Mass on Good Friday

Collie D

Just thought I'd throw it out there among the seemingly endless and increasingly ridiculous "(clubs/buses/taxis...) on Good Friday" threads. So, eh, what's the deal with Mass on Good Friday?

Dragan

Well what with it being a Catholic religious holiday i think it only makes sense that they have mass.

Personally i don't believe in the whole thing so i only end up in a church for weddings and the like.

gcgirl

3 o clock ant it~!!

DonalN

loads of peoples in a room, guy at the top quoting from an ol book. some waving of hands, bit of grub, vino if you're fussy, hand em some spare change and hit the road. half hour on a normal day..

GhostInTheRuins

No thanks

Doctor DooM

eh, no. I got sinning to do

Collie D

SDooM wrote: »

eh, no. I got sinning to do

Repent or be doomed. Come to this Mass thing with me...sounds like a laugh..kind of like when teacher used to read us stories in Junior Infants...minus the wine (unless you had that creepy teacher)

Gran Hermano

Collie D wrote: »

what's the deal with Mass on Good Friday?

I'll get it the torrent on Saturday, should be shorter without the ads.

Dragan

Gran Hermano wrote: »

I'll get it the torrent on Saturday, should be shorter without the ads.

LMAO!

Doctor DooM

Collie D wrote: »

Repent or be doomed. Come to this Mass thing with me...sounds like a laugh..kind of like when teacher used to read us stories in Junior Infants...minus the wine (unless you had that creepy teacher)

I heard this zombie dude rises from the dead

tolosenc

Do they have wine on Good Friday?

AdrianC

There is no Mass on good friday - only day of the year you can't get a Mass.

Collie D

How much is it in and what's the dress code? Are the bouncers pricks?

Dizzyblonde

AdrianC wrote: »

There is no Mass on good friday - only day of the year you can't get a Mass.

Exactly. On Good Friday people generally go to the church to kiss the cross and/or do the Stations of the Cross.

Collie D

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

Exactly. On Good Friday people generally go to the church to kiss the cross and/or do the Stations of the Cross.

Seriously? I thought he was joking. Learn something new every day

Dennis the Stone

I usually go in and kiss the priest's ring on Good Friday

5starpool

If it's such a good friday why do they say you can't eat meat? I doubt jebus thought it was a good friday either, he probably had better, going to weddings messing with their water, messing with merchants and their stalls, preaching on the mount, so on and so forth.

Doctor DooM

5starpool wrote: »

If it's such a good friday why do they say you can't eat meat? I doubt jebus thought it was a good friday either, he probably had better, going to weddings messing with their water, messing with merchants and their stalls, preaching on the mount, so on and so forth.

Because Sh*t friday wouldn't bring in the punters.

philologos

Dragan wrote: »

Well what with it being a Catholic religious holiday i think it only makes sense that they have mass.

Personally i don't believe in the whole thing so i only end up in a church for weddings and the like.

It's in other Christian churches as well.

Dizzyblonde wrote:

Exactly. On Good Friday people generally go to the church to kiss the cross and/or do the Stations of the Cross.

How can you do the Stations of the Cross outside of Jerusalem. The real ones are posted along the Via Dolorosa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Dolorosa

JC 2K3

You walk around the church and reflect pensively on the pictures of the stations around the wall of the church....

misslt

Is it not normal mass with the long gospel that they act out? Its normally at 3 o'clock and lasts forever. Do they not do the Stations of the Cross on Sat? Its that long from I went to Mass I forget!

faceman

Stations of the cross ftw, no mass. Its one church experience that offers some good reflection time.

5starpool wrote: »

If it's such a good friday why do they say you can't eat meat? I doubt jebus thought it was a good friday either, he probably had better, going to weddings messing with their water, messing with merchants and their stalls, preaching on the mount, so on and so forth.

Well technically catholics shouldnt eat meat any friday but its been watered down over the years. (hence the traditional fish and chip friday) Altho i know a few of non practising and practising catholics who dont eat meat on friday out of habit or choice.

Its called Good Friday because Jesus sacrifised Himself for us sinners. Hence the sacrifice we make by not eating meat etc.

Collie D

faceman wrote: »

Stations of the cross ftw, no mass. Its one church experience that offers some good reflection time

I've done the stations on the side of a mountain in Lourdes and believe me the only thing I reflected on was how unfit I was and how I wish I'd gone home earlier the night before

faceman

Collie D wrote: »

I've done the stations on the side of a mountain in Lourdes and believe me the only thing I reflected on was how unfit I was and how I wish I'd gone home earlier the night before

Braver man than me!