Archbishop in Philippines forbids clapping at Mass
February 24, 2020
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CWN Editor's Note: Archbishp Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan has told the faithful that they should not clap during Mass. Reminding the faithful that the Eucharistic sacrifice is a representation of Christ’s agony on Calvary, he asked: “Who claps while others are in pain?” Decrying the tendency for ministers to form a “self-organized mutual admiration club,” the archbishop recalled the words of St. Pius X, that “it is not fitting that the servant should be applauded in his Master’s house.”
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