This information is for Catholics only. It must not be divulged to non-Catholics.
The less they know about Catholic rituals and code words, the better off they are.
AMEN: The only part of a prayer that everyone knows.
BULLETIN: Your receipt for attending Mass.
CHOIR: A group of people whose singing allows the rest of the Parish to lip-sync.
HOLY WATER: A liquid whose chemical formula is H2OLY.
HYMN: A song of praise usually sung in a key three octaves higher than that of the congregation’s range.
RECESSIONAL HYMN: The last song at Mass often sung a little more quietly, since most of the people have already left.
INCENSE: Holy Smoke!
JESUITS: An order of priests known for their ability to find colleges with good basketball teams.
JONAH: The original ‘Jaws’ story.
JUSTICE: When kids have kids of their own.
KYRIE ELEISON: The only Greek words that most Catholics can recognize besides gyros and baklava. (for you non-Catholics it means Lord have mercy)
MAGI: The most famous trio to attend a baby shower.
MANGER: Where Mary gave birth to Jesus because Joseph wasn’t covered by an HMO.
(The Bible’s way of showing us that holiday travel has always been rough.)
PEW: A medieval torture device still found in Catholic churches.
PROCESSION: The ceremonial formation at the beginning of Mass consisting of altar servers, the celebrant, and late parishioners looking for seats.
RECESSIONAL: The ceremonial procession at the conclusion of Mass led by parishioners trying to beat the crowd to the parking lot.
RELICS: People who have been going to Mass for so long, they actually know when to sit, kneel, and stand.
TEN COMMANDMENTS: The most important Top Ten list not given by David Letterman.
USHERS: The only people in the parish who don’t know the seating capacity of a pew.
Little known facts about the Catholic Church in Las Vegas :
There are more churches in Las Vegas than casinos. During Sunday services at the offertory, some worshippers contribute casino chips as opposed to cash. Some are sharing their winnings – some are hoping to win. Since they get chips from so many different casinos, and they are worth money, the Catholic churches are required to send all the chips into the diocese for sorting. Once sorted into the respective casino chips, one junior priest takes the chips and makes the rounds to the casinos turning chips into cash. And he, of course, is known as The Chip Monk.
Are you sure it’s only RC congregations who are tortured by pews?
Very nice!
Cute 🙂
Now I understand my Catholic relatives! LOL Actually, I’m not so sure this only applies to Catholics…
I will personally attest to Choir, Hymn, and Jesuits (says the graduate of a Jesuit high school and graduate school) 😀
Good ones!! … Lol
*giggle giggle* thanks for the chuckles, Bosco.
what can I say but… Pax Christi. 😉
LOL!!! Chip Monk!! hahaha!! ^_^
May I add something?
RELICS: People who have been going to Mass for so long, they actually know when to sit, kneel, and stand, and can say the mass in sync with the priest (I actually still can, even if I’ve been an evangelical for over 26 years, longer than my catholic life! ^_^).
Thanks for the laugh! God bless you too! ^_^
You need to put something in there about how it’s a tenet of faith that the church pews have to be filled from back to front. In my affectionate (because I’m not Catholic) opinion, Catholics don’t have a “race to the top” or “race to the bottom.” Rather theirs is a race to see how far back they can sit in the church on Sunday morning. 🙂