On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 14:07:52 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
.. .

Bull****! You said, "...your stinking religion..." I am Catholic, and have
probably said so in the
group, or at least implied same. In any case, you've undoubtedly got the
information in your
'rec.boats data base'.

I find Catholicism amazing, if only for the way it takes what could be a
half hour wedding ceremony and turns it into something else entirely. At the
last one, my wife and I heard "with Jesus", "in Jesus", "for Jesus", etc. so
many times that we really wondered exactly who was getting married - the
bride & groom, or one of them to Jesus, in absentia. And, we got some
terrific leg exercise. Stand up, sit down, stand up, sit down, stand up, sit
down....at least 1000 times.

The reception was held in the large meeting room of a local gun club, which
made for some interesting humor.

Normally, a wedding ceremony is part of a mass. It is added to what would normally be a mass. It may
have been what the Catholic Church refers to as a 'High Mass', which is quite a bit longer than a
regular mass (much more 'pomp and circumstance', although I don't mean that in a derogatory way).

The number of times you hear the name 'Jesus' is very dependent on the scripture readings and the
gospel reading for the particular day. In some of those the word is seldom used, in others it's used
quite frequently.

Catholicism *is* amazing. I'm not nearly as steadfast in my practice as I used to be, because the
Church and I disagree on a few points.

--
John H

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Wishing you Peace, Fellowship, and Good Humor as we celebrate the birth of OUR Lord, Jesus Christ on the Christmas Holy Day.