Ruminations of an Amateur Monastic
Thank you all for your help and encouragement over the past three years as we worked on this project. Two years ago, we celebrated Holy Rosary’s Quasquicentennial – the 125th Anniversary of our parish. Now, the Holy Rosary Parish Commemorative book is finally available for purchase! This beautiful, full-color coffee table book includes a full history of the first 125 […]
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This morning, our local newspaper the Tacoma News Tribune, ran this photo in their “Looking Back” section. I have reproduced the caption exactly as it appeared in today’s paper. Note the snarky tone when referring to the Altar Boys. Not to mention the use of “processional” as a noun. Oh, and this was 75 years ago. What about this past […]
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This past Sunday, my parish of Holy Rosary celebrated its 125th anniversary – our Quasquicentennial. The project for this celebration was started several years ago by Dr Michael Barkley, a gentleman from the parish who deserves all credit for getting this ball rolling. His great-grandparents were in fact the first couple married at the parish, back in October of 1891. […]
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If you are anywhere near Tacoma this weekend, please join us on Sunday for the 125th anniversary of the founding of our parish. The Mass is at Noon, and it will be followed by a reception in the School hall. Here’s the blurb from one of our local papers: Holy Rosary’s steeple rises above downtown Tacoma and towers over I-5. […]
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Today is the feast of the Most Holy Rosary. For most of the Catholic world, this is a memorial of various sorts. Since, however, my parish is dedicated to Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, for me it is a Solemnity. Always a happy thing on a Friday! Through a weird happenstance, there isn’t actually a Mass being celebrated at […]
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What a day – and it’s not quite over yet! If it wasn’t for to-do lists, I don’t know how I would function. Called the paper for non-delivery (again) – check. Breakfast and Lauds – check. Worked on Incident Report for the Firm – check. Meeting with Pastor – check. Worked on making Firm security guide “more avuncular” – check. […]
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