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Paris_Blues
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Okay so after Thanksgiving Mass, I went over to my parent’s house for Thanksgiving and to spend the night. Everything was going okay all day Thursday.
On Friday before leaving, however, I told my parents - who are Protestant - that I would like to try to go to Mass at least two times a week. One obviously on Sunday and maybe on other time, like Wednesday or Friday. I also told them that I go to Confession once a week than after that, visit our Lord in the Eucharistic Adoration.
My mother told me that there’s no need for me to be going to church three times a week because it costs gas money for the car (c’mon, the parish is approx. two miles from my apartment and the car I drive is good on gas) and my college homework comes first. Or does it??
She also told me that there’s NO NEED to be going to Confession every week either and I corrected her and told her yes there is a need if you’ve committed any sin, big or little. See, my parents aren’t Catholic obviously so what do they know? :ehh: She told me that if I go to Confession on Saturdays, then might as well stay for Mass on Saturdays. I told her no because I would prefer Sundays because that’s the day we worship. Same with Saturdays too, she told me. Yes that’s true too (my parents go to a church where they have Saturday evenings too) but I prefer Sundays. She told me it’s wasting car gas.
And of course, she kind of discouraged me when she said that I shouldn’t go to Mass two times a week, why do I need to do that when I can go on Sunday. I told her that we get nourished by Jesus in the Holy Eucharist - which my parents don’t understand either - and she just looked at me like whatever. She again told me that my college homework comes first. I was so upset I told her, “Fine, than I’ll tell our Lord that I can’t come see Him than!” I didn’t mean that to our Lord but I said it to let my mother know she was really pushing it. Oooh, I was mad!
Okay, I’m in a chaos situation here: I don’t want to make my mother angry for wasting car gas by going to Mass, Confession, etc. but on the other hand, this is part of my Catholic Faith and when a family is Protestant and Catholic, you get into terrible disputes about what to do and what not to do. Since my parents aren’t Catholic obviously, they don’t understand or get what we as Catholics believe. What we think is very important non-Catholics will think it’s nothing. I can’t stand that! That irritates me!
I’m very disappointed that she would even tell me something like that. Heck, before getting confirmed, she told me, “you really need to get involved with your church” and then when I do, it’s “oh, I’m wasting car gas and should be doing my college homework!” :banghead:
Besides, I thought putting God in your life was #1! Or did I misunderstand that statement?
Do you guys have any suggestions on how to deal with this?
On Friday before leaving, however, I told my parents - who are Protestant - that I would like to try to go to Mass at least two times a week. One obviously on Sunday and maybe on other time, like Wednesday or Friday. I also told them that I go to Confession once a week than after that, visit our Lord in the Eucharistic Adoration.
My mother told me that there’s no need for me to be going to church three times a week because it costs gas money for the car (c’mon, the parish is approx. two miles from my apartment and the car I drive is good on gas) and my college homework comes first. Or does it??
She also told me that there’s NO NEED to be going to Confession every week either and I corrected her and told her yes there is a need if you’ve committed any sin, big or little. See, my parents aren’t Catholic obviously so what do they know? :ehh: She told me that if I go to Confession on Saturdays, then might as well stay for Mass on Saturdays. I told her no because I would prefer Sundays because that’s the day we worship. Same with Saturdays too, she told me. Yes that’s true too (my parents go to a church where they have Saturday evenings too) but I prefer Sundays. She told me it’s wasting car gas.
And of course, she kind of discouraged me when she said that I shouldn’t go to Mass two times a week, why do I need to do that when I can go on Sunday. I told her that we get nourished by Jesus in the Holy Eucharist - which my parents don’t understand either - and she just looked at me like whatever. She again told me that my college homework comes first. I was so upset I told her, “Fine, than I’ll tell our Lord that I can’t come see Him than!” I didn’t mean that to our Lord but I said it to let my mother know she was really pushing it. Oooh, I was mad!
Okay, I’m in a chaos situation here: I don’t want to make my mother angry for wasting car gas by going to Mass, Confession, etc. but on the other hand, this is part of my Catholic Faith and when a family is Protestant and Catholic, you get into terrible disputes about what to do and what not to do. Since my parents aren’t Catholic obviously, they don’t understand or get what we as Catholics believe. What we think is very important non-Catholics will think it’s nothing. I can’t stand that! That irritates me!
I’m very disappointed that she would even tell me something like that. Heck, before getting confirmed, she told me, “you really need to get involved with your church” and then when I do, it’s “oh, I’m wasting car gas and should be doing my college homework!” :banghead:
Besides, I thought putting God in your life was #1! Or did I misunderstand that statement?
Do you guys have any suggestions on how to deal with this?
I’ll still pray for you anyway.