"Do not forget the poor, O Lord." Humble me, O Lord!

Father Vincent Louwagie at his 50th anniversary of his priesthood last night in his home parish of Green Valley/St Clotilde.  Singing with a group of friends in Spanish... fluent after spending his priesthood working in Mexico and now Guatemala! 


 Forty years ago on August 3rd, 1978 he came from Mexico to say the nuptial mass at our wedding at Basilica of St Mary in Minneapolis!  "That was my first time at the Basilica." he told us last night.  Pat had remembered that he had visited a dying young man that day, too.  A beautiful testament to his 50 years a priest and his serving the Church as Christ.   It is special to realize he was pretty much a "baby priest" as he was only 10 years a priest.  My father, who became a permanent deacon in 1974, after we all came into The Church, married us!
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He baptized all our kids, too!  This was John's baptism in 1989.  My father also married my siblings

My home parish after our conversion... beautiful Basilica of St Mary!

Such a delight is this for me!!!  I will soon add Hallel somewhere as I have taken the license to add those missing as they were with us in spirit!  It gives me heart so much JOY so see with my eyes what is true in my heart as I pray for each one in my family daily as I say my rosary!  I have a decade for each of my 5, added one for Pat, Godchildren, my family, Pat's family, and The Church = 10 if I get them all in!  when I am in my chapel on wheels traveling or at Adoration for sure!  How I love praying without ceasing with my Mother of Heaven and earth!


My day is gone.. so... this is what it is for today!