May Pilgrimage

We had a lovely Memorial Day weekend and I am just getting to the computer now (nearly a week later!) to post the photos.

The weekend began on Friday with with a pilgrimage to the Franciscan Monastery. We always try to do at least one during May and we squeezed this one in just before the end of the month. Our Lady smiled on us- although the morning was cloudy it did not rain. The clouds kept the gardens cool and enjoyable for our prayers. We were even able to make a visit inside the Monastery and the kids were well behaved (cannot always count on that) and awed by the beauty of the church (we can usually count on that!). Therese wanted a full tour, which the monks will give upon request, but I decided that would be better with Daddy there to help. I figured 10 minutes in front of the Blessed Sacrament was all Brendan could handle for the morning. There are way too many staircases and beautiful marble steps to climb for a 2 year old boy to remain focused very long!