We are having a heat wave!! A tropical heat way!! and I am doing very little movement.
Yesterday, I did have lunch with the staff (hamburgers!!)
I did go out in the afternoon to visit a 98 year old lady from Equador. Her family wanted someone who spoke Spanish to visit her as she was bothered by anxieties. I was very anxious myself as my Spanish is not so good since I don’t use it; but everything went well. We moved back and forth in English and Spanish and had a nice talk about her life. I ended with some prayers from my book ( in more than ‘decent’ Spanish ). I had practiced. I’m coming again in two weeks and then I shall look for a Eucharistic minister, who speaks Spanish.
I had the 5:30pm Mass. It was that beautiful line, “..there came to the throne, a pharaoh, who did not know Joseph”. I spoke about the great temptation to put our trust in men rather than in God. It went well.
I stayed home and enjoyed the air-conditioning.
Today, I got up early and went to visit Joan Beall. I took copies of the program for Mr. Morse for her and Mary Mudd.
Then I went to “Eggspectations”, a very clever and tasty restaurant in Silver Spring. I met Barbara Ostrye, Ginger Burch, and Tonia and Dennis Essig. We had a great time and recalled just some of the happy memories we have from our time together at GC.
I am here in the office to do exposition at 3pm and then it’s back to the rectory and a nap in the air-condiltioning!!
I have the 11am Mass on Friday and the rest of the time, I’ll be in the rectory, where it is cool!!!
Have an 11:30am baptism in the chapel on Saturday.