[marajade]

I don’t disagree with what you said.

I just think setting your watch so that when 15 mins are up then the sermon is over and one sitting in a pew week after week can just wake up but not live what was taught and practiced in daily living is missing.

[BenKenobi]

I think if you are setting your watch you aren’t really getting anything out of the mass.

Heck I could set my watch on the dot to an hour, and lo, and behold, the sermons are the same exact length every time.

[markomalley]

I just think setting your watch so that when 15 mins are up then the sermon is over and one sitting in a pew week after week can just wake up but not live what was taught and practiced in daily living is missing.

Also, remember, that the homily is not the high point of the Mass. In fact, for weekday Masses, as often as not a homily is not given.