Happy Christmas Eve

Our family's Christmas tradition is to go to Mass on Christmas Eve. Last week Hubby Tony and I realized this year that might be an issue because of his broken ankle.

At our church there's a system for people who aren't able to walk down to the altar for communion, but that only works if the person is near the back and sitting right on an aisle. That's easy to do for a regular mass, but way more people come for Christmas. There was also the issue of being able to park close to the building so Tony wouldn't have too far to walk. 

We talked about it, and decided that we would get there at 3:00 (an hour before the service started) to insure our prime seats. When we arrived there were a couple of dozen cars on the lot, but when we walked in we discovered the other people had parts in the mass! The choir and the group of children who would be participating in a Nativity reenactment were still practicing.  After the choir got done they took a break before offering some prelude music. 

By the time mass started the church was completely full. The thing I like about the Christmas season is that I don't need the hymnal to sing-I know all the words to the carols! It was a lovely service, with a cute Nativity reenactment and an inspiring sermon. I walked up to Communion and a minister came to Tony.

Because we had parked close to the entrance of the parking lot the worst part was getting out, and we were afraid we wouldn't make it to our chosen restaurant before it closed at 6. However, we pulled into the parking lot with ten minutes to spare. 

Back at home, our White Castle Original Sliders hit the spot.

Five years ago today: Appreciative