NEVER BE LATE

[Guest guest]

A parish priest was being honored at a dinner on the twenty-fifth anniversary of

his arrival in that parish. A leading local politician, who was a member of the

congregation, was chosen to make the presentation and give a little speech at

the dinner, but he was delayed in traffic, so the priest decided to say his own

few words while they waited.

"You will understand," he said, "the seal of the confessional, can never be

broken. However, I got my first impressions of the parish from the first

confession I heard here. I can only hint vaguely about this, but when I came

here twenty-five years ago I thought I had been assigned to a terrible place.

The very first chap who entered my confessional told me how he had stolen a

television set, and when stopped by the police, had almost murdered the

officer. Further, he told me he had embezzled money from his place of business

and had an affair with his boss's wife.

I was appalled. But as the days went on I knew that my people were not all like

that, and I had, indeed come to, a fine parish full of understanding and loving

people."

Just as the priest finished his talk, the politician arrived full of apologies

at being late. He immediately began to make the presentation and give his talk.

"I'll never forget the first day our parish priest arrived in this parish,"

said the politician. "In fact, I had the honour of being the first one to go to him for confession."

Moral: NEVER EVER BE LATE

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