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

1. Lent begins on Hashtag Wednesday.
2. Maximum tweet length is 125 – leave room for #theholyspirit.
3. #FF actually stands for Fish-Fridays.
4. When quoting Scripture, be vague and don’t provide a link to the exact verse (the exception, of course, is @todaysreadings).
5. Yellow–or more precisely, gold–makes the best Twitter background. #CatholicGild.
6. Late for Mass? Only check into Foursquare if you do so before the Gospel.
7. If you give up Twitter for Lent, you can still tweet on Sundays.
8. Learn from the example of Jonah and the FailWhale
9. Using fake words that start with tw- is as grating as using catechesis instead of education
10. 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::

http://twitter.com/CatholicDan/status/54015990333325312

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?