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Went out for Chinese food with my aunt and a couple of her friends. There was a monk there (my aunt knew him from somewhere, not sure where - said that his name was Brother John), I was up getting some food and he was there beside me and said "Those are good, aren't they?" I said, 'Yes.'  ... So, now. Now, I've been blessed. *nods* Because when a monk (and/or a nun) speak to you it TOTALLY counts as being blessed.  Okay, so maybe it doesn't but I'm saying it does.

Brother John was wearing a white robe, which on tv and in the movies they always seem to be wearing brown ones. I kind of wonder what the difference is.

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According to my recent research, Carmelite monks wear white. Franciscans wear grey (ei, greyfriars) and Dominicans wear black (blackfriars). I was actually looking this up because I was wondering why "Blackfriars" in London was named tha. But anyway, go you, blessed by a monk!