Some of you may remember back in March? Let me find it. here Where I talked about my disappointment in myself and my lack of regular mass going. Well this week was no different. This Sunday I went alone! It felt great, it was uplifting but you know? I missed my kids. It was also Sign up week for Religion Classes (Sunday School) so I signed all 3 of them up.
There was a lot of "new" going on in mass this week. The church opened a new Website (no I'm not linking there), and they held the sign ups, and the priest made a huge effort to encourage everyone to be a part of the parish. It's impressive. I like my priest. He's nice, he's friendly and he's "with it". So they're talking of taking the Altar off the "stage" haha (Altar off the Altar?) and moving it down into the parish, with the chairs. We have individual chairs for our pews. It's nice because you can move your chair out of the line or shift a bit so your kids can see. So his new idea is with the Altar down in the seating area, we are part of the mass; and he is part of the parish.
On the way out of mass I had 1 question... Where do we genuflect then if you move the Altar? He said "we haven't genuflected in years, since I was a child" interesting I said because uh all of The Island is still Genuflecting when entering pews or going up onto the altar. Small changes take time it seems. I guess that's what we will find this coming week.
With the boys all signed up, we will be trying to get to the early mass. Another plus? this is 1hour between mass 1 and mass 2 where I'm home alone with Hubbie? I wonder if I should be Thanking God for this one?
I put this post over here because it's ME that wants the Catholic Mass in our lives. Hubbie isn't at all interested, and that's a bit difficult. 1 mom and 3 boys is hard enough when Dad doesn't want to be there either? It's really difficult.
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My sisters have to deal with this with their husbands. It makes it hard to tell the kids it is important.
More power to you! Hubby and I were both raised Catholic (school and all) So we are on the same page but there are times that I really question going and I have support.
This year my oldest takes 1st holy communion...big year here.
When I started going back to mass about 8 years ago, my husband was a lasped Baptist. He started going too, however it was a few years before he went through the RCIA. When I pushed him to become Catholic, he was resistent. When I left him alone, he came around to the idea in his own time. Sounds like you have a geat priest and you enjoy going to church. I think you should go for YOU and the kids. Who knows your hubby may come around with prayers, maybe he will not. I am putting him on my prayer list as of today.
Mary @ A Simple Twist of Faith
Oh I don't have Catholic guilt, but church guilt....it is there. Hope you enjoy your Sundays!
Kyooty- Hey- what's with "catholic guilt" I think going to confession every once in awhile is fun- a car wash for the soul
It must be hard without your husband at church- make a deal with him- he has to make breakfast for when you get back!
technically- you should genuflect towards the tabernacle- if the Holy Eucharist is reserved in a different chapel than the main church- genuflect towards the crucifix.
Interesting. I'd like to read a report on Catholic Church attendance and attitudes in America from the 1950s onward. Seems like both ebb and flow with the age and gender of the participant. Then again some tennents taught each decade are in conflict with each other - world population, sexism, nation defense, wars, etc. Attitudes change, Pope changes and new papal bulls are issued. Interesting to say the least.
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