tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906807.post112485178764290129..comments2023-10-29T08:30:32.081-06:00Comments on From A to B: Catholic a-No-Go!Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710382394173164487noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906807.post-1126226873394929402005-09-08T18:47:00.000-06:002005-09-08T18:47:00.000-06:00Lily--These folks basked--wallowed--in the indulge...Lily--These folks basked--wallowed--in the indulgent length of their ceremony! The mother and father of the bride sang 6 songs in a church which was selected because of its acoustics. If I told them to meet me at the pub later, I would given the name of one I most certainly would not be at (even if I got drunk and started wandering late at night).<BR/><BR/>Triple T--A "real" mass? Bah! Old Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06710382394173164487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906807.post-1126206114369248432005-09-08T13:01:00.000-06:002005-09-08T13:01:00.000-06:00I sympathize! The best for me was when my at the t...I sympathize! The best for me was when my at the time new in-laws dutifully attended Christmas Eve mass with us at our low Anglican church, giggling through the service. Then on our way out to the cars, they announced they were off to the real mass.talk talk talk / Shireenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10453931641034885060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906807.post-1124979938967518692005-08-25T08:25:00.000-06:002005-08-25T08:25:00.000-06:00angela, you said it perfectly.i was about to reach...angela, you said it perfectly.<BR/>i was about to reach out and do some Sunday School hair pulling, but thought better of it in case the bride lost her marbles. (I mean, the last thing you want interrupting your service is some yokel pulling your mother's hair in the pews--am I right?)<BR/><BR/>Yammenhimer--I like that.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06710382394173164487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906807.post-1124969637432811152005-08-25T05:33:00.000-06:002005-08-25T05:33:00.000-06:00some catholic churches do the lords prayer from st...some catholic churches do the lords prayer from start to finish. only sunday school kids call it the 'our father'ainge lotuslandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457358882684935527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906807.post-1124888837023254972005-08-24T07:07:00.000-06:002005-08-24T07:07:00.000-06:00A like-minded fellow!The little town I grew up in,...A like-minded fellow!<BR/>The little town I grew up in, about halfway through my youth, purchased some brand-spankin-new copies of the Book of Alternative Services; but old habits die hard, and folks insisted on the same old same old when it came to the day-to-day operations. Our services were what I would describe as "High" Anglican, as I grew up in an Irish Catholic town--this meant that the Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06710382394173164487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906807.post-1124884097024644832005-08-24T05:48:00.000-06:002005-08-24T05:48:00.000-06:00Heh. Good post. This Anglican sympathizes. Althoug...Heh. Good post. This Anglican sympathizes. Although, I have bad news for you regarding the Anglican Church. Have you heard of the Book of Alternative Services? I fear they brought in the same people who translated the Catholic mass. I miss the Book of Common Prayer.<BR/><BR/>I know a number of Catholics, having married into the family. More than a few will sympathize with your sentiments over howJames Bowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888307747088266395noreply@blogger.com