Sunday, November 30, 2008

Sunday Morning Church Disservice: First Sunday of Advent

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”

Isaiah 9:6

The prophet Isaiah, or as I call him, Izzy, said words to that effect nearly 2,800 years ago. He prophesized, the birth of the Holy Baby Jeebus.

Most think that Izzy’s visions were divinely inspired; I however, think they were the result of smoking too much Assyrian grass that had been tainted with goat piss.

Nonetheless…

Today marks the first Sunday of Advent in the Christian church…a period marking the anticipation of the Virgin Mary spittin’ out the infant J-Man from her most Holy Hoo-Ha.

Today, we light the first of four Advent candles, the Candle of Hope.


While the lighting of this candle marks the preparation of making one worthy through grace and communion to befit the Lord’s arrival…

In the Catholic Church, it is also an igniting of hope that this year’s Advent services will be far shorter in length than previous ones.

We have already had a bang up start to the Jeebus Birthday season…

A trampled to death Wal*Mart worker, gunfire over X-Boxes, and Bill O’Reilly’s War on Christmas hard-on warming up in the manger.

Merry Fuckin’ Christmas, indeed…This Christmas season is going to be great!!

And tomorrow, here at Bagwine Ruminations, we shall kick off our month long tribute to the holidays.

Christmas, Hanukkah, and that quasi-holiday celebration of Kwanzaa shall all be covered with the discerning professionalism that only my staff can deliver.

Be Afraid Merry…Be Very Afraid Merry.

We will post some traditional Bagwine stuff…Some new music, videos, and pictures of the tackiest of decorations that can be found here in my lovely town.

Tomorrow, we will start with my second installment of, Under the Bagwine Christmas Tree. I will be handing out virtual presents to Schmoop and to Sometimes Saintly Nick.

Weather permitting, I will also shoot a video tonight after work of our downtown and its Christmas decorations, and post it tomorrow as well.

Aren’t you excited? Amen and Halleluiah, I know damn well you are.

So with that…I am working all day again today in the beer mines. I hope to catch up with you all on Monday.

Let the final days of the Jeebus Gestation period begin!!

Cheers!!

20 comments:

Unknown said...

Me? I get a virtual present? I shall be here earlier than a Black Friday maniac!

Schmoop said...

Nick: I was very thoughtful in my selection for you. I hope you enjoy it. Cheers Nick!!

Desert Songbird said...

Holidays with you are always so enjoyable.

Schmoop said...

Songbird: And always so warm and wonderful. Cheers!!

Vodka Mom said...

bless me father, for I have sinned. Wait, is this confession?

Desert Songbird said...

Wonderfully interesting, that's for sure.

Ken said...

What's an Advent?
And why does it really need to be vented at all?

Dianne said...

Waging war on 'the war against Christmas' AND working on the Sabbath handing out Satan's Juice.

You Fuckin' Rock!

I'm lighting one of my sin candles just for you -

Durward Discussion said...

If we all light a "sin" candle just for you while awaiting the anniversary of the holy hoo ha eruption, the conflagration would end up on the evening news.

Cinnamon Girl said...

Damn. I think I need help, Matt. I read jebus gestation and now instead of I Wanna Be Sedated, I am seeing the Buddy Christ singing I Wanna Be Gestated.

This is why I never did drugs. I am whacked without them :P

Cheesy said...

WOW! I am actually starting to get in the spirit!

Anndi said...

Just be careful playing with the matches... we don't want the tinsel catching fire.

leelee said...

LOL @Dianne..


I don't remember ever being so excited about Christmas...well there was that one year when I asked for The Patridge Family album...ok this comes in a close second..

HUGS!!

Lu' said...

The incident at Wal-Mart was hideous, fucking ay people what in the world could be worth that kind of behavior? NOTHING.

Liz Hill said...

I've sung The Messiah so many times I cannot read those words without 'singing' them in my head.

It's a powerful tool that indoctrination thing ;-)

Phfrankie Bondo said...

...it's not called a va-jay-jay???...

snugs said...

I used your holy baby jeebus phrase last night and my family keeps giving me grief, they think I was drunk & tongue tied. I had a difficult time trying to esplain myself! We've laughed a lot over it today- Cheers to ya!

Dana said...

Hope is a good thing - I hope the vodka bottle doesn't empty itself before I can get to the liquor store!

Schmoop said...

Hiya All...Sorry I couldn't get back to all of you. I was tied up all weekend...And no, not in a good way.

Thanks for all of the comments. Hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving. Let's return to normal shall we? Cheers!!

Kanani said...

Oh my. I have an advent candle wreath and I'd forgotten all about it. Ah well, I do some catch up.