Happy birthday to my buddeh, the Rev. John Moneypenny, who remains a shining example of a good friend and a wonderful priest.
True story:
40 years ago today, John was born very prematurely (he was originally due in mid-October). His mother told me that when he was born, he weighed only 3 lbs., 2 oz. and within the first week dipped to about 2 lbs., 12 oz. or so. For 1969, that wasn't good.
So at his birth, the staff at Santa Ana Hospital in the French Park area of Santa Ana summoned a Catholic priest to come and baptize the baby that everyone expected to die.
The priest came running from the nearest church - St. Joseph's, a few blocks away on Civic Center Drive.
36 years later, in November 2005, John - now Father John - was installed as pastor of St. Joseph's, on Civic Center Drive, in Santa Ana.
God had a plan. God always has a plan.
8 comments:
Happy Birthday to Digi's Fr. John! Many, many more!
PS - He does NOT look close to 40!
Happy Birthday Padre!
Happy Birthday Centavomalo! (Does he know that his warrantee has expired?)
Deo gratias!!
Happy Birthday Fr. John!
He's only 28 in hex!
(geez, what a COOL story re: his birth)
Happy Birthday, Fr. Moneypenny!
It's all true. Happy Birthday bro.
Wow--Father John was very premature--very scary! But he did have God watching out for him--God wanted him baptized--immediately! Good thing you pulled through Father John--so you could grow-up to harrass Digi, oh, I mean keep her on the straight and narrow.
Happy Birthday!
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