October 21, 2009

RIP: Crystal the Cat

The other day Crystal the cat passed from this life after almost twenty years of keeping one of our Manhattan friaries free of rats. It was a much needed ministry, believe me.

I spent a summer at the friary when I was doing my Clinical Pastoral Education. When I moved in I knew that there was a cat, but I didn't know her name. A friar from Honduras was staying in the room next to mine. Going back and forth getting my stuff, I heard him playing with the cat in the room, but I didn't know what I was hearing. All I could hear was this friar yelling something like, "Cristo! Cristo! Cristo!" I thought that maybe he was praying! It was going to be a long summer, I thought to myself.
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3 comments:

  1. Qualis Rex2:09 PM

    LOL!!!!!!!!!! I love it.

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  2. Elizabeth Mahlou1:47 AM

    That's funny. May Cristal/Cristo rest in peace.

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  3. Jeanne7:47 AM

    Great story! I hope they get another cat. Cats remind us to laugh. And ratting is definitely a ministry for the selected few...

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