Whats the point of showing up to Mass 30 min late?

That's 30 min of mass you dont have to sit through

If God is sitting up there with a clock and a stop watch, we’re probably all screwed.

free snack

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“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.”

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The gospel reading yesterday in Catholic mass.

The irony.

A woman is running late for Mass. She wheels in to the parking lot, jumps out and and runs toward the church. Outside is an usher standing by the door. The lady while trying to straight out her attire asked the usher "is mass out"? The usher replies "no, but your slip is showing". ..

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“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.”

The gospel reading yesterday in Catholic mass.

The irony.

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first thing i thought of...

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for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.

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That version of Christianity is obsolete. We've moved onto preaching prosperity and sitting in judgement of everyone and everything around us.

Who knows?

The point of church is to set aside a specific time to commune with God. With that said, life can sometimes get in the way so you have to make whatever adjustments you can. It may have been something like Baw and Bawette may have been able to squeeze in that amount of time only because a family member was able to come sit with their sick child just then or they could have just been there to grab Communion so their short time there "counts".

To get the church bulletin to prove to your parents you went