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Fr. Flanery, Sr. Mary Bernard, his sister receiving Father's First Blessing

Fr. Flanery's Ordination Day

Fr. Flanery's Ordination Day
A Family for Christ

Saturday, May 30, 2009

the dinner party


IN & OF

I was in
But never of.
Choosing right
When pushed to shove.

Always pure
Always chaste.
Moulded clay
Of modest taste.

Rarely used
A cussing word.
Rarely spoke
What I had heard.

Rarely wanting
All I spied.
Only needing
Grace inside.

Then one night
A dinner in.
I was not -
Of all their sin.

A forward couple
In reverse,
With philanderer
My tongue was terse.

I turned my head
Away from lips
Pretty, painted
Gossiping drips.

Then the feast,
Our drinks were poured.
I - not of -
Must thank Our Lord.

"God immortal
Be adored" -
I didn't deny
I just... ignored.