DAY 168: BLESSED DAY

Tonight, my nephew, Eric Masterson, married Christianne Pimentel in a beautiful ceremony at St. Vincent de Paul Church in New Hope. 

The two met when the bride's mother decided that Christianne and her sister should be part of the childrens choir at New Hope Church. The groom's  mother --- my sister, Norine --- was the organist at the church and headed up that choir. I still remember how happy Norine was when those girls joined the choir. Christianne was an accomplished violinist even as a young girl, and both sisters had beautiful voices. As it turned out, Christianne "noticed" that Eric was cute at that very first choir practice...

22 years ago on this wedding date of June 18th, Christianne received a very special blessing - from a living Saint. Mother Teresa was in Louisville and Christianne was just an infant when she reached out and touched Mother Teresa's cheek.

Christianne's mother had only a faded news clipping and photo from The Record to commemorate that event, but with some research she was able to locate the photographer who captured that moment and he sent her his original negatives. From those, three photos were chosen to display at the wedding reception; my meager attempt at photographing one of those in dim reflective light is below.  

But what a blessing!