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It's… Naked. I mean, it have nice altar with great painting of Christ's heart, nice stained glass, two nice icons but except for that it just bare walls. Compared to older church in the town it looks almost protestant. Oh, and one of priests have some sort of acccent/speaking problem so it's hard to understand him sometimes.

The Kiss of Peace.

>Priest invites us to offer the kiss of peace

>people start shifting all over the church to greet friends or people at the other side of the pews, passkeepers wander all over the place to greet specific people

>some people keep going even though the Agnus Dei is being recited

I really hate what this gesture of Christ's love has become.

>>627858

that bugs me to fam. Shake the hands of the people near you and maybe the people behind and in front of you. Womanlet hands creep me out

My Church plays contemporary music and I hate it. I want to go to a more traditional Church but my father wants our whole family to be together on Sunday

Clapping and guitars. I'd like to attend a mass with an organ, but don't know how to find one.

>people chatting during mass

>people going to receive communion and its obvious they have zero clue and probably haven't even been baptized

>kids crying through out the entire service

>cell phones going off

Its even worse when the owner tries to ignore it, or tries to silence it without trying to leave the sanctuary if they can't stop it right away.

>>627894

>go inside church

>look for organ

>????

>attend mass with organ

But seriously, try finding the older churches and one of them might have one. That being said, the newest church in my hometown has one, so just pop in and see if theres one present.

The group of teens who are always talking / joking around whilst waiting in line to receive Communion

I don't even think they've been Confirmed yet

>>627424

Mostly the homilies. If it’s not something about refugees and tolerance it’s something generic I could bs in two minutes like “Embrace Christ and become one with God.” I get that it’s hard to be original every mass but I miss the younger priest who used to make more relatable homilies about how to live like Christ in our immediate personal lives instead of some copypasta rhetoric and stuff about embracing people from across the world who hate me and might kill me just for being white or Christian.

>>627897

>received communion for the first time at the easter vigil

>sperged out and walked down the middle aisle instead of going through the sides, got stuck behind clergy and had to wait 2 minutes before going back to my seat

I feel like I should be more embarrassed, but I'd never done it before. Maybe God wanted me to show the other newly baptized what not to do.

>big projector screen with responses on it

>whenever it doesn't work people have no clue what to say

I get my priest loves his tech stuff but really it would be nice if everyone could participate without having to read from a screen

Eucharistic ministers. Altar girls.

No communion rail, just one kneeler off to the side inconveniently.

>>627424

>the pope

>listening to my priest preach about how feminism is the best thing ever

>my priest bringing politics into mass

No big boobied traditionalist gfs

>>628452

>listening to my priest preach about how feminism is the best thing ever

Time to take the Latin mass pill. I took it after my local church priest would bring up praying for a good football game and other jokes during homilies and at the end of mass. Mass was also very short. Of course when I was younger I enjoyed it, but now I see the error in my youth.

>>627897

>>kids crying through out the entire service

The most annoying thing about most churches is that children crying is seen as a problem. You should really be trying to get more young families and more children in your church. The sound of crying children is the future, it is the sound of families being together. You know what Orthodox priests do when children cry during a service? They speak louder, they sing louder. Parents who leave the church to take their crying kids outside are looked down upon.

>>628452

just leave. that's despicable behavior on his part

>>628457

You know their boobs get bigger when you impregnate them, right?

>inb4 "she will get fat though"

that is correct she will if you don't motivate her to workout and feed her garbage during the pregnancy

>>628470

You are right. My vexation clouded my mind, I did not think of it that way.

>>628374

You shouldn't feel embarrassed.

>have big natty size 14 feet

>when I kneel my feet get stuck in between the ground and the pew

Also this may be /pol/ but Spanish masses

FFS mexicans I dont go to mexico city and demand they shift the language of the mass for me. Learn fucking english

>>627424

Reading this thread is like a grocery list of stereotypical "le western libruhl influence" rather than genuine complaints. I'm not calling anyone a liar, but this many memes is suspect.

As for my church, my biggest complaint is lack of attendance. There's generally about 40 people, but I'd like to see more.

>>628445

These.

>>628927

>As for my church, my biggest complaint is lack of attendance.

This also.

>>628927

>"le western libruhl influence" rather than genuine complaints

But I genuinely hate what the liberal influence has done to the church. Don't just dismiss my opinion for thoughtcrimes.

>>630122

So, you'd rather everyone in your church be 100% perfect as soon as they enter the door?

The Church is a hospital, and not a courtroom, for souls. She does not condemn on behalf of sins, but grants remission of sins.

The way they drag out the stupid P&W songs. Instead of playing 7 or 8 short songs, they play 4 or 5 songs they stretch out to 30 or 40 minutes. OK, guys, I don't need to hear that chorus a dozen more times.

>>628445

All these. I like my church but am bothered by these things.

>>630126

>The Church is a hospital, and not a courtroom, for souls

If a hospital uses flawed equipment, how can they save people?

>>630192

>flawed equipment

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Matt 18:20

>>630192

Because God is the doctor, and even with flawed instruments, nothing is impossible

>>630196

>>630197

Both true. That said, there's no reason we shouldn't strive to do His will and provide the best equipment, and we should definitely step in when false doctors try to perform surgery.

>>630200

Well, next time you go to church and see a thot in a thong twerking up the aisle to get communion in the hand from a lesbian priest, be sure to point it out.

If you say nothing then and there, then you approve of the flawed instrument. Silence is compliance.

