As I forcasted, Saturday was a full day. I had a baptism at noon, another at 1pm and a third at 2pm. Keep in your prayers:
Virginia Ann
Rocco Samuel
Christian Elieso
Each was so good and each had lots of family from as far away as Boston, New York, and North Carolina. I bet some of the parties are still going on.
I didn’t go to the parties because I was suppose to go to Gina and Anthony Gugliemo’s 50th wedding anniversary party in Alexandria at 5pm. If you live around here, you already know that at 4pm, there was a tornado forcasted for Alexandria. I was driving down the road at 4pm and it became black and the wind bent over the trees. And the rain was torrential. I wimped out and came home. Later on the news, I saw parts of NW Washington with trees and power lines in the street.
I hated to miss the celebration but glad I’m older and wiser now!!
Sunday I had the 12:30pm Mass and the 5:30pm Mass, so I just hung around and read and watched some TV.
Today, I got up early because the school was getting a proclamation as a “Blue Ribbon School” at 8:15am. There was a nice crowd of parents and parishioners who joined the school community in the gym.
Since I was up, I made a number of phone calls and caught up with some friends. I really have not been very social while this leg heals. I had the 11am Mass and then I had lunch and took a nap.
This evening, a man who had spoke to me yesterday about coming to visit his father-in-law called to say he had died. I had offered to go yesterday but he said that he just got hospice and to wait till his wife got back in town. One should never hesitate to do something. I went over after supper and prayed with the family. I think we’ll have a memorial Mass on Saturday. Please keep his family in your prayers.
Also I learned the David Villani, the younger brother of Joe, whose house I visited last Sunday and had that great reunion, died in his sleep. I called and their mother, who remembered me from the seminary, answered. We had a very nice talk. She reminded me of a quote the President Kennedy said once, “It’s a sin against nature for a parent to bury a child”. So true, please keep all the Villanis in your prayers as well.
Am just returning from the first meeting of RCIA. I hope to get to many of them this year. Each person who spoke tonight of their life and journey was fascinating. And now to bed.