Real - deal Irish priest Fr. Michael hits Brackettville!


This past Saturday and Sunday, once again St. Mary Magdalene had a real - deal Catholic priest to say Mass!

Fr. Michael, from Ireland by way of San Antonio, did the honors.

While a bit short - handed -- altar server wise -- Saturday evening, he was lucky enough to have two(2) fine servers at Sunday morning's first mass: Jerry Lee and sister Samantha.

Here's the gist of Father's homily:

"A man went into an Irish pub and ordered a round of three pints of Guiness Stout -- that's the really dark stuff, o.k.? -- All at once!

"The barman brought all three pints and at first said nothing.

"A round or two later, however, the barman said: Sir, why not just order one pint per round? That way the extras won't go flat.

"The man answered: It's like this: there's three of us brothers. One left for Australia, one for the U.S.A. We made a compact before we split up that each of us would drink three pints of Guiness Stout per round to each one's health.

"Time passed.

"Finally one day the man came in. But! This time he only ordered two pints of Guiness Stout.

"The barman said: Oh, I'm so sorry to see that you have lost one of your brothers.

"The man looks up and says: Not at all, my brothers are fine. You see: it's just that I've become a Mormon and so I can't drink anymore for myself."


"Historical" note: Anyone wandering around the Malayan Peninsula 40 years ago will recall the enticing billboards advertising Guiness Stout!! :)