A man knocks on the door of a Franciscan church and asks a priest to say a rosary so that he might be able to afford a Lexus. “What’s a Lexus?” says the poverty-minded Franciscan. Frustrated, the man goes to a parish run by the Dominicans. “Will you say a rosary so that I can afford a Lexus?” Says the Dominican: “What’s a Lexus?” Finally, the man decides to go and see the Jesuits, since they have a reputation for being so worldly. “Father,” he says to the priest, “do you know what a Lexus is?” The priest nods. “Good,” says the man. “Will you say a rosary that I can afford one?” “Of course,” says the Jesuit. “What’s a rosary?”
Taken from a very interesting article in Slate.
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/faithbased/2013/03/why_didn_t_pope_francis_choose_a_jesuit_name.html
Lol Barnaby!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are well - one of your later posts comes from a hospital but perhaps you were visiting?