Going to Mass on Christmas Day?

supackofidiots wrote: »

and more importantly doing it sober rather than hungover!
Congrats pal, and happy christmas to you

Same to you

No.

I'm not welcome in the Church of Rome! Which suits me cos I wouldn't partake in such a bigoted organisations rituals

No.

I might go for a jog or a cycle instead of going to mass. More beneficial and worthwhile. Have to open the presents first though

publicious wrote: »

Well After Hours, tomorrow is the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Will ye be going along in your Christmas finest and swanning up for Holy Communion (like a fashion parade) so as to keep the parents happy? Or will ye be going along because you like to feel all warm and fuzzy inside? Or will you avoid like the plague so you can get up to speed on the latest happenings on Facebook or Netflix?

What's with the confrontational, snide questions? You could have asked are people going because they're religious, or are people not going because they're not religious. Your hostility doesn't seem very christian.

publicious wrote: »

Oh, so you're "one of those" a la carte types.

The very type who goes crying for a priest in his hour of need, yet doesn't support his parish because you want to be in the "hip-and-cool-I-hate-the-church" gang.

Yes, people who don't believe in god and have a problem with the catholic church organisation are just trying to be "hip and cool" - keep telling yourself that.
Surely going to church just for hatches, matches and dispatches is done out of respect for those celebrating/mourning rather than being an a la carte catholic, and where is there even a hint that that poster would go crying for a priest in his hour of need?
I'm the same as him - it's because I think it would be wrong of me not to attend those ceremonies, as they are my friends'/relatives' days, not mine; a la carte catholicism doesn't come into it.
Bet you'd be bitching at people who choose not to attend weddings/christenings/funerals if held in a church.

Can never really understand Christians who only go to mass at Christmas. What about the other 51 weeks a year? Don't you need Jesus then?

Feeling better already so heading for the Friary for 9pm. Merry Christmas everyone

juan.kerr wrote: »

Next you'll be questioning the use of the term 'Christmas'. For our muslin brothers.

You Sir, have the wrong end of the stick.

Happy Christmas.

Nope, my family will being going for 11am mass though. Havent gone in years. Im celebrating a bountiful feast from my norse gods instead.

I like how they say that people should leave the church after preventing people from leaving it. Sure you dont have to be involved in it at any events but they still consider you one of them.