{"id":720,"date":"2022-12-12T04:44:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T04:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=720"},"modified":"2025-09-27T17:21:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T17:21:23","slug":"brigid-birthday-and-feast-of-our-lady-of-guadulupe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=720","title":{"rendered":"Brigid Birthday and Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>First Our Lady of Guadalupe &#8211; For Catholics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.franciscanmedia.org\/franciscan-spirit-blog\/our-lady-of-guadalupe-3\/\">an extraordinarily important apparition of Mary<\/a> in 1531 in Mexico. How important? Prior to 1531 if there was a drought the Aztecs would sacrifice children to end the drought. In 1544 there was a terrible drought and the indigenous people organized a procession of children to the image. The Shrine Basilica in Mexico City is the most visited Catholic shrine in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e202af14a9ebe4200b-200wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10642\" title=\"Our lady of guadalupe\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So&#8230; a big birthday (aren&#8217;t they all?) for Brigid and here are some of my favorite pictures, all of which I&#8217;ve posted in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some old pix &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>way back !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e137cfa3200b-320wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10641\" title=\"Brigid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e137cfa3200b-320wi.jpg 305w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e137cfa3200b-320wi-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1979 in Jamaica<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e137cfb2200b-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10639\" title=\"Lovers leap 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e137cfb2200b-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e137cfb2200b-500wi-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cayman in 1981 &#8211; about to do a night dive!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20278805f4d3f200d-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10638\" title=\"Brigid crop 1 of night dive\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20278805f4d3f200d-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20278805f4d3f200d-500wi-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1983 at a Fairfield University reunion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e202942f8d088f200c-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10637\" title=\"Brigid 83 ffld reunion\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e202942f8d088f200c-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e202942f8d088f200c-500wi-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe as a 3 year old &#8211; 1996<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e137cfe0200b-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10636\" title=\"Bd and joe age 3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e137cfe0200b-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e137cfe0200b-500wi-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Tim in January &#8217;97 -he&#8217;s only a few weeks old!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e137cffe200b-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10634\" title=\"Jan1997_01A\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e137cffe200b-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e137cffe200b-500wi-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>September &#8217;97, at the Bronx Zoo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e137d010200b-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10633\" title=\"Sept1997_05A\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e137d010200b-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e137d010200b-500wi-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 2007 &#8211; Croton Point<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20278805f4d52200d-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10632\" title=\"Brigid Teller's point 6-20-27-2007 070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20278805f4d52200d-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20278805f4d52200d-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This past October in Fulton County &#8211; having climbed up to Mud Lake<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e137d058200b-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10631\" title=\"20211015_153508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e137d058200b-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e137d058200b-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Our Lady of Guadalupe &#8211; 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