After a long, hard Lent and Easter, two priests decided to go to Hawaii on vacation for some well-deserved R&R. To really get away from it all, they also decided that they would not wear anything that would identify them as clergy.
As soon as the plane landed, they headed for a store and bought some really outrageous shorts and Aloha shirts, sandals, sunglasses, etc. The next morning, they went to the beach, dressed in their “tourist” garb and were sitting on beach chairs, enjoying MaiTais, the sunshine and the scenery when a drop dead gorgeous redhead in a tiny bikini came walking straight toward them. They couldn’t help but stare and when she passed them she turned to them, smiled and said, “Good morning Father Murphy. Good Morning Father O’Toole,” nodding and addressing each of them individually, then passed on by.
They were both stunned. How in the world did she recognize them as priests?
The next day they went back to the store, bought even more outrageous outfits. These outfits were so loud, you could hear them before you even saw them. Again, they settled on the beach in their chairs to enjoy the sunshine, etc.
After a while, the same gorgeous redhead, wearing a string bikini this time, came walking toward them again. (They were glad they had sunglasses
, because their eyes were about to pop out of their heads). Again, she approached them and greeted them individually, “Good Morning Father Murphy. Good Morning Father O’Toole,” and started to walk away.
Father Murphy couldn’t stand it and said, “Just a minute young lady. Yes we are priests, and proud of it, but I have to know, how in the world did *you * know?”
“Oh Father, it’s me – Sister Mary Kathryn!”