GREEN!

[dancerjodi]

Being a lapsed Catholic, I don't care much about some dude driving snakes out of Ireland, or converting Pagans, or any of that stuff. If anything, it reminds me of what bastards the church has been historically.

Being a lapsed drinker, I just find people's behavior in a bar on this day in particular kind of ridiculous (I mean, if you're going to drink drink, don't use some "holiday" for an excuse to make an ass of yourself).

I think that celebrating Evacuation Day is an admiral thing to do, but how many people actually know this is evacuation day, or know what that is?

I know some celebrate this holiday as a way to celebrate their heritage which is fine by me (and is something I'd do myself, if I had such heritage). How many people in green today do you think are Irish? Or is it that everyone is Irish today?

Either way, I love green, its my absolute favorite color, and so St. Patrick's day gives me the opportunity to wear my kelley GREEN sweater to work, and not have people look at me weird. It also brings with it good memories of my time at St. Patrick's School and Church (the times weren't all bad). Its such a lovely place. Here's some photos of elements of the building from our wedding:
http://www.diabolis.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=63&pos=0
http://www.diabolis.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=63&pos=1
http://www.diabolis.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=63&pos=13
http://www.diabolis.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=63&pos=15
http://www.diabolis.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=63&pos=25

And as they'd say on A&E, tonight brings with it some "hot girl on girl roller derby action"!

PS, totally unrelated, I almost finished a knitting project at goffee last night. I was missing a yarn needle to sew the back of my hat up together, damn!

Comments

Evacuation Day

[mizdarkgirl.livejournal.com]

http://mizdarkgirl.livejournal.com/389204.html

[brigid.livejournal.com]

wow! i didn't know that you guys had a church wedding!

wedding

[dancer.livejournal.com]

It was funny doing the church thing. Having gone to school there for 5 years, and having just LOVED the place as far as looks, I always wanted to be married there. Having a Medieval themed wedding too, it was kind of the most appropriate setting. When we met with the Deacon to talk about it (the guy that organized all of the weddings and baptisms) we told him honestly:
-Brian had no religion at all and didn't plan on having one
-We were living together
-I had been away from the church since my confirmation

He replied that "we're here to marry you, not judge you - that's for the big guy upstairs to do" and were fine with us getting married there. Brian had to swear he wouldn't interfere with me and my religion (he wouldn't) and that he'd be OK with any kids we had being taught about the Catholic church. Its kind of all semantics, though we wouldn't raise any kids Catholic, I'd want them to learn about the church (as well as other faiths too). We also needed to get an OK from the Archdiocese of Boston, a 'dispensation' since Brian wasn't catholic - its a remaining red tape thing that still is continued. Years ago they wouldn't even marry a NonCatholic in the church (like, my Grandfather had to convert to do it), but now they are a bit more relaxed. As long as you're both consenting adults, not a same sex couple, and haven't been married before they'll do it (they still limit in ways I don't approve of, but what can you do?).

Other than that meeting, we had to go to a PreCana, which was just kind of a premarriage counseling with some discussion on religion thrown in (which I think is good for anyone getting married to do on some level) and at the end of it they had a mass and blessed everyone's engagement rings (Brian thought it was a nice gesture in concept, but was bored out of his mind). Most of the PreCana was more functional and less religions (stuff on living together, finances, birth control). They did a whole section on family planning run by a priest, nurse and some married couples of various ages. It was neat to see a priest actually say "I know not all of you are going to buy into this method, so I just ask that if you use another method you do the research and make sure you are preventing conception and not terminating a pregnancy". It was nice to see that the church has budged (albeit small) a bit with things.

In the end, the Deacon who married us was very sweet. He actually said in the ceremony that he thought we were a very nice couple, seemed to have a good connection and dedication to each other, and that it was a joy for him to marry us. Who knows, perhaps he says that about everyone, but it was sweet nonetheless. It turned out to be a Catholic wedding ceremony with the music (organ, trumpet and vocals), gothic setting, neat readings, no communion, and it only lasted 30 minutes total - a record I think!

Heh, not to mention it was funny seeing friends like Glamboy, sitting in church pews with fuscia hair ;)

Re: wedding

[brigid.livejournal.com]

30 minutes is a record! the only time i've been to a shorter mass was when i was in ireland, and the town's footballteam was competing in some semi final and the priest was a coach of the team, so that mass was about 28 minutes. we timed it.

Re: wedding

[dancer.livejournal.com]

"30 minutes is a record! the only time i've been to a shorter mass was when i was in ireland, and the town's footballteam was competing in some semi final and the priest was a coach of the team, so that mass was about 28 minutes. we timed it."

That's so awesome!

When Metropolitan State Hospital was still open (the now abandoned asylum on Trapelo Rd in Waltham, near the Belmont line) they held Catholic mass on Saturday afternoons. They (seriously) lasted like 15 minutes. Why? Because they were meant for the residents (though open to the public too), so while you were sitting there patients were roaming the ailes, yelling out loud, causing problems. For a while I went there with a friend and her Mom to Mass since it was so short (our parents made us go every weekend until we were confirmed). Such an interesting and odd experience!