I have, and it was pretty awesome. Much better than the annoying rock band at most Protestant churches... But still not quite right.
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well, it's all i have here, and i'm always up for it since i got started going
bear in mind i'm just vibing because i only understand about 20% of the words
it varies from sunday to sunday, but man these catholics are mad, idk how many masses they hold a week, 5 or something, idk, madness, they are srs about their jesus
Good. Another of my gripes is church only being on Sunday. I'd like to be able yo just pop in randomly and it not be weird.
idk even what the schedule is but as i pay attention it seems to me like it is maybe like 7 specific events every week, sometimes on the same day, and a day break in there somewhere, i should ask my neighbour who is my catholic tech support, for the weekly schedule to find out
i know there is like 3 rosaries a week or so, and maybe 4 masses
Haha Catholic tech support, nice
yeah, i did a booboo in the communion on the 4th or so time i was at sunday mass and i was very embarrassed about it but it helped me reconfigure my approach
my other catholic tech support is nostr:npub1m4ny6hjqzepn4rxknuq94c2gpqzr29ufkkw7ttcxyak7v43n6vvsajc2jl who explained to me i am not supposed to do communion until i have been confirmed and trained... catholic system is very systematic, they are pretty chill but they have very complex schemes for what you do at what time, it makes sense to me having already read several aporypha
Yeah I think in most denominations its a No No to take communion unless baptized or something specifically with them. They'll even rebaptize you if you did it with a different denomination. It used to be normal for a priest to write a letter to your new priest about you - idk if they still do that.
yeah, i unfortunately did not get baptised in one of those, but i don't mind, i'll do it again
as i see it by catholic logic i already got the holy water splashed on me twice on holy sunday so i think that counts for something
i was 14 when i got first baptised, my mother has the bible and photo of me in the font to prove it
I think you're going to be interested in the Baptism. It's a sacred ritual as powerful as you let it be on you.
What was the booboo? Also : you say booboo!? People always look at me weird when I say that.
hahah, yes i say booboo it's like embarrassed saying i done a wrong
the booboo was that in communion you are supposed to make a procession to the front of the church and then back around the side you are sitting on, i broke that flow by taking the wafer and not doing the circuit
i also learned that only the priests have the wine, they have some logic why the wafer is a symbol of both
Wait, what? They don't give out wine anymore? And they got rid of incense, too... wtf is this shit...
nah, holy sunday there was incense, it was nice, but yeah, witnessing this made me realise that the church i grew up with was a shallow copy of christianity, because all i associated with those saturday things is icky perfumes and the smell of bible paper, and a total lack of conviviality
the catholic mass and the communion part are very convivial, you feel like you are actually in a society not just a jesus fanclub
That other extreme can be charming too. I like the rustic little churches that are just simple. Like, maybe the two extremes should combine - Sundays with the stained glass and the shiny costumes, and regular quaker style gatherings in a side room. Maybe that exists and I just don't know it...
yeah, i haven't been able to participate in the after-part of it, people tend to stand around outside chatting and i am portuguesally challanged for that
getting my routine in better balance will help me get there, portuguese is not a simple language but it's simpler than german or russian
