Do you go to Mass anymore?

OutlawPete

Back in the day I would have got a clatter for lying here on the sofa at this hour on a Sunday.

Remember one time my dad threw me out the door with a tea strainer in my hand and no shoes on and told me to get to Mass or he'd ..

Did you go much when young? Were you punished if you didn't?

Or did you bounce of and go to the chippers with money you were given for the collection box :eek:

Sometimes I do find myself in a church just to light a candle. Don't know why. I'm not religious in the slightest.

Do believe in the afterlife though.

I find it peaceful sometimes, especially the chapel in the Dublin airport as I grew up going to mass there.

So how about you, do you attend mass or go to a church at all?

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Dunjohn

Twenty to eight in the evening? Isn't mass usually in the morning?

Yeah, I go every week. I try to get the earliest one because the noon one makes the rest of the day feel so short.

Agricola

Once a week or more

Im too weary to make a disparaging remark about organised religion. So ill just say I dont believe in it and I dont go.

Once a week or more

'Cos I'm working!
Even if I wasn't, I wouldn't go!

Woow_Aqualung

When I'm scared

I second Agricola.

kippy

I go now and again.
Sometimes once a month, sometimes more frequent.
I aint a great catholic or anything like that but I enjoy the particular mass I go to. Find it a kind of therapy and a break from the hustle and bustle.

Also, what mass is on this late on a sunday?
Are you in a different timezone at the moment......

alwaysadub

Once a week or more

Nope,don't bother.
None of my family are in any way religious.
In saying that we did have the Parish Priest down to the house today but he's sound enough

Jimmy Bottlehead

Once a week or more

Only for weddings, funerals and christenings. Events that are more about family than religion, as I'm atheist and don't believe a word of religion.

Irish_wolf

When I'm scared

I don't feel like sitting on a hard bench for thirty odd minutes listening to some aul lad droning on about something I dont believe in when I could be doing something entertaining and productive like sleeping.

I try to avoid funerals aswell. Might go to a wedding out of respect for the couple but not for the religion.

I used to go to mass, but that was just a con so I could get some money on communion and confirmation day :pac: just like I pretended to believe in santa for a few extra years to get better presents for longer, cause the second they know you know its back to socks and shirts and the occasional book :rolleyes:

magma69

Once a week or more

Would people refuse to go to weddings, christenings and funerals because of their non belief? That's crazy imo. Showing support to loved ones is much more important than showing your disapproval of the Church.

Sofiztikated

When I'm scared

Nope. Never did, but that has more to do with me being a "dirty hun."

Actually, I've been in a catholic chuch more times in the last 3 years than my own church, but that has mostly been funerals/weddings/children washing things.

I do occasionally go to church, if I happen to have a Sunday off work, but thats more for the sake of giving my mother someone to go to church with than my actual belief, or lack thereof.

Also, kinda have to make my face at least known by the new minister, might need him to do a gig at our upcoming nuptuals. (Is gig the right word for what priests and ministers do? I don't think it is.)

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Once a week or more

Usually only on Christmas Eve, maybe the odd Easter and funerals, weddings, christenings, communions, confirmations and stuff. Both parents aren't a bit religious.
I've been feeling kinda religious the past few weeks, though, like praying before bed and stuff.
I was at a Protestant wedding last year so I'm still trying to get the devil out of my soul.:pac:

RayM

Once a week or more

OutlawPete wrote: »

So do you go to Mass anymore?

No (apart from funerals, weddings, etc).

OutlawPete wrote:

If not, why not.

Because God probably doesn't exist. And in the highly unlikely event that he does, I'm sure he has bigger fish to fry, and wouldn't really care whether or not I happen to pop round to one of his many cold, weird-smelling and echoing houses.

hinault

Every Sunday, I attend Mass.

Turtwig

Never

Almost every week, and will probably go Spy Wednesday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Sugar Free

Once a week or more

Only for weddings/funerals/christenings and I only sit and stand. I don't kneel, pray or receive communion as I think it would be rude given I don't believe in any of it.

smythwicks

Once a week or more

AH is my mass

Dravokivich

Dam Pete...

I'd only go for funerals and weddings...

Funerals:

To pay respect for the way that person choose to be... through the way they choose to be remebered after they died...

Weddings:

Jaysus... wouldn't be nice for the other folks to think I was there just for the piss up...

krustydoyle

Once a week or more

MediumWell wrote: »

Only for weddings/funerals/christenings and I only sit and stand. I don't kneel, pray or receive communion as I think it would be rude given I don't believe in any of it.

same here.. just anniversaries as well..

WesternNight

Never have, never will.

Weddings and funerals are about the only exceptions, but even those are rarities.

Bob_Harris

When I'm scared

pfft, only inferior idiots go to mass.

PeterIanStaker

When I'm scared

Xmas 09 was my last mass, not going again except for funerals etc. There are far more constructive ways to spend your time than listening to sh!t from a pulpit. If I ever get hitched it'll be the registry office.

