I had the 6:30am Mass this morning. It wasn’t as hard to get up as I feared. There were about 40 people there and they told how nice it was to see me. I told them I’d come again next Friday.
I like to talk about martyrs from long ago and remind myself and the people that there are martyrs today in so many places throughout the world.
After Mass, I took Communion to Marie Wallace and had a nice visit. She hopes to go home to Delaware on October 1st. She is making great strides in her therapy and is using a cane. I told her I’d be back next week.
Then I went to use my gift card at Barnes and Noble. I had planned just to buy one book but then I saw the new book based on the tapes made by Jacquline Kennedy, and I splurged.
Then I headed off to Baltimore to meet Sr. Kass for lunch. We had a great visit and caught up on the news. She leaves tomorrow for Springfield, MO for do some more of her Renew work. She loves working as Pastoral associate at her parish near Annapolis.
I came right home and its good I did.
I had a message from the groom of my 4pm wedding. I called him and in our conversation discovered the wedding was at 3pm. Fortunately, I didn’t stop to get my haircut on the way back from Baltimore.
The wedding was great and we had 20 people. There was music and the couple were so cute. We had a Mass and both sets of parents were there as well as some friends.
Since I had time before dinner, I looked up on the computer and discovered there was a barber shop nearby on Conn. Ave. So I went and got my haircut and my beard trimmed. It’s closer than I’m use to but Fr. Ron says it looks good.
He and I had supper together and now I am preparing to go to bed. Tomorrow I am driving up above Baltimore to baptize the child of a young woman, whom I baptized and whose parents I married. I really am old.
An hour’s change in your schedule can make a huge difference…some days. The Spirit was truly with you!