“A reading from the second letter of St. Paul to the Thalosians”


Yesterday at Mass the reader announced the second reading as coming from “the second letter of St. Paul to the Thalosians”. I looked at my wife and my son and had to chuckle, although my wife didn’t get it at first.

You see, the Thalosians (pictured right) are from a planet visited by Captains Pike and Kirk and the Enterprise crew in the classic series – Thalos IV.

Our hapless reader mispronounced “Thessalonians” at Mass and made it look like the Thalosians not only were visited by the legendary Starfleet captains, but also rated a letter from St. Paul!