A new priest at his first mass was so nervous he could hardly speak. After mass he asked the monsignor how he had done. The monsignor replied, "When I am worried about getting nervous on the pulpit, I put a glass of vodka next to the water glass. If I start to get nervous, I take a sip."
So next Sunday he took the monsignor's advice. At the beginning of the sermon, he got nervous and took a drink. He proceeded to talk up a storm. Upon returning to his office after the mass, he found the following note on the door:
Classic Catholic humor! Had to have been written by an Irishman originally!
Beautiful!
I had this one in a notebook from 15 or 20 years ago. It's still a funny one after all these years.