This week we are privileged to have Fr. Michael Sullivan with us to do our annual Lenten retreat. He will be preaching at all the Masses this weekend and the retreat will begin on Monday and run through Wednesday night! Hope all of you will be able to attend at least one, or even better, all of the Mission program. Make this Lenten experience be a life changing one for you!
As you all well know, we celebrate the Feast of St. Patrick this weekend and I'm sure all our Irish brothers and sisters will be out wearing the green in full force! Even those of us who aren't Irish will also fill our bellies with green beer and corned beef and cabbage. I'm so glad it doesn't fall on a Friday this year thus eliminating all those phone calls about a dispensation! My hand for blessings and dispensations can get tired!
I did get a chance to take in a Yankee spring training game this week which was the first time in over 6 years I've been to a game. It was one of those beautiful Florida days when all the northerners get burned by the sunshine as they eat their popcorn and cracker jacks. I even tried to get Yankee manager Joe Gerardi's attention by saying a few words in Italian to him but he didn't seem to hear what I was saying. Maybe he doesn't speak the language. Anyway, it was nice to get out and see a live game for once and get out with the guys.
As of this writing, I haven't heard from the Cardinals in the Conclave upon whether I will be called to Rome or not but It seems they most likely are thinking of another guy. Maybe we will have a Pope by the time you read this and we can rejoice in the selection. It's going to be hard not saying Benedict at Mass but I'm sure we will get it down after a few months practice.
Well, that is all for now. May God continue to bless your Lenten experience.
Peace,
Fr. David
