I don't want to go to Mass on Mother's day

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I can’t go and focus on spiritual mothers or others (even though those are great suggestions) because all I will do is cry. I don’t want to make a fool of myself. I will have opporutnity to do that when the Liturgy is offered on her birthday and on the anniversary of her passing.
 
I really think whatever a priest does is going to make someone upset.

Some priests will bless the mothers, but then some will feel left out or hurt for many of the reasons already listed.

I’ve seen some priests try to solve this by asking all the women to stand up to honor them as mothers, grandmothers, godmothers, spiritual mothers, aunts, sisters, friends, etc. But then some will get upset because it’s Mother’s Day, not Women’s Day. And some women will feel awkward standing for a blessing on Mother’s Day when they are not a mother, yet feel awkward not standing up when the priest has asked them to do so.

And if the priest doesn’t acknowledge it at all, then he’s ignoring the importance of mothers.

It’s basically a no-win situation.
 
It can be won, realize that Mother’s Day is a secular celebration and leave it out of Mass. This Sunday, in most US Dioceses, is the Ascension of the Lord. That is rich and full to overflowing for the songs and homily this Sunday.

Do “Mother’s Day” coffee in the hall after.
 
Maybe you’re right. I still think that (particularly if it has been the habit of the parish in the past) some will feel slighted if they don’t get an acknowledgement or blessing at Mass.
 
Well, Mass was alright. They added mothers to the prayer and had a short blessing at the end. I’m hoping we can keep this priest, I liked him.

I am however getting an amazing amount of random mother’s day questions and talk, and I’ve never found a way to change the subject that didn’t seem like it was just waving a giant red flag to ask me more about the topic.
 
Mass was actually good, but work was a mess. It’s like the only topic of conversation the entire day was mother’s day and what people were doing for it.
 
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