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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-05 01:49 PM
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Happy Pentecost!
Yes, today we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit: the fulfilling of Jesus's promise that he would not leave us orphans.

It seems just 95 days ago we were marking Ash Wednesday. Oh, that's right, we were! Anyway, a lot has happened since February 9; most notably, our Pope, John Paul II, entered into his eternal rest and is now on his way to sainthood.

Yes, the Easter Season has now come to an end. Can you believe it? Of course, we still have the Feasts of the Trinity and Corpus Christi in the next couple weeks, but Ordinary Time resumes tomorrow.
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DemBones DemBones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-05 06:42 PM
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1. Back to the lonnnnngggg season of green vestments!

It's rather interesting that we started the Easter season with one Pope and ended it with another. I wonder how often that has happened before? I remember Pius XII died in October, 1958, as did my grandmother, and it seems to me that John XXIII, Paul VI, and John Paul I all died in autumn as well, John in 1965, Paul and John Paul I in 1978.
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Pendrench Donating Member (729 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 02:33 PM
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2. And my son made his 1st Communion
Very proud day.
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scarlet_owl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 02:44 PM
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3. Congratulations to your son!
What a happy day for him and for you.
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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 02:49 PM
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5. I understand a certain couple DUers are now Catholics as well!
Ahem........?
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DemBones DemBones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 09:58 PM
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8. Yes, at least two of them, but they were received into the Church at

the Easter Vigil -- a whole papacy ago! It really does seem like a long time, what with John Paul's death and funeral, the Conclave, and Benedict's installation having all happened since then.
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Pendrench Donating Member (729 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 08:49 PM
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6. Thank you very much for your kind words.
It was really very nice - counting Adam, there were only 8 children at the mass receiving the Eucharist for the first time (including Adam's best friend).

When they walked in with the priest at the beginning of mass, my wife started crying (he looked so grown up in his first suit!) - and I was a little "misty" myself.

He's a good kid, and we love him.

Tim
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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 02:47 PM
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4. As did my cousin!
:-)
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Pendrench Donating Member (729 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 08:50 PM
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7. Congratulations to you, too! n/t
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