You Need Saintlike Patience For These Priests
This takes place in the nineties when I am attending Catholic School. A few other students and I are discussing “Sunday Obligation” — the fact that it’s a mortal sin to choose to skip Mass on Sundays — with one of the priests that teaches there. Catholics are allowed to attend Saturday Night Vigil Mass and it counts for one’s Sunday Obligation.
Me: “My family usually goes to the Saturday evening Mass at [Church] because my mom often works on Sundays.”
Priest: *All high and mighty* “What kind of a place would make a Catholic Christian mother work on a Sunday? The Lord’s day?!”
Me: “Saint [Name]’s Hospital. She’s an emergency room nurse.”
Priest: “…”
That shut him up.
Question of the Week
Have you ever served a bad customer who got what they deserved?
