Christmas Eve mass holds a special place in the author's heart, despite their lapsed Catholicism.
Christmas carolling, a chat with your best friend from primary school who you only ever see at this mass and the chance of a sneaky pint afterwards – Christmas mass is the festive season’s greatest social occasion .As a child, my mother put me through grilling practices in the weeks before the big night for fear I’d make a show of myself in front of the parish. As I became older and much wiser, I was left to my own devices.
The trials and tribulations of my months accumulated into one night, as I poured my heart, soul, and any alcohol left-over from the 12 pubs of Christmas into my rendition ofThe performance is always an emotional one. It feels like coming home. Coming back to my roots, my neighbours, my childhood. I am what you could call a lapsed Catholic. My relationship with the church became fragile a long time ago and while I believe in something, I can’t unite that belief with religious devotion. And so my church time has been reduced to few visits in a year – but there is something different about Christmas Eve mas
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