. [NT] - ND521 - 9:46pm 12/25/25
  - Sounds like the young folks are the dead weight. - Hensou - 8:43pm 12/25/25
    - Wrong. Your Catholic Taliban doesn’t draw new parishioners. - conorlarkin - 8:56pm 12/25/25
      - I'm gonna defend you here - MarkHarman - 1:58pm 12/26/25
      - Mass is to give glory to God. Not for the audience to be entertained. Mass isn't Woodstock. [NT] - ELP - 1:24pm 12/26/25
      - The Eucharist will exist until the end of times. Its not a popularity contest. - Hensou - 7:00am 12/26/25
        What Would Jesus Do? [LINK] - conorlarkin - 8:23am 12/26/25
        The Eucharist is a Divine Creation which you are going to improve? - Hensou - 9:40am 12/26/25
        Apparently, they want to form Divine Creation into their image, their plan. [NT] - ELP - 1:32pm 12/26/25
        
        Brilliant...let's make that gate as narrow as possible...the odd thing is Hensou (AKA Aragoto/GOAT) - TyroneIrish - 10:18am 12/26/25
        You think YOU have a say in whether the door is narrow or wide? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 2:10pm 12/26/25
        
        Solid plan! [NT] - conorlarkin - 9:58am 12/26/25
      - Absolutely true...for a long time in our parish, the Pastor related the readings to modern day life, - TyroneIrish - 2:29am 12/26/25
- The churches I go to have been packed for advent and Christmas. - Hensou - 8:16pm 12/25/25
- many. [NT] - jimbasil - 8:14pm 12/25/25

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