美國流行笑話：Holy Angels Gabriel 圣天使加百列

226　Holy Angels Gabriel 圣天使加百列

Filling in one weekend for a priest at a neighboring parish, I called the church early Saturday to inquire about my Mass schedule. I confess that I was taken aback when the caretaker picked up the phone. “Holy Angels,” he answered, “Gabriel speaking.”
鄰近教區(qū)的一位神父有事外出，我要為他當(dāng)一個(gè)周末的替班。我星期六一早就打電話到那個(gè)教會(huì)去詢問彌撒的時(shí)間安排。我承認(rèn)當(dāng)管理員接電話的時(shí)候我著實(shí)吃了一驚，因?yàn)樗f：“我是圣天使加百列。”（注：圣天使是教堂的名字，加百列是管理員的名字。而確實(shí)有一位天使名字叫做加百列。）