Our parish priest, Fr Terry, is moving to a new church after eight years at St. James'. While Oscar and I have only been attending this church since June, we have come to love it. We normally go to the noon Mass on Sundays and Fr Terry normally gives the 10:30 one. However, there were a few times that we were fortunate enough to have him as our priest. He was very charismatic and connected extremely well with the parish. I found his homilies to be very timely and inspiring.
They had a farewell Mass for him last night at our church, and even though I didn't know him that well, I decided to go. I am so glad that I did. It was a beautiful Mass and the entire church was packed. It was obvious that he was very loved and going to be terribly missed. One of the scriptures during the Mass is one of my all-time favorites:
Mark 5: 3-10
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blesssed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
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Nos vamos a Fátima el viernes con las niñas y mis padres. Vamos todos en el coche nuevo que nos hemos comprado, así que cabemos todos. Ya os enviaremos fotos para que las veais.
Besos.
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