“Be still, and know that I am God” (Ps. 46:10).
Members of the congregation should be friendly, but their conversation should be carried on outside the church. One should spend the minutes before and after Mass in silent personal prayer of preparation or thanksgiving, or at least allow others to do so by avoiding unnecessary talk or any other behavior likely to distract. For Isaiah 56:7 states: “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.”
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