Shocked! I was shocked! Here I've been talking to my granddaughters about religion for around ten years now, and I never realized that they didn't know that we Catholics call our priests, "Fathers."
What a failure I am! Something as simple as that.
We were at La Salette Shrine, looking at their magnificent display of Christmas lights when a priest walked by.
"Good evening."
"Good evening, Father" Both girls heads spun around. "You called him Father?? Why???
Because that's a title we give to priests.
Lazarus calls out, Father Abraham have pity...
The Prodigal Son says, "Father I have sinned against God and against you."
It is just customary since a priest takes care of his people's spiritual needs as a parent takes care of his family's physical needs.
How could I have ever neglected to teach them something as simple as calling a priest, Father! Failed Again.
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