I have been very busy organizing my weddings and cleaning up my desk for the last few days. I am also trying to get a “tax problem” worked on. It really is one thing after another.
But I had four nice events.
On Tuesday night, I met Fr. Beattie at Clyde’s and used some of my gift cards to have a nice dinner and lots of laughs.
On Wednesday, I went and visited my cousin, Eileen. She has been ill and in and out of the hospital. Two of her daughters were there and had small children. Ross wanted to know who I was and I said, “your cousin”. He said, “No, really who are you?” It’s another generation of that family, whom I have always enjoyed but I guess I haven’t seen the newest ones very often.
I also went to Georgetown hospital to anoint a nice lady, Marilyn, who had run the kitchen at St. Bernard’s for years. She is in a coma but her son, Michael, who was one of the best altar servers at St. B’s, got my number and called me to come. Please keep all that family in your prayers.
And lastly, I went to Katie’s house tonight and met her newly born son, Carrick, whom I hope to baptized in a month or so at St. Mary’s in Rockville. Her mother, is Joanne Rossi Previc and her aunt is Tish Rossi. The Rossi family were in St. Paul’s parish in Greensburg, where I taught CCD as a seminarian. It was a big Italian family and I often had Sunday pasta at their home. Katie and Ryan moved to Maryland and had this adorable baby in December. So naturally, I was invited for pasta and to meet the boy. We sat at the kitchen table, which is where we always sat at the Rossis and laughed and talked for the quickest two hours I’ve had lately.
Oh, and today is my feast day, Maurice Vincent O’Connell and so I prayed for all the Vincents, I know and those I don’t and all the wonderful guys and families I came to know at my time at St. Vincent’s in Latrobe. It was nice to be with the Rossis and remember those people and days.