You might be hardcore Catholic if...

This is the [partial] description of a FaceBook group I joined~~

-you've accidentally genuflected at a place other than church ex. the movie theatre, school auditorium

-you have a "favorite" religious order
Benedictine. & I grew up going to school founded by the Canossan Sisters of Charity.

-you know that advent is the beginning of the new church year.
Why, of Course. Duh.

-You know at least five people named Mary
Yup. And probably a dozen or two Teresa / Theresa

-you're able to sit still for a full hour in front of the Blessed Sacrament

-you are discerning the religious life

-you often end disputes with, "Let's look it up in the Catechism."

-when watching star wars and hear "may the force be with you" you respond with "and also with you"
In Latin? Sung?

-you and friend friends ever played "Mass" instead of House, or Cops and Bad Guys.

-on the night before the first Sunday of Advent you and your friends have a Liturgical New Year's Eve party, and count down to the new Liturgical Year!!
Hmmm... good idea.

-You associate the smell of incense with major feast days.

-you point at your friends in line for confession calling them sinners and everyone laughs as you get to the end of line.

-The word "vocation" to you does not simply mean "job"(Thanks to Chris Whooley)
I never thought of the word as "job". vocation always means, VOCATION.

-You have a Rosary or Saint Christopher pin in your car

-You would rather get your picture with the pope then with a huge celebrity.

-You have contemplated being in a religous order at least once.

-Your one wish is to be able to ride in the Popemobile (Thanks to Kathleen Tarrant)

-You had competitions with your friends on Ash Wednesday to see who could keep their ashes on the longest.
I did. & I remember which year. It was 1996. Had Chamber Chorus rehearsal. Out of about 20 of us, 1/3 were secretely having the competition. :D

-You find yourself asking all the cute boys whether or not they've ever considered becoming a priest instead of asking them for their number

-You spend your Thursday nights at choir practice hanging out with people at least thirty-five years older than you in preparation for Sunday Mass (Thanks to Corrina Lansangan)
well... I was in the children's choir, then I was at Berkeley. & now, not 35yr older, some maybe 20yrs...

-You mentally correct every textbook use of "BCE" and CE" with "Before Christ" and "Anno Domini". You also mentally capitalize every written use of the word "God' and "Mass"

-youve ever thought it would be fun to read the CCC as if it were a novel (Thanks to Daniel Buttig)

-You plan what to wear based on the liturgical color of the day (Thanks to Brandon Kraft)
I have blouses in Purple, Red, Rose, & Blue bought for this reason. LOL

-You think getting a S.T.D. is cool... (Thanks to Brandon Kraft) (S.T.D.= Doctorate of Sacred Theology)

-When you hear the word Madonna, you think of the Blessed Virgin, not the song "Like a Virgin." (Thanks to CA McCauley)

-You know that "prostrate" is not a place where men develop cancer

-You look at this list and laugh really hard, b/c you know it's so true