Mrs. Kelly, the housekeeper was briefing the newly appointed priest on problems in the rectory that required immediate attention.
“Your roof needs repair, Father,” she said. “Your water pressure is bad and your furnace is not working.”
“Now, Mrs. Kelly,” the priest began, “you’ve been the housekeeper here five years, and I’ve only been here a few days. Why not say our roof and our furnace?”
Several weeks later, when the pastor was meeting the Bishop and several other priests, Mrs. Kelly burst into the office terribly upset. “Father, Father,” she blurted, “there’s a mouse in our room and it’s under our bed!”
“Your roof needs repair, Father,” she said. “Your water pressure is bad and your furnace is not working.”
“Now, Mrs. Kelly,” the priest began, “you’ve been the housekeeper here five years, and I’ve only been here a few days. Why not say our roof and our furnace?”
Several weeks later, when the pastor was meeting the Bishop and several other priests, Mrs. Kelly burst into the office terribly upset. “Father, Father,” she blurted, “there’s a mouse in our room and it’s under our bed!”