A View Of Life From An Irish Catholic

A View Of Life From An Irish Catholic   

By Paul McCann

I was baptised as a Catholic in Holy Cross Church that day

and started learning all the rules about life and how to pray .

I used to think that after we turned ten life would be ok

Because God gave us ten commandments that we had to obey

and if we done that before ten , they would be out of the way

So I tried to do my best and followed the rules everyday  .

I learn all the hymns and said novenas as a Catholic should .

I understood the mysteries which I thought was very good .

There’s 10 hail Mary’s in each decade of the rosary to say .
so God gave us 10 fingers instead of rosary beads to pray .
After ten years of age there were sacraments I had to get

and we couldn’t eat meat on Friday but how could I forget

I accidently had some bacon and thought I’d go to hell

So off I ran to confession with the sin I had to tell .

I had to do ten hail Marys for my penance Father said

and said an act of contrition and all my fears were mislaid .

I had more scruples that the pupils at St Gabriels school

I wanted to get to heaven and couldn’t break any rule ..

Then when I was a teenager the teacher he said to me  

You better count on the meaning that is in the dictionary .

Learn to multiply and sure enough God said same as well.

So I got married early and had ten children let me tell ,

I multiplied as I was told and then left the rest to Him ,

Being an Irish Catholic and living a life without sin .

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