Patriotic Songs In Mass

[jezic]

[quote name='voiciblanche' post='358812' date='Sep 19 2004, 07:30 PM']
I was thinking about putting this in Open Mic, but there isn't any debating allowed in Open Mic, so, to be on the safe side, I put it in here.

So, to the point. At the parish I'm a part of, there's been patriotic songs like "America the Beautiful" and "America (My Country Tis of Thee)," etc, as the closing songs for Mass several weeks in a row.

I personally don't like it because it's ten to fifteen minutes after receiving Christ, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, and we're putting all the focus on our country instead of Him and the Gift He just gave us.

What do you guys think about this?
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i agree. I am not entirely sure that they belong in the Mass. The hymns that we use today do not convey the sense of holiness already. Patriotic songs of a near atheistic country don't strike me as something to meditate on after receiving Christ.

[OLAM Dad]

Patriotic songs are awesome. I also like Norah Jones, The Eagles, Supertramp, Harry Connick Jr. and Coldplay.

However, they DON'T BELONG IN CHURCH!

[jasJis]

[quote name='OLAM Dad' post='958317' date='Apr 23 2006, 05:59 PM']
Patriotic songs are awesome. I also like Norah Jones, The Eagles, Supertramp, Harry Connick Jr. and Coldplay.

However, they DON'T BELONG IN CHURCH!
[/quote]Patriotism and Religion?

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[Proud2BCatholic139]

I don't see a problem with it.

I know when I went to Mass on memorial day, and other holidays, especially ones honoring our veterans, my Mass played patriotic music.


Well, I guess it would offend anyone who crossed the border and it has to be in Spanish.

God bless America.