Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned – I missed the #CatholicRulesForTwitter meme that broke out on Twitter during April Fool’s Day. (Pulling off my competing stunt doesn’t excuse my absence.) Had I fulfilled my obligation that day, here’s what I would have tweeted.
More #CatholicRulesForTwitter
- Lent begins on Hashtag Wednesday.
- Maximum tweet length is 125 – leave room for #theholyspirit.
- #FF actually stands for Fish-Fridays.
- When quoting Scripture, be vague and don’t provide a link to the exact verse (the exception, of course, is @todaysreadings).
- Yellow–or more precisely, gold–makes the best Twitter background. #CatholicGild.
- Late for Mass? Only check into Foursquare if you do so before the Gospel.
- If you give up Twitter for Lent, you can still tweet on Sundays.
- Learn from the example of Jonah and the FailWhale
- Using fake words that start with tw- is as grating as using catechesis instead of education
- Tweeting during the homily is okay if you make it look like you’re reading the bulletin
Whew, I feel much better now that I’ve got that off my chest. Here are my favorite Twitter rules for Catholics that have already been handed down::
#CatholicRulesForTwitter If you're a regular Catholic you'll type out Tweets with your hands. Pious Catholics do it with their tongues.—
James Martin (@JamesMartinSJ) April 06, 2011
{If you *must* tweet during Mass, be sure to whisper by placing {} around tweet like this one.}#catholicrulesfortwitter #ssshhh—
Catholic @BarbaraKB (@CatholicMeme) April 07, 2011
Do not refer to tweeting bishops as "Your Twexellency." #CatholicRulesForTwitter—
Jonathan Sullivan (@sullijo) April 01, 2011
Mary turned to the disciples ans said, "RT whatever he says." #CatholicRulesforTwitter—
Alfonso Pedroza ツ (@iTh0t) April 01, 2011
#CatholicRulesForTwitter – RT'ing a saint (e.g. @AquinasDaily) does not produce a second-class relic. http://ow.ly/4tNN6—
Timothy Sennett (@TimSennett) April 05, 2011
Guilt induced by venial tweets can be removed via the delete key, mortal tweets however need sacramental cleansing #CatholicRulesforTwitter—
Tim Byron (@timsj) April 05, 2011
Depicting the Holy Spirit as the twitter bird is permitted in devotional art posted on twitpic. #CatholicRulesForTwitter—
Jeffrey Pinyan (@PrayingTheMass) April 04, 2011
Tweets posted on Saturday night count as being written on Sunday. #CatholicRulesForTwitter—
Dan Sealana (@CatholicDan) April 02, 2011
On Fasts, only one full tweet is allowed. 2 smaller tweets permitted, if they do not equal a full 140 characters #CatholicRulesForTwitter—
Jonathan Shea (@JonoShea1) April 01, 2011
The #CatholicRulesForTwitter meme is another great example of how the faithful can have some fun on April Fool’s Day. I just wish 1) I thought of it, and 2) jumped on it earlier. So what’s your favorite rule?
The fasting rule is totally my favorite! We are always explaining the actual rules for fasting to my dad, because he grew up in family where fasting meant “no food, at all, even under 18/21/whatever-the-age-restriction-is-nowadays”.
Thanks! The do-Sundays-count question often comes up at my house.
You ipnrise me! I was making all kinds of fail whale excuses not to exercise, until I read your message and thenI’m off and running.I love youK
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Thanks for those – completely missed all that. In fact, I miss a lot of the goings-on withing the Twittersphere…Wait, is that right? Or should it be something avian, like the Twitternest? Or the Twitterverse?