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JuanCarlos
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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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ConservativeOne
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You know you’re a Traditional Catholic - when you’re stunned that a someone would wait more than a month to baptize their newborn ! (or name them “Apple”, “Summer” or whatever - instead of a saint’s name)i have question actually… why catholics get baptized when they’re still babies? i mean, they don’t know anything bout the sacrament yet but then it is being done to them, to me, to us.
Christ was baptized when he was already an adult… why aren’t we and born agains are?
(Sorry, Kim - but everyone took my good ideas - and your post though it appeared to be in the wrong thread - might have ended up here by Divine Providence…it gave me the idea for my post!)
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mattwcu
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You know you’re a Traditional Catholic when instead of an Imprimatur, you seach for books with the TAN logo!
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okiegal
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…you pray for the dead every time you pass a cemetey, and
…you kneel in the cemetery and pray on All Souls Day to obtain the indulgence for the dead–and then go out the gate and come back again to gain another!
…you kneel in the cemetery and pray on All Souls Day to obtain the indulgence for the dead–and then go out the gate and come back again to gain another!
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WhollyRoamin
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Ha! There’s only a few dioceses with a Censor left. Lincoln NE and Kansas City MO come to mind. I’d trust their imprimaturs!
I have a copy of “This is the Faith” by Francis Canon Ripley, reprinted by TAN. It’s the finest Catechism that I’ve ever used-- but the small edits by TAN are annoying… and probably damage the 1950’s-era Imprimatur. I don’t have the book in front of me, but I recall notes about Global Warming in the creation section… something that would be outside the scope of a Catechism IMHO. Too bad. Otherwise, I love TAN!
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EasterJoy
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You think the Luminous Mysteries qualify as a guilty pleasure. 
You have been forced to change parishes in order to avoid needing another set of stitches in your tongue.
Your son or grandson is a priest, and you call him “Father.”
You are not teasing him.
You have been forced to change parishes in order to avoid needing another set of stitches in your tongue.
Your son or grandson is a priest, and you call him “Father.”
You are not teasing him.
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Eucharisted
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I think the Missals should be worded better. I have a hard time reading them.You’re the only one bowing his head during part of the creed at an OF mass (it could also be argued this makes you the only functionally literate person there, too
Sorry for going off topic.
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gelsbern
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When you are helping someone hang a picture and you say “Move it a little bit to the Gospel side.”
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latinmasslover
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this may have been said already, but
you know you’re a traditional Catholic when you have callused knees.
you know you’re a traditional Catholic when you have callused knees.
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GilChrist77
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iona_scribe
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This actually happened to me too just a couple of months ago. I had to restrain myself from a strong urge to genuflect before entering the row of seats at the movie theater. Maybe it was because it was going to see “Doubt,” so I was feeling extra Catholic. I’m glad to hear I’m not the only one
Thanks for the reading list! I
Pope Leo XIII.Could it be that a traditional Catholic has a mental list of favorite Popes and encyclicals?
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ericka1701
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…
The knees in your friend’s pants are starting to wear out due to all of the kneeling.
You have to talk about your friend’s pants because you wouldn’t DREAM of praying Mass in a skirt because there are no good reasons for you specifically to wear pants.
Your protestant mother makes cracks about Carrie when you talk about your (currently only plans for) home altar.
Upon hearing an advertisement for stone countertops that use what’s called “God’s rock”, you immediately think of St. Peter.
You decide what color to get at a pedicure based upon the Liturgical Calender… the old Liturgical Calender (my toes have been purple for 3 weeks already).
Even before you converted, you were occasionally accused of being ‘too Catholic’. Now, you hear that comment on a regular basis. You take it as a compliment.
The knees in your friend’s pants are starting to wear out due to all of the kneeling.
You have to talk about your friend’s pants because you wouldn’t DREAM of praying Mass in a skirt because there are no good reasons for you specifically to wear pants.
Your protestant mother makes cracks about Carrie when you talk about your (currently only plans for) home altar.
Upon hearing an advertisement for stone countertops that use what’s called “God’s rock”, you immediately think of St. Peter.
You decide what color to get at a pedicure based upon the Liturgical Calender… the old Liturgical Calender (my toes have been purple for 3 weeks already
).Even before you converted, you were occasionally accused of being ‘too Catholic’. Now, you hear that comment on a regular basis. You take it as a compliment.
