You’re lucky! In our diocese, we’re not supposed to sing or do such dangerous things as talk to each other after mass. Frankly, I suspect a lot of the priests are happy about this because they have been able to get rid of their paid music directors since there’s no longer a choir. It’s disgraceful.
What state do you live in?
Sounds like your those rules are Draconian — and in defiance of the Bible. It would be horrible to be in church and not sing, I think. The best thing ever is to hear a large congregation belt out all four parts of “Wonderful Grace Of Jesus”.
“Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;” Ephesians 5:19
We believe that God tells us to obey the government — up to the point where it goes against God’s commands. The ministers I know are prepared to be arrested.