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On New Year’s Day, our associate priest told us a joke as part of his homily. This is quite an accomplishment for him since he is newly ordained and comes from Colombia, so his English is pretty hard to understand sometimes. He know he’s getting through to us when we laugh at the appropriate time!

Here goes:

Patrick, an old Irishman, lived with his dog for many years after his wife died and his children left. One day, his faithful dog died, and Patrick went down to the chuch to see Fr. Michael about a buriel.

“Father Mike,” Patrick says, “Me dog has been me faithful companion for many years and I would like to give him a proper buriel with a Mass for his soul. Everything the best.”

Fr. Michael replies, “I’m sorry, Pat, but Mother Church does not allow us to say Masses for animals. That Holy sacrement is reserved for people. Why don’t you go down the road to the Baptists to see if they have a ceremony appropriate for your dog.”

“Father, perhaps you can advise me, then. I don’t know much about the Baptists. How much should I pay for their ceremony? Would $5000 be about right?”

“Faith and Begorrah, Pat! You didn’t mention that your dog was Catholic!”