Silence 45. Sacred silence also, as part of the celebration, is to be observed at the designated times. 54 Its nature, however, depends on the moment when it occurs in the different parts of the celebration. For in the Penitential Act and again after the invitation to pray, individuals recollect themselves; whereas after a reading or after the Homily, all meditate briefly on what they have heard; then after Communion, they praise God in their hearts and pray to him. Even before the celebration itself, it is a praiseworthy practice for silence to be observed in the church, in the sacristy, in the vesting room, and in adjacent areas, so that all may dispose themselves to carry out the sacred celebration in a devout and fitting manner.
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45. Sacred silence also, as part of the celebration, is to be observed at the designated
times.
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Its nature, however, depends on the moment when it occurs in the different
parts of the celebration. For in the Penitential Act and again after the invitation to pray,
individuals recollect themselves; whereas after a reading or after the Homily, all meditate
briefly on what they have heard; then after Communion, they praise God in their hearts
and pray to him.
Even before the celebration itself, it is a praiseworthy practice for silence to be
observed in the church, in the sacristy, in the vesting room, and in adjacent areas, so that all
may dispose themselves to carry out the sacred celebration in a devout and fitting manner.
Kids must be extra rambunctious this morning.
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