I don’t care about hats.
I care nobody’s coming anymore and nobody’s being dragged there by their parents. That churches don’t know how to drive them in from the hedges anymore. People that need to hear the gospel and understand why it’s important to them, personally.
I care that many people don’t have an overall proper reverence in general and it is reflected in how they dress, but that’s just part of it.
>>I care nobody’s coming anymore and nobody’s being dragged there by their parents. That churches don’t know how to drive them in from the hedges anymore. People that need to hear the gospel and understand why it’s important to them, personally.<<
Come to my parish.
We have ladies with their heads covered and families with more than 10 kids. Sometimes there are 20 “family buses” in the back parking lot.
AND we have 275 Altar BOYS.
Although we have a Traditional Latin Mass in our six weekend masses, most of them are Novus Ordo.
Why? Because our priests are not afraid to have homilies on sin.
I visit family every Easter in Raleigh and stayed all summer last year. Their Catholic church is so packed, that in the summer it is SRO and during Easter etc. they have to have Mass in the Chapel, the gym, an auditorium AND outside-all at the SAME time. Last Easter Sunday, we sat in the entryway of the Church with about 40 or so others and received Communion out there as well.
All of the women and girls were dressed to the nines, most of the men were too-there were a few with shorts and jeans, but that is rare....it is so amazing to me the size of this parish campus! And they are expanding because they have to-obviously.
While I only saw a few adult women with Easter bonnets, just about every little girl was wearing one. It was so nice to see; it was how I remember Church to be years ago....I really do miss it!
I visit family every Easter in Raleigh and stayed all summer last year. Their Catholic church is so packed, that in the summer it is SRO and during Easter etc. they have to have Mass in the Chapel, the gym, an auditorium AND outside-all at the SAME time. Last Easter Sunday, we sat in the entryway of the Church with about 40 or so others and received Communion out there as well.
All of the women and girls were dressed to the nines, most of the men were too-there were a few with shorts and jeans, but that is rare....it is so amazing to me the size of this parish campus! And they are expanding because they have to-obviously.
While I only saw a few adult women with Easter bonnets, just about every little girl was wearing one. It was so nice to see; it was how I remember Church to be years ago....I really do miss it!