Yesterday I was having lunch with my mother. We were having a conversation about the consolidation of parishes in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York brought on by a shortage of priests to fill those vacancies. Mom’s parish, SS. Peter & Paul in Arcade, New York has the responsibility to cover the parish of St. Mary’s in East Arcade. St. Mary’s is actually the older of the two parishes, but it has less parishioners than SS. Peter & Paul and might have to be closed. It seems that one of the older parishioners at St. Mary’s is so alarmed by this prospect that this person is insisting that the name of SS. Peter & Paul be changed to St. Mary’s. One of the parishioners at SS. Peter & Paul recommended a compromise suggesting the name be, SS. Peter, Paul & Mary. I liked her sense of humor.
This reminded me of some of the fictional parish names that comedian George Carlin had coined over the years: St. Rita Moreno, Our Lady of Perpetual Suffering, Our Lady of Perpetual Motion. Take time to enjoy this weekend. This is Memorial Day Weekend in the United States. Be nice to a veteran today and pray for peace. Peace.
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