Today was a priest kind of day.
The Sun was up when I came over for the 7:30am Mass and was shining (it was cold) when I went outside after Mass. My homily was about “titles”. We all have them, it might be priest, doctor, husband, wife, child, teacher, neighbor, or friend. Jesus was warning those who had titles in the Jewish community that they should remember that the titles were given – not for power or prestiage – but so that we might have relationships with others and our titles might always help them to know that God loves them and that they should love others. The Offertory song was Micah, where we are reminded that only three things does God ask of us: To act justly, to love tenderly, and to walk humbly with our God. I needed to be reminded of that message.
Then I heard a confession
Helped with Communion at the 9:00am and presided at the 12:30. Then I took a nap (and watched part of the Redskin game – ugh)
Then I went shopping to get my prescriptions for the trip ( 88 hours but whose counting)
Then I help with Communion at the 5:30pm Mass and aftewards went to session on Natural Family Planning that is part of our marriage-prep program. Saw some of the couples that were in my four week program and some parishioners whom I’ve known since the husband was a student at GC.
I got a lot cleaned at my desk and bookcase and now I’m heading over to the rectory. Have a Communion call at 11am but don’t have Mass till 5:30pm, so I hope to start packing.
You are going to start packing 55 hours EARLY?????? Are you sick??? 🙂