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Deacon Greg comments here<\/a> about flip flops and tank tops at Mass. A local priest here in Greenville recently preached about this and made some interesting points\u2013one of them being that the clergy dress up for Mass so why shouldn\u2019t the people? This led me to wonder what would happen if we rang the bell and the organ started in on the processional hymn and the clergy came sauntering up the aisle in shorts, a Hawaiian shirt, flip flops and shades. Happily, at Our Lady of the Rosary parish most people dress nicely for Mass.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a commonplace to blame the people for coming to Mass dressed for a cook out, but is it really all their fault? After all, the way Mass is celebrated is often so casual that it does seem more appropriate to wear fun summertime gear. If the priest has what I call a \u2018game show host\u2019 approach to celebrating the liturgy, no wonder the people come dressed down. If Father Johnny Carson says, \u201cThe Lord be With \u00a0You, say how\u2019re y\u2019all doing this morning? Have you heard the one about the fellow who hadn\u2019t been to confession for fifty years\u2026\u201d You get the idea.\u00a0If the priest celebrates the Mass with dignity and beauty and a sense of solemnity the people will soon respond in the way they come to Mass.<\/p>\n

If the music at Mass is a some sort of secular style of music with \u2018spiritual\u2019 words, no wonder the people dress as if they\u2019re at a pop concert. Music that is of the style of a Broadway musical, or a country western jamboree or a rock concert or a folk song singalong will produce the behavior and dress that is appropriate. Sacred music, on the other hand, might just start to produce modest and sensible apparel and reverent behavior<\/p>\n

This is not meant to be a rant against AmChurch churches with all their attendant, sweet and comfortable heresies. Instead it is a plea to all our people. We deserve better than this don\u2019t we? Can\u2019t we improve on what we\u2019re doing at Mass? Even just a little?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"