“Not only do we have a few people arriving late, but we have a whole lot of people leaving immediately after receiving communion. “
Am I wrong in suspecting that this wouldn’t happen so much if they didn’t insert a half hour of announcements between communion and the final blessing?
He too blesses children who come up with their parents. I've never seen him deny communion yet, but there are those who go to Confession are few and far between in our parish.
Probably. Our priest uses about 30 seconds for announcement and people still trip all over each other to get out after communion. At our parish, there is a window towards the front that faces the road out of the parking lot. There is a stream of cars rolling by as Father gives the final blessing.
Unfortunately, even in parishes where there are no announcements or only brief announcements after Communion, there are always people who leave as soon as they receive. I guess they pray privately after Communion while they’re driving home!