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mantilla410
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Similar experience: while in choir in college, we had a concert scheduled to take place at a local Presbyterian church (beautiful church, good acoustics). Upon entering for the first dress rehearsal, I genuflected and crossed myself!
This was rendered not quite so mortifying by the fact that two other choir members were doing the same thing! We and the Presbyterians all had a good chuckle about that one.
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GilChrist77
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This isn’t particularly a Traditional Catholic thing but amusing none the less. I was at a protestant church and when I went into the sanctuary the first thing I thought was “Where’s the red candle? Oh right…”
JMJ+
~Betsy
JMJ+
~Betsy
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Clevelander
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True! And you know you’re a borderline Pharisee (one step beyond a T.C.) when you see a church with only priest hearing confession, and you don’t wonder why because you think you already know.
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maurin
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True! And you know you’re a borderline Pharisee (one step beyond a T.C.) when you see a church with only priest hearing confession, and you don’t wonder why because you think you already know.
you mean kinda like what you’ve just done?
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Clevelander
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Yeah, kinda like that!
you mean kinda like what you’ve just done?
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maurin
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Yeah, kinda like that!
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Mary_W
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You automatically bow your head whenever the name of Jesus is uttered because this is what the nuns taught you to do when you were preparing for your First Holy Communion…
You always have a rosary at hand
You have to ask for God’s forgiveness and to give you patience every time you go to your church because of the anger that rises in you when you see the banners hanging from the pillars and there still is no visible crucifix on or near the altar.
The saints are your best friends and you’re always calling on them to intercede for you in time of need. When my children, who are all grown, were in school many Hail Mary’s were said and St. Anthony was called on many times to locate misplaced shoes, coats, and homework when they were running late.
You’re uncomfortable with the glad-handing following the Our Father at Mass and would rather do this outside after the Mass is over.
You always have a rosary at hand
You have to ask for God’s forgiveness and to give you patience every time you go to your church because of the anger that rises in you when you see the banners hanging from the pillars and there still is no visible crucifix on or near the altar.
The saints are your best friends and you’re always calling on them to intercede for you in time of need. When my children, who are all grown, were in school many Hail Mary’s were said and St. Anthony was called on many times to locate misplaced shoes, coats, and homework when they were running late.
You’re uncomfortable with the glad-handing following the Our Father at Mass and would rather do this outside after the Mass is over.
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johnnydigit
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funny posts! but i had to bring a wet blanket…
AD BEATISSIMI APOSTOLORUM ***(“APPEALING FOR PEACE”)
ENCYCLICAL OF POPE BENEDICT XV
*vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xv/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xv_enc_01111914_ad-beatissimi-apostolorum_en.html
*"24. It is, moreover, Our will that Catholics should abstain from certain appellations which have recently been brought into use to distinguish one group of Catholics from another. They are to be avoided not only as “profane novelties of words,” out of harmony with both truth and justice, but also because they give rise to great trouble and confusion among Catholics. Such is the nature of Catholicism that it does not admit of more or less, but must be held as a whole or as a whole rejected: “This is the Catholic faith, which unless a man believe faithfully and firmly; he cannot be saved” (Athanas. Creed). There is no need of adding any qualifying terms to the profession of Catholicism: it is quite enough for each one to proclaim “Christian is my name and Catholic my surname,” only let him endeavour to be in reality what he calls himself. "
appellation - a name, title, or designation.
AD BEATISSIMI APOSTOLORUM ***(“APPEALING FOR PEACE”)
ENCYCLICAL OF POPE BENEDICT XV
*vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xv/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xv_enc_01111914_ad-beatissimi-apostolorum_en.html
*"24. It is, moreover, Our will that Catholics should abstain from certain appellations which have recently been brought into use to distinguish one group of Catholics from another. They are to be avoided not only as “profane novelties of words,” out of harmony with both truth and justice, but also because they give rise to great trouble and confusion among Catholics. Such is the nature of Catholicism that it does not admit of more or less, but must be held as a whole or as a whole rejected: “This is the Catholic faith, which unless a man believe faithfully and firmly; he cannot be saved” (Athanas. Creed). There is no need of adding any qualifying terms to the profession of Catholicism: it is quite enough for each one to proclaim “Christian is my name and Catholic my surname,” only let him endeavour to be in reality what he calls himself. "
appellation - a name, title, or designation.
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