I wonder how many parishes in the diocese, or indeed in the country, have a parishioner of a hundred years old who is at Mass every weekend. Our Lady of Lourdes does: Pat McDonald is with us every Saturday evening, making the journey from his home on his trusty scooter. Father Colin presented him with a Papal Blessing at the first Mass of Laetare Sunday to mark Pat's one hundredth birthday. God bless you for your faithfulness to him and to his Church, Pat.
Ad multos annos!
