Holy Hill

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

I had a sleepless night, worried that I would not hear the 4:00 a.m. wake-up alarm to be ready for Janice's 4:45 a.m. pick-up to attend the 6:00 a.m. mass at Holy Hill.

There were announcements in the church bulletin regarding the veneration of the relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux; Janice also emailed me the information and asked if I'd like to go.

It was still dark and we drove in a light drizzle in light traffic.  We parked in general parking and I had difficulty going up an incline to the entrance, that I knew I'd never be able to go down with my walker.  There was ample handicapped parking which Janice moved to.

The cathedral was decorated in huge bouquets of roses around the altar, side altars and in front of the St. Therese shrine.  People were filing down the aisle to kneel and touch the that bore the relics; some touched the with pictures, prayer books or rosaries.  The church was filled almost to capacity by the time mass began with at least six priests celebrating the mass along with sacristans.

This article has all the information, more than I could ever provide.

https://catholicherald.org/local/crowds-welcome-relics-of-st-therese-of-lisieux/?fbclid=IwdGRleAOJ1X1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xNzM4NDc2NDI2NzAzNzAAAR4xwj_R7JZKoJ6NeYOqGHI3ewn9UMMs9x4W_xnQATYxnp1BDu283inW702mEg_aem_hXiXksXbyJ2AlkWY7cuoaw#iLightbox[gallery_image_1]/15

People were lined up after mass to continue venerating the relics; we left for Janice and Brad's home.

Brad had fresh coffee brewing and ready.  Janice had a faux egg dish and hash-browned potatoes and sweet potatoes with other vegetables for breakfast that we finished off with organic muffins.

I needed to catch up on my sleep when I got home.

I played sheepshead, took a full bag of gathered shawls to the Prayer Shawl Ministry and read scripture at the 4:00 p.m. mass.

Clean-up and More With Claude

Saturday, November 1, 2025

I drove in light rain to my hair appointment, and the rain continued as I drove home.  Claude still wanted to collect my dragon leaf begonias to store at his house.

Claude came about 1:30 p.m. and put the begonias in his car.  I took some stems and, hopefully, will get them to root.

Claude told me about Beethoven's symphonies that will be playing during the New York marathon and I wanted to show him  how I listen to music through my speakers.  Unfortunately, I wasn't getting any sound from them.  He fixed that by securing the wires; now they work fine.  I'm looking forward to listening to a new station.

My digital clock hasn't had the correct information since I hung it up.  Claude put that in order.

Laura's CARE package dinner from last night came in handy to share with Claude: bacon-wrapped meat loaf, mashed potatoes and red cabbage from her garden.  We started with pumpkin soup that I made yesterday, and finished with cream cheese topped brownies that I made for a memorial service.

Claude finished my balcony by pulling out the entire root systems  from the two planters.  I have two large plastic bags for composting.

I'm leaving the coleus until the frost kills them.  They are still so lovely.

I finished a shawl while I watched the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays in a heart-breaking game.  The Jays were leading the entire game until the ninth inning when the Dodgers tied it; they won 5 - 4 in the 11th inning.