[RKBA Democrat]

"I wonder if anybody has ever considered using the EEMs just for the chalice, while everyone receives the Host from a priest or a deacon."

Is it just me or is the western church obsessed with this notion of liturgical efficiency? I seem to recall reading somewhere that when the NO was being developed, different versions of the Mass were actually timed with a stopwatch.

So what's the rush with the Eucharist? Have they started installing meters in parish parking lots?

[AnAmericanMother]

Well, our rector is a stickler for keeping the service under one hour. He does have to consider that he has four services on a Sunday that he has to keep moving, or they run into each other. Then there is the Sunday school hour, plus all the other programs that run after the regular church services. And he has 1600 families, most of whom show up at one service or another on Sunday, and a church that seats 800.

And don't even get me started on parking . . . there is NEVER enough! And choir members really have a rough time, because when we show up for warmup for the 11:30 the 10:00 Mass is still in and there is NO parking!

[frankiep]

I went to Mass this past Monday. I usually don't get the chance to go to daily Mass but had the chance this time. Anway, the entire Mass took no longer than 35 minutes. It was as if the priest was in a hurry to just get it over with. I was really quite disturbing.

[frankiep]

I went to Mass this past Monday. I usually don't get the chance to go to daily Mass but had the chance this time. Anway, the entire Mass took no longer than 35 minutes. It was as if the priest was in a hurry to just get it over with. It was really quite disturbing.