sweetpea316 Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 Ok you guys, I am soo excited! I get to go to mass for the first time on Monday! My awesome boyfriend is taking me before I have work/class in the morning. I've been wanting to go for quite a while now, and I can't wait to finally go. The only thing is, I have noo idea what to expect. I've been raised in a very traditional Lutheran church, so I've been told that I would feel very comfortable going to mass actually, and that just like, the setup and order of the service and things would have lots of similarities. Yet, I'm still a little nervous that...I dunno...that I'm not going to know whats going on or I'll do something stupid or whatever. I'm probably just being paranoid though... But anyways, I just wanted to share my excitement and say that this is the best Valentines Day gift that my boyfriend could ever give me :wub: Hope yall have a great day and God bless! ~Rebecca~
toledo_jesus Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 (edited) cool. It's not that hard to follow along, don't worry. The only mistake you could make would be to go up for Communion. I see it happen all the time when people bring their non-Catholic friends to Mass. Only baptized Catholics in a state of Grace can receive the Eucharist (not cause we're special, but just because being Catholic is proof that you [i]should[/i] know that it is the actual Body and Blood of Christ, not a symbol). Protestants or people of other faiths or Catholics who have mortal sins on their soul should not receive. What you can do is pray for a spiritual communion. There should be a prayer there at the Church. Edited February 11, 2005 by toledo_jesus
DemonSlayer Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 That's great, I hope it goes well for you.
sweetpea316 Posted February 11, 2005 Author Posted February 11, 2005 [quote]The only mistake you could make would be to go up for Communion.[/quote] Yeah, I'm glad I know about this one ahead of time too. What a terrible mistake that would be to make...but I can imagine it does happen often for those who visit and aren't used to it. But yeah, we only do closed communion at my church also, so I am aware of the significance of it. Thank you though for the warning Very considerate of you. God bless.
karin Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 well you can go up and get a blessing though! When it is time to go up for communion.. go and cross your arms over your chest and the priest will know not to give you communion but a blessing instead. Dont just sit there during communion get a blessing they are great. never pass up an oppourtunity to get blessed.
HomeTeamFamily Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 youve got a great boyfriend.....someone who truly cares about your soul.....treasure it forever
karin Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 oh by the way i forgot to mention how excited i am for you that you get to go to mass...it is the most beautiful thing you will ver expierience. I get giddy just thinking about it.
Fides_et_Ratio Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 [quote name='karin' date='Feb 11 2005, 02:52 PM'] well you can go up and get a blessing though! When it is time to go up for communion.. go and cross your arms over your chest and the priest will know not to give you communion but a blessing instead. Dont just sit there during communion get a blessing they are great. never pass up an oppourtunity to get blessed. [/quote] Erm, actually I think the GIRM advises against this (for those that aren't children anyway). Communion is a time for Christ in the Euchrist...
theculturewarrior Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 You may find the liturgy is more traditional in your Lutheran Church. I don't knnow, I've never been to a Lutheran service. What's it like? Just remember...Liturgy is good, but there is more to the Church than that.
Moosey Posted February 12, 2005 Posted February 12, 2005 Thats awesome! Hey sweetpea, do you know what my icon is?
Dudette Posted February 12, 2005 Posted February 12, 2005 (edited) It's a sweetpea? umm, wait, a....a...sweetpea plant! :ph34r: Edited February 12, 2005 by Dudette
EcceNovaFacioOmni Posted February 12, 2005 Posted February 12, 2005 My deceased rabbit's name was Sweet Pea.
Fidei Defensor Posted February 12, 2005 Posted February 12, 2005 (edited) Mass rocks! Edited February 12, 2005 by fidei defensor
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