2006-06-22 04:52:14 · 9 answers · asked by zzuentes2513 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Maybe you haven't seen a whole lot of preists...ours isn't solemn during mass
2006-06-22 04:56:50 · answer #1 · answered by maharet 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not Catholic, so I'm not going to pretend to know a lot about their practices. I do have some good friends who are Catholic, though, and I recently went to a service with them. The preist there was actually pretty peppy...I think they all do the same sermon at every Catholic church everywhere, but he interjected some personal anecdotes and livened things up a bit.
The highly ceremonial services can seem very odd to protestants. It was hard for me to get anything spiritual out of it, because I was too wrapped up in what I should be doing next, etc. Another friend who came with us is Pentecostal, so she found it even more rigid and solemn. It just all goes back to what kind of church you were raised in, probably.
2006-06-22 12:02:41 · answer #2 · answered by Kari 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Mass is a time for reflection, a time to open your heart to God, to appreciate your faith, to renew your faith.
Restraint (being solemn) is a show of respect to the Blessed Sacrament. Christ's sacrifice on the Cross is made present at every Mass. Catholics believe in transubstantiation, that is, that the wheaten bread and grape wine are in objective reality, not merely symbolically, converted into Christ's body and blood, so that his body and blood, together with his soul and divinity, and, therefore, the whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially contained in the sacrament of the Eucharist (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1374-1376).
When you are in the presence of God, wouldn't you be serious, too?
2006-06-22 12:10:51 · answer #3 · answered by ArtieGirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Going to Church on Sunday is wonderful. However, they are paying respect to God for all he does and for sending his son. Catholics believe that during communion they are actually receiving the body and blood of Christ so by being solemn, they are paying respects and communicating the seriousness of the gift that people are receiving.
2006-06-22 12:00:22 · answer #4 · answered by Candice H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It certainly is a wonderful day, but that doesn't mean priests shouldn't be solemn - out of respect for God and His house of worship. But that doesn't mean a mass isn't a wonderful thing.
2006-06-27 06:15:23 · answer #5 · answered by Daver 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Solemn is respectful, which is not to be confused with being in a state of mourning. Perhaps they are in awe of the responsibility they have to lead a community in prayer in celebration of of our lord.
2006-06-26 12:32:03 · answer #6 · answered by Don't fear the reaper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholicism follows strict guidelines as to how worship should occur.
2006-06-22 11:56:19 · answer #7 · answered by Michael Goodfellow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might try Orthodoxy. Catholisism is a break off from that. It is very upbeat.
2006-06-22 11:57:37 · answer #8 · answered by Cathi K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of ministers and priests see God as angry.
2006-06-22 11:56:00 · answer #9 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