A Pleasant Surprise

Mass this morning was met with a pleasant surprise. As the Father processed in, I noticed something peculiar-- we had a second priest for Mass. The moment I saw him my eyes lit up and I thought to myself "Could it be? Nah! Wait, yes. It is!!"

The second priest was Father J. from Uganda. He stayed at our parish for about 3 or 4 months a year and a half ago while he studied business at a nearby Catholic university. I can honestly say that he's one of the holiest men that I have been privileged to know.

He had gone back to Uganda after completing his degree and I fully expected to never see him again. Talk about a please surprise to see him this morning at Mass!