You know you're a Traditional Catholic when

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puzzleannie said:
My brother is a dead giveaway since I gave him a couple of bamboo backscratchers, the ones with the little “hand” and he holds them out sideways in his parish when they start grabbing each other for the Our Father
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If that is true (and not just a joke), such self-righteous mockery has no place at Mass.
 
-When, upon explaining the Church’s teachings relating to marriage, and why you find the breaches thereof disturbing, you’re told that you stand athwart “history” and “progress”.
-When your mother looks bewildered when you get her a mantilla as a birthday present.
-When your heart is gladdened every time the priest uses the Roman Canon at Mass.
 
JuanCarlos said:
I’ll start:

The other day, I went to the movies. When I got into the theater, I started walking to the other side where there were more seats. When I got to the middle, I stopped and was one second away from genuflecting to the movie screen! I luckily caught myself and laughed as I sat down.
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You know you’re traditional Catholic when this happens and then you say grace over your popcorn and soda.
 
You know you are a traditional Catholic when you eat Japanese food on Fridays.

For Easterns:

You know you are Byzantine when by the end of Lent you have rug burn on your forehead.
 
The free calendar you brought home from the local parish is all marked up with the correct saint’s days from your missal, and the feast days such as Ascension.
 
You go with a friend to Adoration for an hour and then immediately go to a bar and get a pitcher of St. Bernadus beer. (All between 1:30 a.m. and 4 a.m. Monday mornings)
 
JuanCarlos said:
You know you’re a traditional Catholic male if you’ve ever pondered what name you would take if you were elected Pope (and have changed your mind about this most pressing issue)
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I already know.

Sixtus the Sixth
 
I have a eight year old that is well on his way.

He has taken it upon himself to clean up the pews after Mass.
And of course, he will not cross in front of the Tabernacle without genuflecting.

So at the end of Mass, he waits for everyone to clear out and then works his way from the front.
Right side, put up kneelers and put up the books…genuflect…left side, put up kneelers and put up books.
Then the next row, same process.

In our small church, he ends up genuflecting 28 times on his way from the front to the back.

So…you know you are a traditional Catholic when you stick around after Mass to make certain God’s church is in order.
 
You always visit every old church and monastery amd Catholic shop in every vacation town you ever visit, and your souvenirs for the grown kids are always religious articles or holy, blessed medals and the grandkids get new Catholic books.

And when it’s my birthday, I get a new holy water font for the back door or a new religous light switch cover or a new rosary to go with any outfit, car color or mood; and a rope one to keep under my pillow for when I wake up in the middle of the night so I won’t fall asleep and scratch my cheek on a glass bead anymore. :o
 
tee_eff_em said:
You’re on: Explain it to me.

:ehh:
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Canon 1251: Abstinence from meat, or from some other food as determined by the Episcopal Conference, is to be observed on all Fridays, unless a solemnity should fall on a Friday. Abstinence and fasting are to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
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There is one caveat: meat can be substituted with another penance on Fridays outside of Lent, except on Good Friday.
 
When you go to the cinema you genuflect as you pass by the big screen on your way to a seat.

You enter a post Vatican 2 Catholic Church and you’re bewildered and confused - you’ve done well so far in recognizing the building and ask yourself, what do I do now…?
 
Rawb said:
You know you’re a Traditional Catholic When:

You’re the last one praying the Prayer to St. Michael in the pew after a Novus Ordo.

Your calender has scribbles all over it that say things like “Ember Day!” or “Request off Michaelmas!”

You have to regularly explain why you’re not ordering a burger tonight, when your friend saw you eat one last night (which was Thursday)

Your Christmas decorations are up past New Years

You have holy water in your First Aid kit, along with a blessed candle and a crucifix.
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This is so true, I always get asked why I leave our Christmas decorations up until Epiphany (and what Epiphany is for that matter)

And yes, we too, have holy water and a blessed candle and crucifix in our first aid kit

BTW, with the traditional Catholic, I will sometimes refer to myself as orthodox Catholic and I don’t capitilize the O but there are times when I forget. 🙂
 
This is so true, I always get asked why I leave our Christmas decorations up until Epiphany (and what Epiphany is for that matter)
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I wrote this when I was still Catholic, but this is still something I live with. If I thought it was bad before, now I attend an Orthodox parish who’re on the Old Calender still. My Christmas decorations are up from mid December (because I just can’t wait till Nativity) till late January lol.
 
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