reply to post by DarthMuerte
Dear DarthMuerte,
I'm glad you're enjoying them. Since you asked, these are for you. We won't let anyone else read them.
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What's the best thing about working in the Vatican?
No office collections for weddings or baby showers.
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On their honeymoon, the blonde bride slipped into a sexy nightie and, with great anticipation, crawled into bed,
only to find her new Catholic husband had settled down on the couch. When she asked him why he was apparently not going to make love to her, he
replied, 'It's Lent'.
In tears, she sobbed, 'Well, that is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard! Who did you lend it to, and for how long?'
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A group of Jesuit novices were living together one summer working on various service projects. They adopted a stray cat (or, more precisely, a cat
adopted them.) If they had been Franciscan novices, they would have loved the cat as their own and called him Brother Cat. Since they were Jesuit
novices, they loved the cat as one of their own and called him F***face.
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AMEN: The only part of a prayer that everyone knows.
BULLETIN: Your receipt for attending Mass.
HOLY WATER: A liquid whose chemical formula is H20LY.
HYMN: A song of praise usually sung in a key three octaves higher than that of the congregation's range.
RECESSIONAL HYMN: The last song at Mass often sung a little more quietly, since most of the people have already left.
JESUITS: An order of priests known for their ability to found colleges with good basketball teams.
JUSTICE: When kids have kids of their own.
KYRIE ELEISON: The only Greek words that most Catholics can recognize besides gyros and baklava.
MANGER: Where Mary gave birth to Jesus because Joseph wasn't covered by an HMO. Holiday travel has always been rough.
PEW: A medieval torture device still found in Catholic churches.
PROCESSION: The ceremonial formation at the beginning of Mass consisting of altar servers, the celebrant, and late parishioners looking for seats.
RECESSIONAL: The ceremonial procession at the conclusion of Mass led by parishioners trying to beat the crowd to the parking lot.
RELICS: People who have been going to Mass for so long, they actually know when to sit, kneel, and stand.
USHERS: The only people in the parish who don't know the seating capacity of a pew.
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A man dies and finds himself at the pearly gates being greeted by Peter. Peter informs the man that he can have one wish granted as he enters heaven.
The man says his wish is to ask the Virgin Mary one question. Peter looks a little stunned but says that it is an easy wish to fulfill.
He takes the man to Mary and explains what the man wants. Mary says that she is honored to grant the man his wish and asks what is his question. The
man says that in all the images he has seen of Mary, the paintings, sculptures, frescos and carvings she always looks so sad. His question is whydoes
she look so sad.
Mary looks around to see if anyone else is listening and then leans over and whispers in the man's ear. "Well to tell you the truth I really wanted a
girl."
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Years ago, the chaplain of the football team at Notre Dame was a beloved old Irish priest. At confession one day, a football player told the priest
that he had acted in an unsportsman-like manner at a recent football game. "I lost my temper and said some bad words to one of my opponents."
"Ahhh, that's a terrible thing for a Notre Dame lad to be doin'," the priest said. He took a piece of chalk and drew a mark across the sleeve of his
coat.
"That's not all, Father. I got mad and punched one of my opponents."
"Saints preserve us!" the priest said, making another chalk mark.
"There's more. As I got out of a pileup, I kicked two of the other team's players in the in a sensitive area."
"Oh, goodness me!" the priest wailed, making two more chalk marks on his sleeve. "Who in the world were we playin' when you did these awful
things?"
"Southern Methodist."
"Ah, well," said the priest, wiping his sleeve, "boys will be boys."
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With respect,
Charles1952
edit on 27-9-2012 by charles1952 because: spacing