>>627424

>"Someone has stolen from the church."

>*gasps and small utterances of shock*

>"Yes, some of you have not been tithing as you should. You are stealing from God!"

>if I'd had the balls, I would have stood up and yelled either "render unto caesar, asshole!" or "what does God need with a spaceship?"

>>630202

Agreed.

>>630213

ED

I like my church, but what I hate is myself ,not being able to communicate with old people after mass. I run out of things to say… Asking what church was like in their time and what their work was is getting old. They're nice though, God bless them and protect them.

There are also no young people, everyone is old, so I just assume that God wants me to serve him without me corrupting my body.

Sometimes there are gypsies in front of my church, trying to scam people into giving them money (like fake praying to God etc.)

Off my chest it goes

Worst things at my Orthodox church are probably raising hands during prayers, and no one veils their hair except a couple older ladies.

>>627858

They don't even do this at my church, everyone just sings.

>>628927

Liturgy attendance isn't that bad at mine, but barely anyone attends vespers or orthros, not to even mention weekday services for Lent.

>>630213

If you want to know how God feels about money, just look at who he gives it to.

That the Baptist church I go to is Calvinist

>>627894

Unfortunately, organists are a bit of a rare breed these days. I think a lot of churches would like to have them, though. For one thing, you only have to pay one person to play music rather than however many are in the "worship band." As someone who plays, it's my hope to get a job at daily Mass after graduation. Good little bit of extra money and feel like I'm giving back my talents. The people who actually go to daily Mass probably prefer organs to guitars anyway.

>>627424

When the homily doesn't have anything to do with the readings. Cutting the Nunc Dimittis after Communion for the sake of time. Also, really small one, but when the celebrant doesn't turn to the right to face the congregation (or to the left to face back towards the altar). Really small and stupid, but it bothers me. It's the little things sometimes.

>important women who help organize things in the church walking around during the liturgy to tell people what they need to do

Why don't they do this before or after the service.

Also

>Arrive early before mass on Holy Thursday

>Woman asks me if I want to have my feet washed during the mass since they haven't organized enough people yet.

>"No problem but I'm not baptized yet we should ask the priest if it's okay"

>"Don't worry, he doesn't have to know. I don't think Jesus would have cared"

Why such blatant disregard for the priests authority and intelligence and proper procedure. I told her the priest knew I wasn't baptized and we asked and it was fine, but man there's a lot of this attitude especially among the women at church.

Being one of the few people not mumbling the hymns is disappointing. I don't understand why people are afraid of singing. Nobody cares if you're slightly out of tune – you'll git gud.

>>630630

Used to go to church with a guy who couldn't sing a note to save his life, but he belted out hymns like his life depended on it. His passion for singing to the Lord was inspiring.

>>630630

>>630637

Tone deaf here. I'll never be good. I sing anyway. My father makes fun of me for it. :^)

>>627424

I have one more specific to my church. Only priest is very old and slow. He gives communion to the right side of the church, so that is where I sit. Sometimes if I sit toward the back, I am forced to take communion from the "Eucharistic Minister" instead. I strongly dislike this.

>>627897

Agreed on the first two, but…

>kids crying through out the entire service

Dude, it's not a Mass without some kids crying in the background. You can't expect 2 year olds to understand they need to be reverential, and no crying probably means there's nobody under 60 in the place.

>>630647

I wish there were kids crying at my church. Seems I'm the youngest person there every week. Well, there is one regularly attendee that is younger than me, but that's it. Even sadder is that I'm mid-30s.

>any secret society logo on the stained glass, JHS is really common.

>the church waves a rainbow flag to overcompensate

>the whole idea of priests kind of freak me out honestly, they're too much of a public figure to not be compromised

>>634207

>church waves a rainbow flag

Get out of there

>>634305

Yeah, i don't enter churches that wave rainbows, it's just something that triggers me.

>>630613

>not partaking in the official footfag event of the church

I think the cannon law explanation on this is washing of feet and ashes on ash Wednesday are sacramentals not sacraments so even pagans could get them

>>627424

>nice, small protestant church, free from projectors, and it's actually built like a church and not some cheap, OSB board and drywall shopping center

>most of the members are older people, we're actually celebrating one member of the congregation's 100th birthday next month

>but the piano player's voice sounds like pee wee herman, not exaggerating, it sounds like pee wee singing at the piano

>female pastor, and her sermons are usually very passionless, "Yay jesus, y'all, God is good, God is great, now we say our daily grace" tier stuff

>having to stand every time the choir sings, which is about 4 times each Sunday, and the songs are pretty passionless as well

It's still better than those churches with the winnie the pooh projectors, and the big speakers, that are built like a mall, and that try to have cringy "youth ministry".

>>634624

>word filters f u cking into "winnie the pooh"

Absolutely Sodom

>>634646

You can stand even if there are pews, no problem for your prayer, if you do prefer standing up for hours.

>>634646

In the old days nobody live long enough to ever need the pews.

>>630647

>no crying probably means there's nobody under 60 in the place.

My church has plenty of people below 60, but all the kids at the moment are at least 4 so no crying

>>630656

Make babies! This is my plan, I hope my kids are loud. But not too loud, and hopefully mostly doing cute things. When I was chrismated last week, the nephew of a fellow catechumen yelled out "sealed!" about 5 seconds after everyone else had already said it. It was marvelous.

>>634472

Loled at this one.

>>634646

Stand on top of pew, problem solved.

>>627454

EL GOBLINA

>>635065

El orgro de Americas…