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Originally Posted by HNIC
I'm still trying to reconcile holy communion on Sunday nights with your lustful desires. I hope you have enough time to squeeze in confession as well 
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It's one reason you get to hear true "High Mass" (done in Latin, the true scripture..not the pop-style script used in most Catholic churces today...and ritual used in the earliest days of The Church) at some funerals. It's the original and most powerful OxiClean for souls in need of extra scrubbing! These days, there are fewer priests than ever skilled at High Mass so being present when it occurs is a very special experience.
I've gone to church every Sunday since I was born...oftentimes sighing and shooting looks at my parents for "dragging me to Church"....but growing increasingly appreciative of the spirituality and bonding with others of faith as I grew up...and now old(er). I always attend Lent, Easter, Christmas...all Holy Days of Observation to give thanks. I've attended schools based upon secularism as well as those run by various orders within the church, including Jesuits, Methodists, Marianists and lay clergy. I've always felt blessed to have been afforded such a faith-based education while being raised in a very loving family. My family's Saturday evening dinners were often attended by priests from our church or my school.
I recognize my weaknesses (part of being human, possessing free will and serving as testament to the great wisdom of a higher being looking over all of us) and believe in God's forgiveness. I'm not trying to go religious on anyone but yes...I do go to confession on a regular basis too. There are 3 priests in my lifetime to whom I have offered confession. I always feel better afterwards...less angry...less of a cynic...less willing to see bad in people....happy to be alive and serving as proof of the presence of a Divine, all-forgiving God.
I see the smile at the end of your comment and presume you were being funny and I get it. Guess I've had my faith tested of late even though I look to it for strength.