Monday, December 15, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
more pictures!
The whole group after dinner to celebrate Sr. Teresita's 50 years of consecrated life. (I'm taking the picture.) The Franciscan sisters serve in Pedro Santana and have done so much good for the community here. At this dinner, we not only celebrated with sister, but said goodbye. She will be going on a short vacation and then moving to a new mission in Paraguay.
The four of us American missionaries with Sr. Teresita. :-)
One of Lupo's funny moments. I love this cat!!!
Volleyball game for San Francisco Xavier day...he is the patron of our parroquial school. I am to the far right. We lost... :-(
Me with my friends Guerris and Maria at the colmado of Guerris' dad. (A colmado is like a family-run convenience store...they have them all over town.)
Monday, December 8, 2008
Ave Maria Purissima, sin pecado concebida
Today is, of course, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. Here it's not a Holy Day of Obligation...but it is of course still a solemnity. The title of this blog is a very common exclamation during the rosary and other prayers here ... "Hail most pure Mary, conceived without sin" ... but in Spanish it flows better.
This week I am finishing up my catechesis classes and starting tests. I have about 10-15 kids that, God willing, will be confirmed in January during the Bishop's pastoral visit. I have been reviewing like crazy with them, and hope that they will all do well on the oral exams Fr. OHare and I will give to each student individually next week. As some of the younger students don't read and write well yet (though they are in fifth grade) and even some of the eighth graders struggle, oral exams just seem like the best way to see what they really do know about the faith.
PLEASE pray for my host family...Berihuete has been in the capital for several weeks for doctor's appointments (He has been ill since March or so). Then last week he fell and hit his head while his daughter and wife were right beside. As far as I know, he will be staying in the capital for a good bit longer because he is having a lot of trouble getting around now.
Also, please keep Maria and Guerris in your prayers. They are two teachers at the parish school who will be married on December 27th here at the parish. A young couple's marriage in the Church is a rare occurence here, so we are all very excited. If you could pray, though, that their hearts be open to the grace of the sacrament and to each other...and that others will be inspired by their faith and commitment.
What else? it's guanabana season now, so I am very excited about that. If you've never tried one, I hope you get to one day. A yummy fruit good on its own or in juice! I also recently just learned from the sisters in Pedro Santana how to make pickled beets which I am anxious to try.
Hey...why don't you people leave comments. I like to read comments once in a while :-)
That's all for today. I have some pictures, but right now I am not using my own computer so I can't upload. Missing you all...please pray for me!
This week I am finishing up my catechesis classes and starting tests. I have about 10-15 kids that, God willing, will be confirmed in January during the Bishop's pastoral visit. I have been reviewing like crazy with them, and hope that they will all do well on the oral exams Fr. OHare and I will give to each student individually next week. As some of the younger students don't read and write well yet (though they are in fifth grade) and even some of the eighth graders struggle, oral exams just seem like the best way to see what they really do know about the faith.
PLEASE pray for my host family...Berihuete has been in the capital for several weeks for doctor's appointments (He has been ill since March or so). Then last week he fell and hit his head while his daughter and wife were right beside. As far as I know, he will be staying in the capital for a good bit longer because he is having a lot of trouble getting around now.
Also, please keep Maria and Guerris in your prayers. They are two teachers at the parish school who will be married on December 27th here at the parish. A young couple's marriage in the Church is a rare occurence here, so we are all very excited. If you could pray, though, that their hearts be open to the grace of the sacrament and to each other...and that others will be inspired by their faith and commitment.
What else? it's guanabana season now, so I am very excited about that. If you've never tried one, I hope you get to one day. A yummy fruit good on its own or in juice! I also recently just learned from the sisters in Pedro Santana how to make pickled beets which I am anxious to try.
Hey...why don't you people leave comments. I like to read comments once in a while :-)
That's all for today. I have some pictures, but right now I am not using my own computer so I can't upload. Missing you all...please pray for me!
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