Posted on 09/16/2014 5:21:54 PM PDT by NKP_Vet
Catholic Confirmations border on chaos, because of the crowd that shows up. Most important thing! No one is watching you, they are all on their own trip so don't worry about it. No one will likely know that you are not Catholic and they won't care.
+1 :)
So they do Communion at a confirmation? Okay, thanks All for everyone’s input. R/Janey
I appreciate everyone’s answer to my question. I feel lots more confident. R/Janey
Seriously don't worry about it. It's not like the movies, but sometimes I wish it were that solemn. But people are people, if you know what I mean? I had the same concerns when I was invited to my friends wedding. They were Jewish, lovely wedding!
have you ever been asked not to? Never happened to me; but then again, there are many more churches i haven’t been to than those i have
Bkmk
....And often when it comes to RCIA, at the Easter vigil, when it is a new Catholic who receives all 3 sacraments of initation, baptism, confirmation, and eucharist. Then the priest is allowed to confirm the new Catholic then.
When it is canidiates, those who were either baptized in other churches or Catholics finishing up their initation sacraments, then a priest has to get the bishop/archbishop’s permision, because the practice is to send the new Catholics over to the cathedral for confirmation of adults.
Yes, the Church I go to asks that we recieve only in the hand during flu season.
The Pope wears his hat in church.
What's up with that?
That’s very pretty and I see nothing wrong with wearing it.
He takes it off during Mass and puts it back on when he leaves.
ohhhh - yeah, i can see that....
I was raised Pentecostal and was never exposed to Catholicism until I married Hubby. His whole family was Catholic. His aunt was a nun and his sister was a parish coordinator at one of the large churches here. I got to know some of the nuns and the main priest there pretty well.
I have been to full on latin funeral masses, Spanish funeral masses and out of curiosity stayed for a mass at the Santa Barbara mission which is the prettiest one I have been too. They still do old style masses.
http://www.santabarbaramission.org/
I always just sit and observe while all the Catholics do their thing. I love observing people period. Just enjoy it.
Personally I want to sit in back but the family will want to be as close to the front as possible. I’ll survive. LOL
Hi, Albion, well, you did say “usually” re the Communion. And that’s a 100% no-no. Never, ever!!!!
I have RC friends who get upset that their non-RC friends can’t take Communion at their church. They don’t seem to comprehension that the understanding of and belief in the nature of the Eucharist is a primary dividing line btn the RCC and all other Christian churches, and that it’s fundamental to what the RCC is. When I go to a family wedding/funeral in a RC church, I do not take communion out of respect for that faith. I know, tho, that others don’t respect that RC caveat.
I think you need to visit your VA relatives. Soon. Or just come for a visit.
I learned that it is appropriate to wait until the priest has left. The hymn has nothing to do with it.
To begin with, the men don’t wear beanies.
I apologize for the music, and I'm 90% certain this apology will be necessary.
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