Another one of my 22 aunts and uncles has passed on to eternal life. She was an amazing soul here on earth, as exemplified by the attendees at the rosary last night and I’m sure the funeral this morning.
Of course, there is chatter and more chatter among relatives until the “settling in” for prayer. I’m sitting by one of my cousins when I glance to the pews on the opposite side of the aisle – about six people on that side of the church. “Why aren’t some of us over there?” I ask my cousin. “The family sits on this side,” was her response.
Our family reach went from the front to the back of church. It was a lopsided bit of antiquated etiquette, though telling. As my mind wandered a bit, I considered it would be a good math ratio problem for some teacher? “How many moves would it take to even out the distribution of guests if they were reseated two at a time?”
Thank you, Aunt Phyllis, for bringing us together. Put in a good word for the rest of us!