MissyP89 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Silly string? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 [quote name='Luthien' post='1808758' date='Mar 16 2009, 11:28 AM']Beat them (tweens/teens) soundly after mass in the church parking lot. [/quote] +J.M.J.+ i thought about it. especially since as i was pulling out of my parking space, two of them darted behind my car (i almost didn't see them!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 This happened to me once. I beat them mercilessly with a missalette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 [quote name='Winchester' post='1808840' date='Mar 16 2009, 12:48 PM']This happened to me once. I beat them mercilessly with a missalette.[/quote] +J.M.J.+ unfortunately this church has some wimpy missalettes. it wouldn't hurt very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisChildForever Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I was going to suggest just giving them a look, but Missy is right - it may disgruntle the parent(s). You could give a look of surprise, like "huh, someone is talking during [i]Mass[/i]" especially if it's persistent. That would hopefully embarrass them to the point of speaking to their children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 [quote name='Lil Red' post='1808695' date='Mar 16 2009, 02:21 PM']+J.M.J.+ i need to train my daughter on how to do that. [/quote] Charlotte already says "Shhhh, quiet!" with her finger to her lips. It would be hilarious to see her do it in Church... if she weren't such a little hypocrite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 dont underestimate the power of a squirt bottle. or a penny in a coke can. (only use the penny thing if they are clawing the chairs, though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotusTuusMaria Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 (edited) I tell my brothers to be quiet and that is probably the only I would ever tell to be quiet... that and my own children (which I wouldn't ever have, but..)... sometimes I've told my parents. ... There was one time when I wanted to really bad as there was this couple at Mass in front of us on Christmas who just talked and talked and talked the entire time. However, I wouldn't ever do it. It wouldn't be my place to correct them and with the position I am in I wouldn't want to come off as offensive. I pray for them. .... i might have given a "look" though to some teen boys a couple times. Edited March 16, 2009 by TotusTuusMaria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I'd suggest that you always carry a role of duct tape. It's really handy. Not only is it a great gag, it also can be used to force them to sit still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauntingknight Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 (edited) 1. Tell them to shut up becuase your trying to pray and pay attention 2. Tell them then otherwise they have a chance of slipping out before they get caught. 3. The teens themselves because the parents may not even care and then they know not to continue their discussions during Mass. I am in a big Family and our parents would have our heads if we started to talk and laugh in Church. Edited March 16, 2009 by dauntingknight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappie Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I said the following last Sunday because the gospel was about Jesus in the Temple: In our Gospel reading today we heard how Jesus became angry, and rightly so, when he saw the situation that he encountered in the Temple in Jerusalem. He immediately expelled those who were using the temple to buy and sell merchandise. He had seen that his Father’s house was being used as a marketplace. So, in his anger, he drove everyone out. He also threw out all of their merchandise, including the animals that were being sold to those who wanted to buy them for sacrifice in the temple. What does this Gospel reading tell us about Our Lord’s beliefs? Well, it tells us that he knew that the temple should be a place of prayer. It saddens us to see that today it almost seems as if we see in our churches the same thing that Our Lord saw. Of course, I don’t mean that they have been transformed into marketplaces. But sometimes it does seem that they have become places for casual conversation. And we have to ask ourselves, where are the faith and the respect that we should show for the Body and Blood of Our Lord? After receiving communion we should spend a few minutes in conversation with the Lord so that we can thank him for everything that he has done for us and to ask him to protect us, and our families, once we leave the church. Nevertheless, we don’t see many people staying a little while after Mass is over to spend a some time with Our Lord, Jesus Christ. It almost seems as if the procession at the end of Mass has barely had a chance to begin when people begin their conversations. This lack of respect for God, in his house, is what the Lord could not tolerate. The spectacle angered him. It is precisely here, in the House of God, where the actions, the example of the adult member of our congregation, need to be seen. What are we teaching our children when they come with us to Mass on Sunday? What are they learning by our actions in the House of God? What is certain is that they will learn to follow our example. What we do, they will do in the future My brothers and sisters, we have to preach by our example, in this case in church, to children and adults alike. We need to show them that when we celebrate Mass together we should do so with devotion. I don’t think that it is too much to ask that for one hour every week we pay attention to what is going and we actively participate in Mass. Let us remember that when we enter the church we enter into a sacred place. The temple in Jerusalem