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| Topic Started: Wednesday, 28. November 2007, 21:49 (1,046 Views) | |
| nelly k | Sunday, 2. December 2007, 23:26 Post #16 |
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:) Ive realy enjoyed reading this thread, however its got to be said , some strange practices. One Ive heard was that Mothers did no attend the Babtism of their babys is this true? My Dad has great memories of growing up in a parish, the social events and the like, I remember the Summer Parish picnics, I realy loved them , they were great days out, but the community aspect of Parish life my Dad talks about does not seem so much around these days. nelly |
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| Deleted User | Sunday, 2. December 2007, 23:35 Post #17 |
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I suppose it could be true that mothers did not attend their child's baptism, because infant mortality was greater and parents were anxious that the child be baptised as soon as possible. I believe women had a "lying-in" period - being confined to bed for a couple of weeks after giving birth so they wouldn't be able to attend a baptism within that time. KatyA |
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| Deleted User | Sunday, 2. December 2007, 23:39 Post #18 |
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I think you're absolutely right Nelly. I think the community aspect is sadly missing these days, and probably the biggest reason for people "falling away" These days it's Sunday Mass and little else. (Unless you're fortunate enough to live in a very active parish) KatyA |
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| Rose of York | Sunday, 2. December 2007, 23:44 Post #19 |
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Nelly, my father was baptised on the day he was born. He was not ill, but in those days, Catholic families took no chances of a baby dying unbaptised. His aunt carried him through the little terraced streets of a Northern steelworks town, to the church. She and the priest's housekeeper were Godparents. His mother would have remained in bed. Nowadays, midwives would throw up their arms in horror, at interruption of the "bonding process". |
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| equado | Wednesday, 5. December 2007, 21:33 Post #20 |
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Hi folks, Good to see someone enjoying our parish website. :D Truth to tell I just started out of curiosity to see if I could write a website using Microsoft Front Page. However when I started putting info in about the chrch's history lots of people offered old photographs and it became a real community effort! Reading and adding the information from the old church notice books was great fun (there were even original copis of the old letters inside the books). Glad to see the level of discussion this caused. |
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| Deleted User | Wednesday, 5. December 2007, 21:40 Post #21 |
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Thanks for posting Equado (I wondered where you'd come from
:D ) You've done an excellent job with the website and those old notices are a great way to peek at the past. KatyA PS
I'm still curious :D |
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| Rose of York | Wednesday, 5. December 2007, 21:42 Post #22 |
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Equado how about writing a complete parish history, about a thousand pages, and putting it on your parish website? I'm not joking. The story of how all our old parishes were built up needs to be recorded. Make it 1500 pages please. |
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| equado | Thursday, 6. December 2007, 00:44 Post #23 |
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Ouch! 1500 pages....... The nickname (Equado) is just something I made up from one of my old job titles (Education QUality And Development Officer!) - I'm just a semi-retired regular Joe with an interest in computing. As for a parish history - there is a text-based history on the site which I was given by someone else, but I really loved getting the old photos (there's even one of the laying of the foundation stone 80-odd years ago!) Many needed to be tidied up using photo-fixing software, but that meant I could give the donors a 'fresh' copy by way of thanks. Plus there was he fun of putting together a mini history of Bonnybridge which I know a lot of people have accessed. Best part really is a tracking software which tells me where my past 100 visitors have come from - truly world-wide! (that's how I found you guys!) 11500 hits over 4 years ain't bad. :rolleyes: |
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| equado | Thursday, 6. December 2007, 00:46 Post #24 |
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BTW - if you visit the site again, please sign the visitors' book at the foot of the home page. Ta
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| Rose of York | Thursday, 6. December 2007, 00:54 Post #25 |
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That's not male chauvinism. Dads were away at war in 1940. Its lovely, seeing how priests never used to be afraid of showing their authority. I am now about to sign St Joseph's guestbook, and give some praise for the site (creep ain't I?) :D |
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| Lilo | Thursday, 6. December 2007, 01:45 Post #26 |
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I was born in a Catholic hospital in 1949. My Baptism took place in the hospital chapel the day my mother & I were scheduled to be released - when I was a week old. At the time, I believe that was standard. Waiting for months to baptize a baby just wasn't done in previous years. |
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| Rose of York | Thursday, 6. December 2007, 01:52 Post #27 |
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Lilo, here in the UK, in 1949 it would have been standard practise for healthy babies to be baptised in the parish church, and babies in danger of death, to be baptised wherever they were (home or hospital). The general advice was that baptism should not be delayed for more than a month after the birth. |
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| Rose of York | Thursday, 6. December 2007, 01:56 Post #28 |
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Another bit of Catholicism, as it was. When a single girl was pregnant, if the father was willing to marry her the wedding took place as soon as possible. It was acceptable for the bride to wear a wedding gown, provided it was not white. The couple would have a reception, even if it was low cost, and if the family could not afford to rent a nice room, it would be held at home. The young man was ostracised if he refused to face up to his responsibilities. Many such marriages blossomed, because they started off with a sense of commitment. Nowadays it is common for the children to be bridesmaids and page boys at their parents' weddings. |
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| equado | Thursday, 6. December 2007, 17:18 Post #29 |
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Thanks for signing the guest book Rose (and for saying such nice things)
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| Michael | Thursday, 6. December 2007, 21:42 Post #30 |
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Derekap wrote, In the 1930's someone said they thought some schools in Scotland opened normally or for a half-day only on Christmas Day. some of the older ones up here especially in the villages remember christmas as just another working day, also one of the old posties i know who's now retired remembers delivering on christmas day |
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