You Know You're Catholic When...

You know those things where your Protestant friends just wouldn't understand? Yup. Here is a list just for you.  Thank you to a wonderful group of women who helped me compile this list! Part 2, coming soon!

You Know You're Catholic When...

When vacations usually include visits to local shrines and Holy places, or at least Mass at a new parish because you wouldn't dream of missing!

Getting so excited to have a priest come bless your new house. 

Loving the smell of newly baptized babies.

When the top of your Sunday shoes gets as used as the sole.

Your children who can't receive Holy Communion yet play Mass with bread they have flattened and fruit punch for wine.

You walk into a Protestant church for a wedding and your toddler exclaims in a very concerned voice, "why they hide Jesus!? Why he not here!?" As she points at the cross on the wall.

When your almost 2 year old son waits for you to help him make the sign of the cross every time you sit down to eat and then folds his hands together and says "a-men men".

When trying on dresses or skirts, you do the genuflect test.

You look forward to the 3rd Sunday of Advent to see father wearing pink.

Your toddler talks to the Mary statue and gives her kisses.

When someone says "may the force be with you" and you respond "and with your spirit"

When your kids/spouse say they can't find something and you immediately ask, "did you talk to St Anthony?"

 You genuflect when you go into the row of seats at the movies! Purely out of habit.

You celebrate ALL the days of Christmas and Easter.

 Your child asks why that cross doesn't have a Jesus on it!

You forget to take your lunch to work on Friday and there's no restaurants with fish near by. #Catholicproblems

Your church parking lot has several white passenger vans

When your kids use the dogs water to bless themselves.Your toddler walks up to your water cup sitting on the coffee table, sticks her hand in it, blesses herself and walks away. 
(Then you're wondering how many times that happened and you didn't notice and drink it afterwards).

You look on the calendar to see which Saint you can celebrate.

Your kids use potato chips at lunch to pretend they're receiving communion.

You always have a Rosary, prayer cards or a book, in your purse. And maybe even a Miraculous Medal that needs a chain in there too.

Your children won't go to bed without prayers, even if they have fallen asleep and are being woken up to walk to bed.

You swim in a scapular.


When a Protestant says, "I have to miss church in Sunday," and you're like, "Just go to the 4 pm on Saturday--oh."

When you carry Holy Water in your purse.


You hang a rosary outside before big events in hopes of good weather.