You were probably on the cusp. By the mid-eighties I believe it was required in every diocese.
Believe me, when you’re only 21 years old, 71 looks very old indeed . . . although it doesn’t look as old as it used to . . . . < g >
You're probably right. The priest was very laid back (neither of us belonged to his parish), so that may have also played into it.
Read 61 for that. We were married 30 years ago, not 20. It all seems to blur in my mind though . . . I am definitely getting old, but I’ve always been math-challenged. My husband the Tech man takes care of all that stuff for me . . . .