TPD

Once a week or more

Just weddings and funerals. I probably wouldn't bother with a christening.

Was in stitches at my granddad's first anniversary mass, the priest had seemingly no control over the pitch of his voice, which would vary wildly from one word to the next. If he's on again I might go for the craic.

Rockn

When I'm scared

Should've read all the options. I said never but of course I'd go to funerals, weddings etc.

kippy

Bob_Harris wrote: »

pfft, only inferior idiots go to mass.

You'd be a regular then.

Bob_Harris

When I'm scared

kippy wrote: »

You'd be a regular then.

Hi-oooooooooo

hinault

Bob_Harris wrote: »

pfft, only inferior idiots go to mass.

Yeah right, Bob.

Joey the lips

Never

OutlawPete wrote: »

Back in the day I would have got a clatter for lying here on the sofa at this hour on a Sunday.

Remember one time my dad threw me out the door with a tea strainer in my hand and no shoes on and told me to get to Mass or he'd ..

Did you go much when young? Were you punished if you didn't?

Or did you bounce of and go to the chippers with money you were given for the collection box :eek:

Sometimes I do find myself in a church just to light a candle. Don't know why. I'm not religious in the slightest.

Do believe in the afterlife though.

I find it peaceful sometimes, especially the chapel in the Dublin airport as I grew up going to mass there.

So how about you, do you attend mass or go to a church at all?

Forgot Weddings in the top option in Poll (Modify it if you wish, Mr Moderator)

Every week as a child and adult. Never punished cause it was not a problem. I had intended to be a priest but then saw my wife with the big juggs

I believe in the afterlife and believe that living is purgatory

I do believe that life is a test.

I know I am not perfect and generally I do not judge people

kelle

Never

My family went to mass every Sunday without fail, plus we knelt down and said the rosary every night.

At 17, I began to question the whole thing and didn't want to go to mass, but I was forced to go.

At 19, I started college in London and felt great freedom - now I could do as I wished and not attend mass was high on my list!

I continued this pattern of rebellion until I was 38. My husband however attended mass regularly and took my son with him. One day, my son wouldn't go and I told him he had to go (becuase I wanted peace to do the housework for an hour!) - my husband glared at me and said "How can you tell him to go to mass when you don't go yourself"

So i started going again - and it's not so bad.

BluesBerry

Once a week or more

Nah my parents were great they never went to mass but they didnt stop us kids if we wanted to go .........which we didn't

although my gran is a religious nut and when I stayed with her as a kid she had me up very early everyday for 8am mass everyday of the week I used to pretend that I was so holy so she would buy me a prayer book or a set of rosary beads in the church shop and be the blue eyed girl "saying the prayers" in my new book mhaaa ha ha ah

Abi

Once a week or more

Do I shoite go to mass. If I walked on church grounds I'd get struck by a freak bolt of lightning I'd say.

Holsten

When I'm scared

I was forced to go when I was little, then we stopped going except for Christmas then I was dragged away from my toys.

Managed to kick up enough fuss by around 12/13 I never had to go again.

Happy days! Only go if there is a funeral/wedding.

MickShamrock

When I'm scared

Never.

bertie4evr

Once a week or more

No.The Holy Water would probably burn me.

GLaDOS

Once a week or more

I pay tribute to the god of sleep by having a lie in every sunday

Biggins

When I'm scared

No. Stopped when I grew up and kopped onto the two faces of Rome liars and how all religions are full of it.

Min

Never

Every week, I enjoy it, apart from the religious side, its very calming and positive for me.

Seloth

Never

Ya should have put down Christmas and Easter and thats what allot of people just do.

DublinWriter

When I'm scared

I was at a funeral mass this week, the missus is a Prod so I had to spend most of my time giving a whispered commentary to her.

Funniest bit was when the undertaker accidentally started played 'Spirit in the Sky' from a CD over the PA when the priest began the final prayers.

Collie D

Once a week or more

Am I the only one who gets annoyed by all the Catholic bashing in AH? I have no religious beliefs but couldn't be arsed with the whole atheism **** either as they can be just as "holier-than-thou" as any Church. If people said half the **** about Islam in here as they do about Catholicism then there'd be wide-scale accusations of racism...

Stephentlig

Never

OutlawPete wrote: »

Back in the day I would have got a clatter for lying here on the sofa at this hour on a Sunday.

Remember one time my dad threw me out the door with a tea strainer in my hand and no shoes on and told me to get to Mass or he'd ..

Did you go much when young? Were you punished if you didn't?

Or did you bounce of and go to the chippers with money you were given for the collection box :eek:

Sometimes I do find myself in a church just to light a candle. Don't know why. I'm not religious in the slightest.

Do believe in the afterlife though.

I find it peaceful sometimes, especially the chapel in the Dublin airport as I grew up going to mass there.

So how about you, do you attend mass or go to a church at all?