was the most sacred place in the Jewish religion. It was the place where God lived. And from there, from that temple, God protected and blessed his people. The same thing occurs today. It is a pity to see that some people don’t know how to behave in the presence of God. But I am sure that all of us do know how to do so when we are in the presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. I am sure that we know that “the temple” is not a place for vain conversations and loud noises such as we hear elsewhere. And I am also sure that Our Lord will bless and protect those who show, by their behaviour, the respect and the love that they have for the Most Blessed Sacrament, the centre of our Catholic Church. During the entire year, but especially during these Lenten days, let us listen to what Sacred Scripture says: God is the most important person in our lives. Let us respect the presence of our God everywhere, especially in his temple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luthien Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 [quote name='cappie' post='1809130' date='Mar 16 2009, 09:02 PM']I said the following last Sunday because the gospel was about Jesus in the Temple: In our Gospel reading today we heard how Jesus became angry, and rightly so, when he saw the situation that he encountered in the Temple in Jerusalem. He immediately expelled those who were using the temple to buy and sell merchandise. He had seen that his Father’s house was being used as a marketplace. So, in his anger, he drove everyone out. He also threw out all of their merchandise, including the animals that were being sold to those who wanted to buy them for sacrifice in the temple. What does this Gospel reading tell us about Our Lord’s beliefs? Well, it tells us that he knew that the temple should be a place of prayer. It saddens us to see that today it almost seems as if we see in our churches the same thing that Our Lord saw. Of course, I don’t mean that they have been transformed into marketplaces. But sometimes it does seem that they have become places for casual conversation. And we have to ask ourselves, where are the faith and the respect that we should show for the Body and Blood of Our Lord? After receiving communion we should spend a few minutes in conversation with the Lord so that we can thank him for everything that he has done for us and to ask him to protect us, and our families, once we leave the church. Nevertheless, we don’t see many people staying a little while after Mass is over to spend a some time with Our Lord, Jesus Christ. It almost seems as if the procession at the end of Mass has barely had a chance to begin when people begin their conversations. This lack of respect for God, in his house, is what the Lord could not tolerate. The spectacle angered him. It is precisely here, in the House of God, where the actions, the example of the adult member of our congregation, need to be seen. What are we teaching our children when they come with us to Mass on Sunday? What are they learning by our actions in the House of God? What is certain is that they will learn to follow our example. What we do, they will do in the future My brothers and sisters, we have to preach by our example, in this case in church, to children and adults alike. We need to show them that when we celebrate Mass together we should do so with devotion. I don’t think that it is too much to ask that for one hour every week we pay attention to what is going and we actively participate in Mass. Let us remember that when we enter the church we enter into a sacred place. The temple in Jerusalem was the most sacred place in the Jewish religion. It was the place where God lived. And from there, from that temple, God protected and blessed his people. The same thing occurs today. It is a pity to see that some people don’t know how to behave in the presence of God. But I am sure that all of us do know how to do so when we are in the presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. I am sure that we know that “the temple” is not a place for vain conversations and loud noises such as we hear elsewhere. And I am also sure that Our Lord will bless and protect those who show, by their behaviour, the respect and the love that they have for the Most Blessed Sacrament, the centre of our Catholic Church. During the entire year, but especially during these Lenten days, let us listen to what Sacred Scripture says: God is the most important person in our lives. Let us respect the presence of our God everywhere, especially in his temple.[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I am hard of hearing and get really annoyed when my pewmates are louder than the priest. Little kids are ok, you give them the benefit of the doubt. It can be a miracle just to get a bunch of them cleaned , dressed AND in the pew before the gospel. But teens and adults and especially LOLs [little old ladies] should know better. I first give them a slow glance and if that doesn't work they get the death glare. If all else fails I says shhhhhhhh! I also have got up and changed pews during a standing portion of the Mass, just so I could hear the Mass without a running commentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Of course it's appropriate that you tell people to be quiet if they are being loud and disruptive in mass. Obviously, this should be done quietly and discreetly, so you don't make a scene yourself. Sometimes people don't realize they are being disruptive, and need to be told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Therese Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I've shushed people several times. It may be rude, but I don't care. Jesus is present, and I think if I don't say something, who will? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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