For those of you wondering, “Who is the senior priest saying Mass at St. Gabriel’s these days?”, I am Monsignor Joseph Simon. As a matter of fact, I am newly-retired and very excited to be in-residence at the rectory. I grew up a few miles north of St. Louis Hills in the City of Pagedale. I attended St. Catherine of Siena Grade School and Mercy High School but both schools closed some time ago. I graduated from the School of Commerce & Finance (now B & A) at St. Louis University in 1965, worked 14 months at McDonnell Aircraft in Dept. 14 (F-4 contracts), and entered Kenrick...
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