How long does a mass take - start to finish - WITHOUT a receiving line?

thank you!

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Posted by jennandrob

I'd say about 45-50 mins

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oh yeah? For a full mass? Great!

thank you!

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Posted by JennandPhil827

I think for a full mass and receiving line it would take about an hour and a half.

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what about NO receiving line?

I tihnk it really depends on how long YOU make it. so many factors can come into play:

1. Do you have a relationship with the priest or deacon? If so that usually means a longer, more personable homily.

2. Will you have a lot of music? Will the psalm be sung or just read? are you having a song at the presentation of the gifts? a song at the Unity candle (if you're doing one?) A song at communion? MUsic adds time. . .

3. How many people present will be receiving communion... 20 or 200?

4. Are you presenting flowers to Mary's altar? Many Catholic brides do this and it can add a minute or 2 or 5 if you're having music there.

If you are having your basic 'bare bones' Mass I would say you would be done in about 45 minutes. i however am really making the Mass the focal point of my day and it will probably be about hour and fifteen plus receiving line.

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Posted by sarahradio5

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Posted by JennandPhil827

I think for a full mass and receiving line it would take about an hour and a half.

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what about NO receiving line?

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last i was at mass was about an hr maybe, recieving line was about 20 mins atleast... i would say around 120-130 guests.. if that helps you estimate... in all it was an hr.5

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Posted by donegal419

I tihnk it really depends on how long YOU make it. so many factors can come into play:

1. Do you have a relationship with the priest or deacon? If so that usually means a longer, more personable homily.

2. Will you have a lot of music? Will the psalm be sung or just read? are you having a song at the presentation of the gifts? a song at the Unity candle (if you're doing one?) A song at communion? MUsic adds time. . .

3. How many people present will be receiving communion... 20 or 200?

4. Are you presenting flowers to Mary's altar? Many Catholic brides do this and it can add a minute or 2 or 5 if you're having music there.

If you are having your basic 'bare bones' Mass I would say you would be done in about 45 minutes. i however am really making the Mass the focal point of my day and it will probably be about hour and fifteen plus receiving line.

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thank you! All really good criteria to help us determine how long the mass will be. We are having a singer and string trio, so that will eat up some time. Probably a song for all the parts of the mass you mentioned. Probably not the flowers for Mary's altar... no offense to Mary - it's just all the way on the other side of the church, and my SIL tripped doing that during their ceremony, and I do NOT want that to happen! The regular masses with the priest doing our mass are usually about 45 minutes - including a TON of people receving communion and a really nice homily, so I'm banking on about a 45 minute to an hour mass. Then no receiving line. Just leave, throw some rose petals, take pics, get in the limo and go to Planting Fields to take our pics. . I'm hoping - with a 1pm mass start time
(putting 12:45 on the invitation), we'll be able to drive away from the church by 2:30.

Thank you for all your input!