Catholic Church is generally forty-five minutes long. The officiating priest of the Saturday mass makes his homily comprehensible to all. The homily reflects on the readings, but the priest also tells stories that people can relate to. Because of the size of St. Peters, it allows many people from St. Marys to attend the Saturday mass.St. Peters Catholic Church is one of the largest catholic churches in the Southern Maryland area. St. Peters capacity is approximately one thousand people. On each side of the main aisle are about forty rows of pews, and on the sides there are about ten rows. St. Peters large appearance also has a striking look.The exterior of St. Peters Church is more modern than that of St. Marys. The recently laid brick is much darker than that of St. Marys, and the crucifixes are placed on the front of the churchs exterior wall. The inside of the church is gorgeous, but rarely does it contain flowers or other decorative items. Because of the many people that attend St. Peters, the atmosphere is not as serene as it is at St. Marys. People move around, cough, and babies cry, but it still provides the same spiritually-comforting feeling. In conclusion, because of the physical environment and size of the congregation, attending two catholic churches can be a very different experience that one would not expect. One might think that all Catholic churches would be alike, but the different aspects of these two churches set them apart from one another. Even though both churches meet the spiritual needs of their parishioners, I prefer St. Marys Bryantown Catholic Church because of its old-fashioned appearance and atmosphere....
