[Salvation]

**Yesterday I attended Mass in another diocese and the parishoners broke into spontaneous applause at the end of Mass, like "good show!" **

This happens for the choir at one Mass at our church. They are now singing a heritage hymmn at the end of Mass. "Holy, Holy, Holy" this last Sunday. Because I need to be in the vestibule I am usually following the priest out from wherever I am sitting.

If I hear people clapping now, I speak up and verbally say "No clapping during Lent."

Get the complaint to the pastoral council of your (or that) church. Things are starting to happen at my church because the pastoral council has harped to the priest about this for over a year.

But keep us in your prayers. Singing in a choir is not about a performance; it's about serving as a minister during the Mass.

Pinging some choir members.

[don-o]

If I hear people clapping now, I speak up and verbally say "No clapping during Lent.

AXIOS!

You are a man or woman after my own heart!

[k omalley]

"Singing in a choir is not about a performance"

This just drives me crazy. I'm not singing for applause. Singing in the choir is about worship. Everytime the people think the choir has sung a hymn particularly well they applaud. When did this foolishness start and who started it? It never happened pre-VII, at least not that I'm aware of. Perhaps I will speak to our younger priest. I get the feeling that he doesn't appreciate applause in church.

[Desdemona]

Singing in a choir is not about a performance;

Especially when you're at a funeral.

I don't mind acknowledging the work that goes into a particularly long haul or big celebration (say on Easter after the choir has done the full Triduum), but on a weekly basis, no. I will admit to having been acknowledged more than once from the altar, and knowing that it moved the priest made me feel good, but next Sunday is a totally different thing.

In the meantime, I am anxious to see what the strict guidelines will be...

[rcath60]

do you mean you speak out right then and there...in the middle of Mass????