Pagola and Mass as entertainment

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It is still curious that well into the 21st century there are still people who propose making masses more “attractive” as a solution to the low religious practice in some Western countries . That is exactly what the Basque priest and theologian José Antonio Pagola has just done . Says: Without a doubt, throughout these years, we have taken very important steps. Those masses celebrated in Latin in which the priest “said” the mass and the Christian people came to “hear” the mass or “attend” the celebration are far away. But aren't we celebrating the Eucharist in a routine and boring way? The truth is that in those distant times, the level of religious practice was much higher than today.

For reasons of age I did not have the opportunity to attend those Masses, but from what my father once told me, it does not seem that the faithful felt especially dejected and crestfallen every time they went to Mass . Pagola adds: There is an undeniable fact. People are unstoppably moving away from Sunday practice because Job Function Email List they do not find in our celebrations the atmosphere, the clear word, the expressive ritual, the stimulating welcome that they need to feed their weak and wavering faith. The undeniable thing is that people moved away a few decades ago, not now, from Sunday practice. And the new generations are not precisely characterized by a return to this practice . Now, whether this is for the reasons that Pagola exposes is very debatable. I rather think that the real cause is that many left their faith aside and young people have not been educated in that faith .

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Therefore, no matter how much climate and Caribbean ritual we put on the subject, they are not going to come. Whoever does not believe in Christ, who does not believe what he believes in the Church, why does he go to Mass? In good logic, we should begin by re-evangelizing those who are far away and evangelizing those who have never received the Good News . Religious practice will come later. Pagola asks questions: The Lord's Supper is too important for us to allow it to continue to be “lost”, as “spectators of a fruitless stagnation”.