Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Mass is supposed to be a heavenly banquet, not a steady diet of self-congratulation. So please, hold your applause...

At the end of the Christmas Eve Mass at my parish last year,
the pastor said, Were going to have to sing one more song before we
leave. I looked at my wife, Kathy, and whispered, Oh, no. Theyre
going to sing Happy Birthday to Jesus. Yes, said the pastor, I wont
be here next week, and I didnt ask his permission, because I knew
hed tell me not to do this. But its Father Jones 90th birthday next
week, so lets all wish him a happy birthday.

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