St. Patrick observance

We mostly observe saints' days at our Wednesday Eucharist. St. Patrick's Day is this Saturday, so we observed the radical missionary bishop's feast tonight at Eucharist at the hermitage.

The Abbot's and Shanna's dog Katie was with us tonight (a miniature pit--she really wanted to meet our cockatiel Athalia) and we had a great time. After Eucharist, we enjoyed some goodies--Heineken, and Ryan's Cream--a liqueur made with Irish whiskey (the stuff is chocolate--yummy!) and a chocolate cake with white icing, a shamrock and green lettering--"Happy St. Patrick's Day." I grabbed some cool Celtic music and threw it on after Eucharist as well. (No Guinness today--I'll have to enjoy some Saturday.)

Normally, Morning Prayer at the hermitage on Saturday isn't open to the public. This Saturday we'll offer it at 6:30 am and observe Bp. Patrick's day again on his feast day. We'll have coffee and tea as usual and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after. If you're in the Oklahoma City area, we welcome you in the Name of Christ.

We hope and pray you're having a blessed, Christ-centered Lent.


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