EXPEDITING MATTERS

EXPEDITING MATTERS

I was preparing to make my first Holy Communion at Holy Angels Church on Porter Avenue in Buffalo, NY. For weeks we memorized the Catechism and rehearsed for this wondefrful event. For weeks the parents ran around looking for the perfect attire for their child for that memorable day.

As we endured one rehearsal after another walking down the aisle and to the altar, I was beginning to get restless and thought there had to be a better way. I had more imprtant things to do and this whole Communion thing was cutting into my play time. The priest kept telling the nuns that we had to expedite the procession as we were taking much too long to reach ther altar.

Someone had given me an early Communion gift....a brand new pair of roller skates. Since the aisle to the altar was slightly on a slant and since I was more than eager to try out my new skates, I came up with what I thought, was a brilliant idea.

I asked the priest why we could not all wear roller skates as it would take us less time to get to the altar. Unlike the episode with the nun and brushing teeth, he simply smiled at me, knelt down and looked me right in the eye and said, "I don't think that would be too good of an idea. Whoever heard of skating in a church?", as he tried to hide his laughter.

It was then and there that I decided I was not going to make my first holy communion if I was not allowed to wear my roller skates. Unfortunately my grandmother and the priest did not accept my resignation from communion that easily and I made my communion (in protest, mind you) wearing a new pair of white patent leather shoes like all the other little girls.

Hey, I thought it was one of my best ideas!! Well, maybe he didn't know a good thing when he saw it.

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