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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reposting because I messed up the formatting.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Catholics say "Jesus Mary Joseph" all the time.[/quote]

I don't know many Catholics who say that. Occasionally, I'll say it. Hadn't really thought about it as an equivalent to "Oh, my God," which I avoid saying. You're right, though, it's the same thing, so I'll work on crossing that off my list![/quote]

+1 from this Cradle Catholic.  People say it, but sort of as a joke, b/c it's sort of "old-timey," like say, 1950s-ish.  So you'd say it as sort of a funny exaggeration when you are startled by something, or like when you are trying to imitate super-serious and/or old Catholics or maybe someone from Ireland (I descend from old-time Irish Catholics, so I feel it is ok to mimic this). :) For example:

Person 1:  "I missed Mass last week."
Person 2:  "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!  You better get thee to Confession!"  ;)

Like that. :)[/quote

+1. My mom, who is a very religious Episcopalian, says "Jesus, Mary and Joseph" as a sort of old-timey thing. She doesn't mean it disrespectfully in the least.

Also, the few times my kids have said "Jesus" in front of her, she's asked, "where?!" [/quote]

PP  That's funny!  I love that your mom says, "Where?!?" after "Jesus!"  That is hilarious. :)  Signed, the Cradle Catholic PP who posted above you. :)[/quote]

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