all it is just a normal catholic mass with the vows placed into it. and the length of a mass is an hour
2006-08-26 14:31:43 · 12 answers · asked by ♥Brown Eyed Girl ♥ 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
It's one of those assumptions that's gotten out of control. The last Catholic wedding I was at was a full Mass with communion and was 40 minutes. No big deal.
2006-08-28 08:59:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you've grown up Catholic, then the length seems perfectly reasonable to you, but if you grew up not going to church, or going to something like a Baptist church where weddings run about 20 minutes, an hour + long ceremony can seem outrageous. I went to a Catholic wedding once, and I was totally lost as to what was going on and the preist kept going on about the couple would have lots of kids (which is such a sterotype, but I swear, he was!), and we all had to keep sitting down and standing up and kneeling down over and over, that I was worn out by the end of the whole thing.
But the couple were devout Catholic's, and it was their day, and I didn't say a negative word to them. And if you choose to have a full Catholic ceremony, noone that you invite should say anything bad about it.
2006-08-26 17:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by Queen Queso 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude I have never been to a catholic wedding that wasn't over an hour long and I've been to alot of catholic weddings. Saturday night mass is usually one a half hour long.
2006-08-26 16:13:16 · answer #3 · answered by maigen_obx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For people who didn't grow up in a Catholic family and aren't used to Catholic weddings they do seem extremely long.
I was used to non-Catholic weddings and the ceremony lasting 25 minutes or less. Then my girlfriend's sister got married in a Catholic wedding and it took about an hour and fifteen minutes.
2006-08-26 14:44:44 · answer #4 · answered by Justin N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait, people you KNOW and LOVE are criticizing the type of wedding ceremony you're having because it's not brief enough and entertaining enough for them?!
That is totally rude! I would be completely offended if I were you.
2006-08-26 16:24:26 · answer #5 · answered by Etiquette Gal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think because compared to most other Christian faiths that last about 15-20 minutes, an hour can seem long.
2006-08-26 14:37:29 · answer #6 · answered by Andrea M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would be disresepctful for your guest to complain about the length of the ceremony but if you want my advice seat all the catolics to the left and non- catholics to the right, it will make the service go much better for those who actually participating
2006-08-26 15:17:46 · answer #7 · answered by rugbyplayerseattheirdead 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it IS long. Or at least longer than many protestant weddings, which can be over in 20 mins.
2006-08-26 14:35:26 · answer #8 · answered by Kraftee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
catholic weddings are the most beautiful weddings
2006-08-26 14:34:23 · answer #9 · answered by forzaitalia232569 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
u can even do it without the mass. and just have readings. and that makes it shorter.
2006-08-27 20:59:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