'I'm no longer Catholic, but I find myself looking back on Christmas at the cathedral with a new appreciation,' writes Taylor Harris (thurris)
, a ritualistic slowing down led by dudes in robes that reminded me my Christmas presents were close but just out of reach. And with the added liturgy and singing on those four Sundays, I’d have to wait an extra five minutes to grab a glazed doughnut in the back after Mass.The only church tradition that kept my attention back then was the Christmas pageant.
The priest didn’t just pluck a brown-skinned baby from the pews every winter to play Jesus. Throughout the year, a tapestry of a Black Jesus with an Afro hung above the altar, and our church had a gospel choir that sang Kirk Franklin songs, along with a minister of music who got down on the organ. When our white priest wanted to paint an image of Mary and Jesus, he asked my oldest sister to be the model.
: Lose yourself, your Black self, for the sake of unity in Christ. Keep the bond of peace by keeping quiet.
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