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One year ?the Lord himself would not demand thatThe Super natural big Guy loves humanity - religion not so much IMHO

Attended a First Holy Communion Mass today which had 70 first communicants.  Communion took 35 minutes for the entire crowd of parishioners.  Much longer than any other high attendance Mass, which would typically be Easter, Palm Sunday, or Christmas.

I struggled mightily with giving up coffee one year.

I once went to a regular Sunday Mass where, unbeknownst to me, there were 13 babies on the docket to baptize. On top of that, each set of parents/godparents needed to answer the question set seperately for each kid. It took nearly 2 hours to get through that Mass. Needless to say, I didn't go there again.

The Archdiocese brings all their religious-ed confirmands to either the Cathedral in St Paul or Basilica in Minneapolis for their confirmations. While it means the bishops don't need to ride circuit, and they can crank through a lot of confirmations in a weekend, it does have an assembly-line vibe to the whole operation.

So you take the time to wake up, get dressed, and go enrich yourself spiritually...but can't be bothered if it takes a few hours?  

The day religion dies will be the first peaceful day man has ever known.

I'm not complaining about the length of mass on my niece's first communion, only noting how long it is relative to other busy mass days.   The First Communion Mass is a special 2:30 pm mass, so its not like the regular parishioners came in and were surprised by this.

For the record, the longest Catholic service (its technically not a mass, as the Eucharist is not celebrated) (in my personal history) are always Good Friday.  Its the veneration of the Cross which contributes to the length of the service.

Any Eastern Orthodox wedding service can be long.  My older brother's was over 2 hours, and I was told by the wife's side that it was 'short'.

I remember when Bruce Bochy was managing the Padres and his team blew a game to the Brewers he was so ticked he decided to walk from Miller Park back to the Pfister Hotel downtown, about 5 miles.  He said he was offered cocaine and was approached by hookers.

So you take the time to wake up, get dressed, and go enrich yourself spiritually...but can't be bothered if it takes a few hours? 

The day religion dies will be the first peaceful day man has ever known.

Lighten up Francis just because it's not your thing doesn't mean others can't find it rewarding.Excuse me for interrupting your ramadan observances

So I'm not ramadaning, sore throat makes not drinking for 15 straight hours untenable.  Plus my job requires me to talk a lot.  Oh well.