XXV (Voice)

[sancta_sedes]

Um... d-do many of you c-celebrate name days? I've n-noticed a lot of people c-celebrate their b-birthdays, but I haven't s-seen mention of name days.... I wonder if y-you're really considered a y-year older when you a-arrive only a f-few months before.... I was wondering if p-people did... wh-when they might be? I know the A-Archbishops will be on

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[stray_cardinal]

We could use a celebration.

[sancta_sedes]

I w-wouldn't ask for a b-birthday party, but... I thought m-maybe since th-there are s-several for this month and the n-next....

I'm s-sorry I didn't do anything for y-yours....

[stray_cardinal]

That's a very generous thought. I don't see why we couldn't celebrate yours too.

I hardly realized mine had come and gone, myself. There's always next time.

[sancta_sedes]

W-well Father A-Anderson and I should sh-share one, I think. And that's the e-end of August, the A-Archbishop's is in a f-few days so I thought it would be n-nicer to celebrate his n-name day than my b-birthday.

[stray_cardinal]

It would be a very nice thing to do for him. Did you have anything special in mind?

[sancta_sedes]

Um... w-well... I w-wasn't sure. We don't h-have a lot and... I've never t-tried to do something like this b-before.

[stray_cardinal]

Perhaps we can have a kind of picnic? If everybody brings something to share, there should be enough to go around.

[sancta_sedes]

Th-that sounds like a lot of fun! W-with enough little things... th-there would be enough to go around.

[stray_cardinal]

Wonderful!

[sancta_sedes]

B-but... what should we b-bring?

[stray_cardinal]

That's a good question. I suppose we'll have to see what's in the cupboards...

[sancta_sedes]

Th-there's never m-much....

[stray_cardinal]

No, but I'm sure we can improvise.

You remember reading of the miracle of loaves and fish?

[sancta_sedes]

You expect a m-miracle?

[stray_cardinal]

I don't know what I expect--but it never hurts to ask.

[sancta_sedes]

[He has his doubts.]