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Almighty ever living God,
By whose gift we venerate in one
Celebration the merits of all the Saints, bestow on us, we pray, through the prayers of so many intercessors,
an abundance of the reconciliation with you for which we earnestly long. Through our Lord Jesus Christ,
your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

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What do popes and priests have to say about applauding or clapping during or after a Catholic mass celebration?

1. “It is not fitting that the servant should be applauded in his Master’s house.”
- Pope Saint Pius X

2. As people waited for him to arrive to a church outside of Rome, he said, “I am very glad to have come here. But if I must express a wish, it is that in church you not shout out, that you not clap your hands, and that you not greet even the Pope, because ‘templum Dei, templum Dei.’" (‘The temple of God is the temple of God.’)
- Pope Saint John XXIII

3. “Wherever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that the essence of liturgy has totally disappeared and been replaced by a kind of religious entertainment. Such attraction fades quickly – it cannot compete in the market of leisure pursuits, incorporating as it increasingly does various forms of religious titillation."
- Pope Benedict XVI, Spirit of the Liturgy

4. Is it appropriate to applaud for the choir after Mass? Is this an approved practice?”
Absolutely not. It’s most inappropriate and it’s the responsibility of the pastor to make sure that the congregation understands this. The choir is not singing as a matter of entertaining anybody. They’re singing to worship God. We don’t clap for prayer. We pray.

That is not an option. If we were someplace else it would be a different matter. But Liturgy is liturgy. It’s the worship of God, and it need to be done in an appropriate way as the Church sees fit. It’s good that they appreciate the choir, but they can thank them outside. Applause is not appropriate at that time.”
- Fr. Vincent Serpa

5. “Is clapping the antidote to boredom in the Church? Is not this boredom coming from a misunderstood sense of worship and prayer? The community of prayer becomes just an audience in need of entertainment; liturgical ministers become performers; and preachers become erudite toastmasters. It should not be so."
He also reminded the faithful that they shouldn’t clap for him whenever he visits a parish or chapel.
“You and I are both guests in the House of God. We are only waiters at the Table of the Master. The Eucharist is a happy feast and a memorial of Calvary. Who would have clapped at Calvary? Would the Blessed Mother and John the Beloved have clapped?”
“The breaking of the Bread is a commemoration of the violent death that the Lord went through. Who claps while others are in pain? It is pain with love; yes, but it is still pain.”

He also reminded priests that naming of specific individuals or groups in appreciation of their work or donation to the Church should also be avoided, especially in delivering a post-Communion message.
The priests must do this appreciation outside the Mass, by sending a greeting card, sending a text message or even visiting them in person. "Be God-centered and to Him alone be the glory."

The prelate noted that this is because clapping can be “shallow and cheap” and can brood resentment toward others.
“We need to inspire our benefactors to seek treasures that ‘moth cannot decay destroy, and thieves cannot break in and steal.’ In fact, it can even brood unpleasant competition, jealousy and resentment because somebody received less applause than the others.”

- Lingayen Dagupan, Philippines, Archbishop Socrates Villegas

Applause in most cases, if not all cases, is completely out of place in sacred worship. The Mass is not about us. The ritual itself exists to draw our attention away from ourselves.

Photo taken of the message flashed before the Mass starts at the Santísimo Rosario Parish Church, the chapel of The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines.