So at Mass for the Feast of the Assumption this morning, the school attached to the parish was in attendance, so Father decided to talk about some of the basics. Strangely, although he did mention the obligation to attend Mass on Holy Days, he stated that this referred to two days every year: Christmas and the Assumption, after which he went into an in-depth look at the shaking of hands at the sign of peace (you know, that weird practice where we are asked to disrespect the Real Presence by turning away from It) and its Jewish roots rather than any of the teachings on Mary, for whom this feast exists.
