Just finished the 8:00am Mass. It was a combined homily about our Independence Day and the feast of St. Elizabeth of Portugal. She was a great “peacemaker” and I spoke of the role Christian have as “peacemaker” and how we as Americans have accepted that “not always popular” role as “peacemaker”. We closed by singing “a capela” the song, “America”, which everyone joined in.
Then Ryan and I went to a little shop and had breakfast. It’s kind of a community hangout – much like Linda’s in Southern Maryland – where the locals go for breakfast. We met one of the owners, Anna, who is from Korea. We had a nice time.
I plan to go out to friends for a cookout and then I’ll try to be home early enough to watch “A Washington Celebration”, which is the show on the lawn of the capitol. I went to it in 1976 but have enjoyed the TV presentation since.
Yesterday was a “quiet” day. I had said Mass at 5pm on Saturday up at Our Lady of the Visitation parish in Darnestown. Fr. Ray Fecteau is away and I agreed to say one of the Mass on the weekend so Fr. Mathew, from India would not have to preach at three Masses.
I stopped by Carabbas and used a gift card I had to have delicious shrimp scampi.
On Sunday, I had the 7:30am and 12:30pm Masses. I spent some more time on my desk between the Masses and just “bummed” around my room in the afternoon. We had a storm that knocked out the cable; so I finished reading my book, “Impeached” by Stewart on the trial of Andrew Johnson. I enjoyed it so much I shall go looking for other information about the trial. Years ago, I read “Profiles in Courage” by JF Kennedy but this book puts a different slant on things. Oh, I do love history!!
The cable came back on around 10pm and then I went to bed.
Happy 4th to you!! I, too, remember sitting on the capital lawn watching fireworks many, many years ago. I’ll be watching the spectacular on TV….probably from a prone position!