am going to confession at 4pm and then palm sunday mass (on saturday) at 5...
haven't gone to confession since july 26th, 1999 - that was at st. malachy's in nyc... that was a great priest... i started confessing and he stopped me, said in a thick brogue "now hold on dear... i'm not one of those hail mary/our father types of priests.... stop telling me all of this, go kneel in a pew and talk to God like he's your friend. a buddy. your pal. bless you and have a lovely day"
as opposed to the 90 year old priest in philly at St. Peter & Paul, where i mentioned something and you would have thought that right then and there the earth was going to swallow me up and burp... he was screaming at me and slapped a penance of 100 hail marys and 50 our fathers on me...
i have not gone to confession at the church i've been going to mass at... so, we'll see what type of priest they have - the guy on sunday who does the 10:30 and 12:30 masses seems pretty down to earth... hopefully it's the same priest...
was thinking of going to mass tomorrow instead (because they are having a blood drive after mass) but i am going with cathy to take her cat, Sam, to her sister's...
it's lovely outside right now... gonna go take a shower and head out into the world. plus, i have to jot down all my sins for the past couple of years - nothing major - in my book.... mainly the Lord's name in vain and the whole parent sassing item... no killing, no adultery, coveting.... no.... none that i can think of...
I. Thou shalt not have strange gods before Me.
nope. i'm good there... totally one God
II. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
yeah, i sorta have a poor 'taking His name in vain' habit
III. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day.
well, i have only worked, like 5 times on a sunday since 1999 - granted i haven't gone to church as often as i should, but i try
IV. Honor thy father and thy mother.
love them. that's my disclaimer - and i have gotten much better over the years, but there are some days where i still am sassy to them
V. Thou shalt not kill.
killing is not high on my list of "to-do's"
VI. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
totally fine here...
VII. Thou shalt not steal.
haven't stolen anything... not since i was 3 years old and took the peter rabbit book from the kid's clothing store in downtown manasquan... but i paid my dues for that
VIII. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
so, i may have told a few white lies and a few whoppers in my day...
IX. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.
no chance of me coveting a neighbor's wife or husband. totally against that
X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, nor his field, nor his
servant, nor his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is
his.
yeah i am okay here.... i mean every now and again i say "man, i wish i could afford such and such".... but, i really have all that i need right now.
