BarbTherese Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spem in alium Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 My old parish church is one of the only ones I know to be open all day, and some people have mentioned to me how great it is to have a church open. Last year, Father started offering Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament several times a week, and as I only lived five minutes' walk from the church it was really easy for me to go and spend time with the Lord. The church affiliated with our convent is closed during the day because of threats of vandalism, which seems to be pretty commonplace. The cathedral here in Sydney, St Mary's is open all day, but attracts many tourists and people wielding cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman82 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 There is a church in downtown Chicago, St. Peter's in the Loop, that is especially valuable for those who work downtown. It is open from 6AM-7PM M-F (shorter hours on weekends), has confessions from 7:30AM-6PM M-F and noon-4:30 PM on Saturday, and has masses during the morning and evening commute periods (so people can stop be going to or from work) as well as at lunchtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 There is a church in downtown Chicago, St. Peter's in the Loop, that is especially valuable for those who work downtown. It is open from 6AM-7PM M-F (shorter hours on weekends), has confessions from 7:30AM-6PM M-F and noon-4:30 PM on Saturday, and has masses during the morning and evening commute periods (so people can stop be going to or from work) as well as at lunchtime. That right there is the sign of a pastor who's really thinking about his people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarysLittleFlower Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) My parish is closed during the day some time after Mass but there is Mass two times a day, and the early one is at 7 am which is great so people can go before work. The other option is noon or evening. There are also Confessions before every Mass. However if someone wants to go to a church during the day, the Basilica in the city is always open and has much less tourists than the Cathedral. however when I visit my family in the suburbs, i haven't yet found a church that is open during the day in the summer - though the closest one is open till around noon (longer during the school year). Edited August 15, 2015 by MarysLittleFlower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julianneoflongbeach Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 My church has to stay closed during school hours because you could go through the church into the school playground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 On a lighter note, Betty Butterfield mentions Catholic churches being open 24/7, and is otherwise just hilarious: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbTherese Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 ............yet profound - I loved the innocence of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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