We welcome with love our newborn son: Elias Benedict
Born on July 16, 2003, 9:32 AM
Weight: 8lb, 2oz
Length: 19.5"


He is given the name Elias because it is the prophet Elias who is considered by Holy Mother Church to be the founder of the Carmelite order, and he is born to us on this great feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.

We give to him for a patron saint our Holy Father Benedict of Nursia; founder of the great Benedictine order, author of its holy Rule, and father of Western monasticism.

Mother and baby are well, and resting comfortably. It was love at first sight. email me for photos.

-- jake (jake1REMOVE@pngusa.net), July 16, 2003

Answers

Congratulations Jake! I will offer up Mass tomorrow morning for your family and particularly your son.

-- Paul (PaulCyp@cox.net), July 16, 2003.

Great news Jake, and Regina. I would love to see some pictures.

God bless the five of you.

-- - (David@excite.com), July 16, 2003.

Thank you, Paul and David.

David: photos sent.

-- jake (jake1REMOVE@pngusa.net), July 16, 2003.

God bless the five of you.

Six of us!

-- jake (jake1REMOVE@pngusa.net), July 16, 2003.

Thank God... a traditional Catholic baby.

Awesome.

-- Emerald (emerald1@cox.net), July 16, 2003.

Cool :-)! Congrats Jake and Regina thats fantastic news! May God Bless you both and your growing clan.

Emerald "traditional Catholic baby"...err what the heck Im confused I thought a baby was a baby... did his screams resemble ancient Latin mutterings or was he just ovedue and didnt want to enter the real world??????? j/ks :-)

-- Kiwi (csisherwood@hotmail.com), July 17, 2003.

Congratulations Jake and family, Kiwi, that was a great joke. A friend once said that some of us operate completely on "Catholic standard time". God bless,

-- john placette (jplacette@catholic.org), July 17, 2003.

First words of a "traditional Catholic baby":

"Goo-goo-pro-multis-goo-gaa-goo!"

Seriously,

Congratulations Regina and Jake! May God bless you and your family.

Mateo

-- (MattElFeo@netscape.net), July 17, 2003.

The priceless gift that is a child.

What Joy. What boundless joy.

-- Ian (ib@vertifgo.com), July 17, 2003.

Cingratulations Jake and Regina, all God's blessings on you at this precious time. Theresa

-- Theresa Huether (Rodntee4Jesus@aol.com), July 17, 2003.

"Goo-goo-pro-multis-goo-gaa-goo!"

lol!

-- Emerald (emerald1@cox.net), July 17, 2003.

Congratulations Jake. God Bless you and your family!

-- Glenn (glenn@nospam.com), July 18, 2003.

Thank so much to all of you who expressed your well-wishes.

-- jake (jake1REMOVE@pngusa.net), July 18, 2003.

Congratulations to you and your family! May His blessings be upon you all.

Pax Christi.

-- Anna <>< (Flower@youknow.com), July 19, 2003.

May God bless your child, Jake, in the name of his Son Jesus Christ. May he grow in the live of God.

-- Elpidio Gonzalez (egonzalez@srla.org), July 22, 2003.