My mother, the great Sheri Lynn, was so kind as to overnight a pair of newbalance shoes I had left at her house. They were the new minnys, seven ounce, barefoot tech shoes. Special purchase for the trip. Along with the shoes, she sent along my grandfathers rosary. He wasnt really all too catholic, and she had me expecting a plastic trinket out of a 25¢ machine. But it arrived and was actually made in italy and seems pretty legit. I have memorized our father and the hail mary. I think I will skip the apostles creed, the cadense doesn't really appeal to my ear. Soon, I will learn it all in spanish and maybe say it everyday. Ben says pilgrimages are all about that sort of thing, a daily practice and such. He mediates in a real way, Ima be a visting or maybe just fake catholic.
how sweet
ReplyDeleteDad's rosary looks elegant in your lovely hand. He was probably more Catholic than you give him credit for. I agree with you about the Apostles Creed. By the time you finish all 53 Hail Marys you should be in a meditative state.
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