THE RATIONALITY OF CATHOLIC PEOPLE CHOOSING MASS IN THE POST-PANDEMIC PERIOD IN 2022
Penyebaran Covid-19 yang terjadi mempengaruhi aktivitas keagamaan umat Gereja Katolik Santo Paulus Juanda. Gereja meniadakan misa offline untuk mencegah penyebaran Covid-19 sesuai dengan anjuran pemerintah dan keuskupan. Gereja kemudian melaksanakan misa online sebagai ganti misa offline. Gereja kembali melaksanakan misa offline ketika penyebaran Covid-19 mengalami penurunan. Pada masa pasca pandemi ini umat dihadapkan pada dua pilihan misa, yaitu misa online dan misa offline. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui rasionalitas umat memilih misa online dan misa offline pada masa pasca pandemi. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian dengan pendekatan kualitatif dengan perspektif rasionalitas Max Weber. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat empat rasionalitas yang mempengaruhi umat dalam memilih misa offline. Rasionalitas instrumental yaitu jarak rumah dekat dengan gereja, merasa diri sehat terlindungi dari Covid-19, menjadi petugas liturgi, dan lebih khusyuk. Rasionalitas nilai karena menganggap misa offline merupakan yang paling utama. Rasionalitas efektif karena rindu datang ke gereja untuk menerima hosti secara langsung. Rasionalitas tradisional karena sudah menjadi rutinitas sejak kecil. Hasil penelitian ini juga menunjukkan bahwa terdapat tiga rasionalitas yang mempengaruhi umat dalam memilih misa online. Rasionalitas instrumental yaitu tidak mendapatkan kuota misa offline. Rasionalitas afektif karena takut terpapar Covid-19. Rasionalitas tradisional karena ikut-ikutan orang tua.
Kata Kunci: Covid-19, Katolik, Misa Offline, Misa Online, Rasionalitas
The spread of Covid-19 has affected the religious activities of the Catholic Church of Saint Paul Juanda. The church abolished the offline mass to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in accordance with governmental and diocesan orders. The church then performed online masses instead of offline masses. The church resumed offline Masses as the spread of Covid-19 declined. Aftermath of this pandemic people are faced with two choices, online Mass and offline Mass. The aim of this study is to find out the rationality of people choosing online and offline masses in the post-pandemic period. This research is a qualitative research with Max Weber's rationality perspective. The results there are four rationalities that influence people in choosing off-line masses. Instrumental rationality is home distance to the church, feeling healthy, protected from Covid-19, being a liturgical servant, and more solemn. The rationality of the value of taking offline masses as the top priority. Rationality is effective because longing comes to the church to receive the hostie in person. Traditional rationality has become a routine since childhood. The results of this study also show that there are three rationalities that influence people in choosing online masses. The instrumental rationality is not getting the quota of the mass offline. Affective rationality because of fear of exposure to Covid-19. Traditional rationalities because follow their parents.