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To: Tax-chick
I'm sure our pastor would like one of those, too ...

Perhaps you have a handyman in the parish who can do this. A good suggestion for the Parish Council.

The Holy Week services can drain even the most intrepid pastor of his physical resources. My heart went out to Pope Benedict who traveled to Mexico, then Cuba, then back to the Vatican just in time to begin a grueling weeklong series of services and homilies, all of which he personally writes. Just thinking about his schedule makes me feel tired ;-) How old a man is your pastor?

7 posted on 04/08/2012 12:48:33 PM PDT by NYer (He who hides in his heart the remembrance of wrongs is like a man who feeds a snake on his chest. St)
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To: NYer

Father Gary is not yet 60. We had a guest-priest for an overflow Mass at the high school, so Father Gary did five in 18 hours.

After the travel, it’s impressive that Pope Benedict was up at all!


11 posted on 04/08/2012 1:11:17 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Quien vive? JESUS! Y a su nombre? GLORIA! Y a su pueblo? VICTORIA!)
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My parish pastor, would every Friday take it as his day off, but not Good Friday. Because of Good Friday, his “day off” will be tomorrow and also the parish secretary, because she would be with her husband, coming home from VA after seeing relitives, the parish office will be “closed”. Holy Week, although special, is still after it is all said and done, still very tiring.


15 posted on 04/08/2012 2:16:48 PM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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