Long Island Christians set aside the gift-wrapping, decorating and big, bodacious dinners Monday to come to church and bask in the communal feeling of love, peace and goodwill toward all.
In ceremonies both solemn and celebratory, people packed into pews dressed in festive Christmas attire: adults adorned in red-and-green sweaters, young girls in red dresses with bows in their hair — and a few wearing reindeer ears — while boys sported tailored suits and bow ties.
At the Roman Catholic parish of St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre, nearly every seat was filled for the late morning Mass.
