Take Me To Church

dmc17

Anyone going to mass in the morning? I might need a lift. Thanks

Daqster

"You know you'd often wonder, as the years go past
.Why did you ever bother going to mass
.Was it the fear of god or to find a wife
.Or just buying shares in the afterlife".

RikkFlair

Ahhh he does great Mass, that chalice work....effortless

dmc17

Would it be an insult if I just went once in the year?

wretcheddomain

f*cuk off its Christmas...

DEFTLEFTHAND

dmc17 wrote: »

Would it be an insult if I just went once in the year?

It would be really imo, especially if it's just to please your parents, partner or other family. if you don't believe or get anything out of it then don't go.

Chareth Cutestory

Where do you live? I'm not offering a lift, just want to rob all your presents while everyone's at mass.

dmc17

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

It would be really imo, especially if it's just to please your parents, partner or other family. if you don't believe or get anything out of it then don't go.

I won't, but a lot of people do it for this reason.

allthedoyles

Sorry we going on shanks mare

dmc17

Chareth Cutestory wrote: »

Where do you live? I'm not offering a lift, just want to rob all your presents while everyone's at mass.

If I don't get a lift I won't be going. Do you feel lucky?

Chareth Cutestory

dmc17 wrote: »

If I don't get a lift I won't be going. Do you feel lucky?

Not particularly no.

dmc17

Chareth Cutestory wrote: »

Not particularly no.

Any chance of a lift so?

uch

dmc17 wrote: »

Any chance of a lift so?

Yep I'm goin, but I'm in Dún Laoghaire, so i'll have to pick you up in about 45 mins if we're to make it back

Sulla Felix

dmc17 wrote: »

Would it be an insult if I just went once in the year?

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

It would be really imo, especially if it's just to please your parents, partner or other family. if you don't believe or get anything out of it then don't go.

An insult to who?

DEFTLEFTHAND

Sulla Felix wrote: »

An insult to who?

Yourself, why would a person betray their set views by attending a religious service? Once you denounce your inherited faith stick with the decision and never regress to appease family members.

There's no inbetween. You either subscibe to the faith or don't, there's no shame in either choice.

Mint Sauce

Its the one part of the year I make an effort to go, that and funerals.

fryup

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

It would be really imo, especially if it's just to please your parents, partner or other family. if you don't believe or get anything out of it then don't go.

dmc17 wrote: »

I won't, but a lot of people do it for this reason.

yes, the hypocrites

camel jockey

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

It would be really imo, especially if it's just to please your parents, partner or other family. if you don't believe or get anything out of it then don't go.

Jesus, if we all adopted that attitude then the churches would be empty. :eek:

Days 298

Nope. Why bother? Pointless exercise if you ain't a practicing Catholic. Unless this is the good ol days and you want to show off the 2013 SUV and the new clothes to the neighbours.

I swear it was the most cringeworthy thing seeing people dressed up like dolls for a mass. Really shows how cultral a lot of the "Catholics" here are.

Sulla Felix

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Yourself, why would a person betray their set views by attending a religious service? Once you denounce your inherited faith stick with the decision and never regress to appease family members.

There's no inbetween. You either subscibe to the faith or don't, there's no shame in either choice.

I don't think the nature of human interactions is that black and white. Precisely because I don't believe, the service is meaningless and if I'm asked to go it's essentially asking me, "come sit down in one place and be quiet while a guy talks up the front to everyone". That's literally the sum total of the meaning it has to me. Sure, I might not really want to sit down in one place and be quiet for that amount of time, but it's hardly the most onerous thing I'll ever be asked to do.
That said, I usually have better things to do, but for example I attend my fathers remembrance mass with my mother every year. The comfort it gives her far outweighs the boredom I feel for the hour or so, and besides, I'm an adult. I can more than keep myself entertained in my own head for an hour. Human relations are definitionally a series of compromises.

smurgen

RikkFlair wrote: »

Ahhh he does great Mass, that chalice work....effortless

Look at the way he works the alter!

DEFTLEFTHAND

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

It would be really imo, especially if it's just to please your parents, partner or other family. if you don't believe or get anything out of it then don't go.

Not going would cause more grief than just going and thinking of {anything else} to pass the time.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Deleted User wrote: »

Not going would cause more grief than just going and thinking of {anything else} to pass the time.

When not going caused grief, many years ago, I made it my Christmas purpose to cause grief.

wp_rathead

Remember, folks, a dogma is for life, not just for Christmas.

fryup

fryup wrote: »

yes, the hypocrites

Happy Christmas scrooge!

Capt'n Midnight

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today · Wed, Dec 25 · 11:25-12:10 · RTE1
Christmas Day Service


Genre Reality

Description
The Rev Gary Mason leads a worship group from the East Belfast Mission in a Methodist service of celebration, from the RTÉ studios in Bonnybrook.

roboshatner

http://vimeo.com/75302493 Take me to Church

its actually not a bad tune

dmc17 wrote: »

Anyone going to mass in the morning? I might need a lift. Thanks

Its All Wright

Im shocked to learn that people still actually go to mass?

3rdDegree

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

It would be really imo, especially if it's just to please your parents, partner or other family. if you don't believe or get anything out of it then don't go.

If it keeps the peace, I'd go. But I wouldn't pray!

Went last night, we always go Christmas Eve it always has a nicer atmosphere about it.

Frank Garrett

Father Dougal McGuire: God, Ted, I've heard about those cults. Everyone dressing in black and saying our Lord's going to come back and judge us all.

Father Ted Crilly: No... no, Dougal, that's us. That's Catholicism you're talking about there.

Rasheed

Sloane Brave Package wrote: »

Went last night, we always go Christmas Eve it always has a nicer atmosphere about it.

Me too. Then straight for hot ones to the pub. Feeling the effects of them today.

Wattle

Its All Wright wrote: »

Im shocked to learn that people still actually go to mass?

A lot of them would be the once a year crowd. 'Hello Jesus how are you? See you again same time next year'.

Galwayguy35

Its All Wright wrote: »

Im shocked to learn that people still actually go to mass?

It's easy to shock you it seems.

Its All Wright

Its All Wright wrote: »

Im shocked to learn that people still actually go to mass?

You could barely fit in the back hall of the church last night absolutely packed to the rafters!

The_Valeyard

Went to the 8.30 mass this morning. Thought it would be very quiet. Was wrong. Standing room only.

Sulla Felix

So was the one near ours reportedly. Call me a cynic but I think it has more to do with three townland churches closing and tge congregations having to attend the nearest town instead.