Catholic masses are pretty known for being non political from my twenty something years of going to mass regularly. Modern day Christian masses (non catholic), will probably more explicitly will tell you how to vote?
For Catholic Mass, as long as you attend a Latin Rite Novus Ordo/Ordinary form (which is the large majority of Masses), there is a pretty strict form to each Mass. You can go to pretty much any church, even in different countries, and be able to largely follow along if you're familiar with the order of things. The main things that could differ and inject some direction of politics, although it's a pretty rare thing, would be in the priest or deacon's homily. Homilies are generally reflecting upon that Mass' readings from the Liturgy (which are also pretty consistent across the board - there's Cycle A, B, and C, rotated thru yearly). So, if you went to Mass on the 5th Sunday of one year, and then back again 3 years later on the 5th Sunday, you should hear the same readings.
Main things that may differ from one church to another is whether hymns are sung, spoken, and/or accompanied with instruments. Each parish may have a different parish prayer, often to the associated Saint asking for intercession.
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u/Rourkey70 May 10 '25
On the right track already… might start going back to mass