Forgot Weddings in the top option in Poll (Modify it if you wish, Mr Moderator)

I only went when I was young to Sunday masses, later in life I left the religious/spiritual practice, I guess it just faded away really...never really thought about it, then in the summer of 2007 my Dad sent me Rosary beads and a book called Awareness by Fr.Anthony de mello, and I left Scotland in 2008, came home, became a practicing Catholic again, had a wonderful conversion experience, left my songwriting and opted for doing hymns instead.

Before I was married I went to mass almost every day, went on pilgrimages, and now I'm a little more settled and happy as larry.

Pax Christi
Stephen

bleg

When I'm scared

Collie D wrote: »

Am I the only one who gets annoyed by all the Catholic bashing in AH? I have no religious beliefs but couldn't be arsed with the whole atheism **** either as they can be just as "holier-than-thou" as any Church. If people said half the **** about Islam in here as they do about Catholicism then there'd be wide-scale accusations of racism...

There weren't many Muslims in Ireland that raped countless generations of Irish people.

We're getting over our Catholic hangover, these threads are part of the process.

WesternNight

Collie D wrote: »

Am I the only one who gets annoyed by all the Catholic bashing in AH? I have no religious beliefs but couldn't be arsed with the whole atheism **** either as they can be just as "holier-than-thou" as any Church. If people said half the **** about Islam in here as they do about Catholicism then there'd be wide-scale accusations of racism...

Racism? Islam is a religion, not a race. Just FYI.

In any case, I think people here are more qualified (if that's the right word) to discuss/bash/whatever Catholicism, as we're more familiar with it than Islam. No point finding fault with other religions when we have a perfectly good one to find fault with right here.

Collie D

Once a week or more

bleg wrote: »

There weren't many Muslims in Ireland that raped countless generations of Irish people.

We're getting over our Catholic hangover, these threads are part of the process.

I was referring more to the basic belief system of people who do have religion. Posts like "only inferiors go to Mass" are hardly going to right the wrongs of paedophile priests. Just insulting to those who do consider themselves Catholic

Collie D

Once a week or more

WesternNight wrote: »

Racism? Islam is a religion, not a race. Just FYI.

Semantics

Biggins

When I'm scared

Collie D wrote: »

Am I the only one who gets annoyed by all the Catholic bashing in AH? I have no religious beliefs but couldn't be arsed with the whole atheism **** either as they can be just as "holier-than-thou" as any Church. If people said half the **** about Islam in here as they do about Catholicism then there'd be wide-scale accusations of racism...

Racism?

I'm not biased (biliousness), I dislike the lot.

aDeener

Kelle 2 wrote: »

My family went to mass every Sunday without fail, plus we knelt down and said the rosary every night.

At 17, I began to question the whole thing and didn't want to go to mass, but I was forced to go.

At 19, I started college in London and felt great freedom - now I could do as I wished and not attend mass was high on my list!

I continued this pattern of rebellion until I was 38. My husband however attended mass regularly and took my son with him. One day, my son wouldn't go and I told him he had to go (becuase I wanted peace to do the housework for an hour!) - my husband glared at me and said "How can you tell him to go to mass when you don't go yourself"

So i started going again - and it's not so bad.

Great to see this woman knows her place

Hank_Jones

When I'm scared

Missed the option for funerals and christenings and picked never instead.

I get really creeped out by being in mass, feels like some sort of cult experience with everyone chanting the same crap in these odd voices.

I like to save that sort of thing for being drunk at concerts...

trapsagenius

Biggins wrote: »

Racism?

Come on, you know what Collie D meant.Lets not be pedantic here.

Anyway, Collie D, I think you've made a good point and I for one am fairly fed up with the blatant anti-catholicism on this site.Yes, what the paedophile priests did was horrific and indefensible, but let's not forget that the Church has done a lot of good as well, so incessantly slagging it off is just annoying.

GLaDOS

Once a week or more

trapsagenius wrote: »

Anyway, Collie D, I think you've made a good point and I for one am fairly fed up with the blatant anti-catholicism on this site.Yes, what the paedophile priests did was horrific and indefensible, but let's not forget that the Church has done a lot of good as well, so incessantly slagging it off is just annoying.

People have every right to criticise the church, and let's face it, there's a lot of ammo. I don't agree with cheap pot shots, but you can't say there shouldn't be anti-Catholicism just because it offends you.

trapsagenius

ScienceNerd wrote: »

People have every right to criticise the church, and let's face it, there's a lot of ammo. I don't agree with cheap pot shots, but you can't say there shouldn't be anti-Catholicism just because it offends you.

I'm alright with people criticising the Church, which is perfectly within their rights, and I can obviously see where they're coming from.Its just sometimes the criticisms are too excessive , like that "only inferior idiots go to mass" comment earlier, which is just plain wearisome.And the way some people go on about the Church you'd swear that it had contributed nothing positive to the world and Ireland in its history, which I strongly disagree with.