It's been a number of years since I last visited your church. I am so glad to be here again.
I would like to tell you today what you can do in life to be a better Christian. I have prepared a short list of 59 items which I'd like to bring to your attention.
First of all ... blah ... blah ... blah ...
Secondly .... blah and blah blah ...
And then ... blah ... blah ... and more blah ...
And he went on through the 59 things we should do to become better Christians. By the time he finished, the young couple sitting in front of me were playing with their grand-children.
And Father Onto Long went on and on for far too long.
The worst thing is that by the time Mass finished I was fined by the Authorities for parking my car in the car park for longer than the allotted time.
...at Thanksgiving time, our community has a ecumanial service held at the Catholic. The priest say, "now for the sermon on the amount!"
ReplyDeleteA priest with a sense of humour. Sermons should be short and to the point.
DeleteA priest once started a sermon by saying, "I shall talk about the 10 Commandments. Do you know what they are?" The congregation said, "Yes". So he said, "There's no point then for me to preach about them!"
The following Sunday he said, "I shall preach about the ninth Commandment. Do you know what it is?" They replied, "No!" So he said, "There's no point in preaching to those who don't know the Commandments."
The following Sunday, once more, he said, "I shall preach about the tenth Commandment. Do you know what it is?" Some said, "Yes," and some said, "No." So he went on, "Let those who know tell those who don't!"
God bless, Tom.
I suspect Fr.Long doesn't get too many invitations to preach.
ReplyDeleteI suspect you're right, Kathy. God bless.
DeleteI imagine the congregation lost interest very fast.
ReplyDeleteI didn't ask them; they were asleep. God bless, Bill.
DeleteYes, there is a lot to be said for brevity.
ReplyDeleteAmen.
DeleteGod bless, Barbara.
"Cisterns" ... I can't wait to share this with Pastor Janet!
ReplyDeleteI really did like her sermons which you videoed on your Blog, Mevely.
DeleteGod bless.
Time for a long nap, ❤️
ReplyDelete—-Cheerful Monk
Indeed Cheerful Monk.
DeleteGod bless you.
That is a great warning to all preachers who don't understand how much "fanny time" people can be expected to endure. Blessings, Victor!
ReplyDeleteTrue, Martha; especially when they repeat the Gospel that has just been read rather than explain its meaning to today's life.
DeleteGod bless you.
Hello Victor
ReplyDeleteI'm stopping by to say thank you for your kind thoughts and condolences on Eddies passing.
I do hope to get back to regular blogging soon.
In the meantime, my thanks again to you.
All the best Jan
Thank you for your kind comment Jan. I am still praying for you all.
DeleteGod bless.
I know a homily by a priest is just a short part of the service, and once a priest told me he had to keep it to under 15 minutes because at ten minutes, people's eye glaze over, at 12 they start to fidget in their seats, and by 14 they were throwing the missals!
ReplyDeleteI agree. Sermons should be short, relevant to today's world, and to the point.
DeleteGod bless, Mimi.