Maryland Day

We were in and out of a chilly drizzle all day. After breakfast, I had to run to our bank. Later, hubby picked up lunch from our local rescue squad that offers a ham and cabbage fundraiser annually around St. Patrick’s Day. It is important to support local organizations. Granddaughter Abby visited which was such a treat. She brought us leftovers from a tasty meal she created for the family last night. We chatted for over two hours and only quit because hubby gently reminded me we were going to 5:00 Mass. We try to attend Mass at St. Ignatius chapel on Maryland’s birthday. This historic Roman Catholic Church was constructed between 1785 and 1787, with the sacristy added in 1817. It looks beautiful inside with a new coat of paint. Today is the Feast of the Annunciation and Maryland Day (planned to coincide by Father Andrew White, SJ and Leonard Calvert when they landed in what is now St. Mary’s County on 25 March 1634). Ours was the first established Catholic colony in what was to become the United States. One of our home town Jesuit priests and our friend, Fr. Bill George, SJ usually celebrates the annual Mass. Today we were honored to have the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Christophe Pierre as our celebrant. He was joined by Fr. Bill two other priests as well. The KofC rendered our National colors and assisted at Mass. Hubby’s hand surgery prevented his participation. It was a special day for Brooklyn as well. Her soccer team won both games. She scored their only goal in the second game. The opposing team tied it up in the last 3 seconds of the game. They play again tomorrow but the tournament is in Baltimore, too far for us to go for one game. We had a quiet evening. Sure hope you are enjoying the weekend. Stay safe. Thanks for the visit. “The Maryland Toleration Act, …was the first law in North America requiring religious tolerance for Christians. It was passed on April 21, 1649… It created one of the pioneer statutes passed by the legislative body of an organized colonial government to guarantee any degree of religious liberty. …the Toleration Act, granted freedom of conscience to all Christians.” - wikipedia.org