To celebrate this most happy of days, I wish to post a few of my favorite pictures of His Holiness. Many of these will be the "goofier" one and by them I mean to show no disrespect, but only my deep love and admiration of this man who is a blessing to the Church from God.
How can you not love this man?
Everybody needs a new hat from time to time.
Even the Pope gets thirsty.
That's a lot of incense.
Simply spectacular!
Long may he reign!
Anyone who overuses incense is alright by me.
ReplyDeleteI've always thought that if I leave the church - when incense was used - not smelling like incesen, I've done something terribly wrong.
ReplyDeleteYou've been looking for an excuse to post those, haven't you?
ReplyDeleteOne of the many joys of being a sacristan - I often go home reeking of the stuff.
ReplyDeleteDo you think "reeking" is the right word?
ReplyDeleteDon`t get me wrong.. I love incense as much a person can. However, reek is an apt term re: the stuff Father ordered last time:-) Mercifully, it`s almost gone.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in the Air Force, I was prevented from going TDY to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. So, one of my squadron compadres who was a Navigator & "frequent flyer" over there brought me back a Saudi incense holder. It's absolutely beautiful, and I occasionally use it to get the whole house smellin' fresh!
ReplyDeleteRe: BXVI, dico in latine: Ad multos et faustissimus annos! Vale!
ReplyDeleteSomething else that's fun- blend your own incense! It's a lot less costly (if you like the finer blends), and it's a lot of fun to play around with different combinations. I've been making incense for years.
ReplyDeleteFor some strange reason, I like patchouli. That's the only thing from the 60's that stuck.
ReplyDeleteSorry, Father, we seem to have hijacked your comment box while you were busy.
In order of posts:
ReplyDeleteJeffrey: Yes, I have been :)
Brad: It's a great smell. Well, usually...
Jeffrey: With some incense, yes :)
Brad: Some priests just don't have good tastes
Thom: It seems to take alchemical skills. Don't you have to know what you're doing? Do good smells together don't always make a better one, do they?
Jeffrey: Hijack away.
In order of posts:
ReplyDeleteJeffrey: Yes, I have been :)
Brad: It's a great smell. Well, usually...
Jeffrey: With some incense, yes :)
Brad: Some priests just don't have good tastes
Thom: It seems to take alchemical skills. Don't you have to know what you're doing? Do good smells together don't always make a better one, do they?
Jeffrey: Hijack away.
These pictures are gems - they show that the Pope is just a regular guy too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing them.
Alchemy isn't necessary, Father, but trial and error is.
ReplyDeleteYou're right. Things that smell great indpendently can smell awful when mixed. :-)
Have you any recipes, Thom?
ReplyDeleteFather, may this jog your memory of that wonderful day. Check out the video too.
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