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Cartoonist

(7,311 posts)
Fri Sep 20, 2019, 05:24 PM Sep 2019

Reminiscing about my Catholic school days.

Even though I was a believer throughout grade school, I still resented the mandatory church attendance.

Mon - Fri: Get up and make breakfast, but don't eat it. You have to fast before receiving Holy Communion. Breakfast was eaten at your school desk. Cold toast isn't that bad.

Sat: Go to confession. Yeah, stand in line. It was drummed into our heads that we were all sinners. It didn't matter that you didn't steal that candy bar. Just thinking about it broke one of the Big Ten.

Sun: Dress your best. You're going to be dining on Jesus with all the adults.

Mon: It all starts 'round again.

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Reminiscing about my Catholic school days. (Original Post) Cartoonist Sep 2019 OP
You were hardcore! 50 Shades Of Blue Sep 2019 #1
Although I went to public school Ohiogal Sep 2019 #2
We went to mass on First Friday. Communion then hot chocolate and glazed donuts. wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #3
We had mass every Friday SCantiGOP Sep 2019 #4
A lot of emphasis on the physical body...not important in Christianity. Karadeniz Sep 2019 #5

Ohiogal

(31,929 posts)
2. Although I went to public school
Fri Sep 20, 2019, 05:39 PM
Sep 2019

I hated that CCD classes were held at 8:00 every Saturday morning ..... then church was Sunday morning ..... I never got to sleep late.

And I had the same feeling about Confession as you.

 

wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)
3. We went to mass on First Friday. Communion then hot chocolate and glazed donuts.
Fri Sep 20, 2019, 06:20 PM
Sep 2019

My stomach hurt all morning. Only good kids went to communion. Bad kids who touched themselves improperly had to go to confession first.

SCantiGOP

(13,867 posts)
4. We had mass every Friday
Fri Sep 20, 2019, 07:06 PM
Sep 2019

And every day during Lent.
But that was a good thing. Because of the mandatory fasting before communion, we got Krispey Kreme donuts and milk when we fitnesses to school.

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