PRAY FOR ME -- PRIEZ POUR MOI -- OREN PARA MI

Visit the prayer log and add your intentions.

Visitez le carnet de prières et ajoutez-y vos intentions. Ici se trouve le lien.

Visiten el cuaderno de oraciones y anoten sus intenciones. Llamenlo clicando aqui.

mercredi 20 juillet 2016

BETHLEHEM CHRISTMAS TREE - ARBOL NAVIDEÑO EN BELEN - ARBRE DE NOEL À BETHLÉHEM



We invited a couple of our parish who will be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary shortly, to join a Holy Land Pilgrimage on December 1, 2016.  After thinking about the privilege that it would be to celebrate their 25th anniversary in Cana (where Jesus attended a wedding and changed the jars of water into wine) they indicated that they would join the pilgrimage. 
Then the terrible terrorist attack that took place at the Istanbul airport terminal happened and so they decided not to pursue joining the pilgrimage.

Such a reaction was so different from the chorus that we heard from the pilgrims who joined us in previous years, including last year:  "If I had allowed the comments of my friends about the dangers in the Holy Land to discourage me I would not have gone. My experience was so different from the warnings of my friends and relatives. It was very quiet in the Holy Land. I am so glad I did not listen to them." (By Tessie Hatten)

Another said: "Yes my wife did not want to go because she was afraid. But I told her that 'I am going' even without her." (Del Burgos.)  His wife joined the pilgrimage and said: " I am glad that I decided to join. This is an experience of a life time."

One thing is sure: The Agency of Pilgrimages will not put the pilgrims in harm's way. Have you ever heard in the news about a group of Holy Land pilgrims who encountered such danger? People go to the Holy Land to visit the places where Jesus was born, walked and preached. Would Jesus put us in harm's way?

This particular pilgrimage is also a response to the invitation of the Mayor of Bethlehem (she is a Catholic) who is inviting christians particularly catholics to go to the Holy land to show the Christians in Bethelehem the value of living a Christian life.
At this moment we are signing up people who are interested in providing an example of Christian focus on the presence of God in our lives. This is a time when Christian Witness is more needed than ever.  It is a time when the public puts its faith on the table before the world in an echo of the prophet Isaiah's cry, "Send me!"

I'm going.  Be with me.



mardi 19 juillet 2016

TANZANIA - WELCOME TO OUR LADY OF LA SALETTE -

A Facebook message from Father Adilson Schio, ms
Un message "Facebook" du père Adilson Schio, ms
Un mensaje "Facebook" da Padre Adilson


PODEMOS SER DIFERENTES na raça, na cor, no valor que o mundo nos dá. Nossas histórias podem ter sido perpassadas por muitos aspectos diferentes. Nossos passados podem ter tristezas e alegrias diversas. Outros podem ter sido os fatos que marcaram nossas culturas. Outras podem ser as formas de olharmos a vida e enfrentarmos os desafios de viver... Sim, tudo isso é verdade, tudo isso tem seu peso e tem sua influência, mas nada disso impede de sermos iguais, de termos o mesmo valor e de sonharmos os mesmos sonhos de Deus. Somos do mesmo povo, eleito ou escolhido, não importa, o importante é que somos o Povo de Deus que vive a esperança mesmo na pobreza, que vive a fé mesmo na incerteza, que vive a comunidade mesmo que a luta diária para sobreviver é única e pessoal. Há em nós a mesma fórmula do amor que faz com que nos respeitemos em nosso jeito de ser e que nos promovemos em nosso jeito de nos irmanarmos na causa do Reino do Pai. Agora é oficial, Salette está em Tanzânia. Está em Rutete, pequena vila rural a 45 km da cidade de Bukoba, lugar de muita banana e de muitas cabras. Depois de uma missa de quatro horas e meia, com a acolhida de três Missionários Saletinos (Manuel, Aldrin e Dileesh), com 197 batizados e 12 casamentos, chegamos ao nosso povo. Estamos aqui como missionários que vem para anunciar com a ternura de uma Mãe, que não é preciso ter medo, que há uma novidade da parte de Deus que precisa ser contada e é justamente esta novidade que trazemos no coração e que se transformará, com o passar dos dias e dos meses, em palavras e atitudes de reconciliação, pois afinal somos Família Saletina, presentes em mais um país do mundo, todos na esperança de que há muito mais realidades que nos fazem iguais do que coisas que nos separam. Ainda esta semana compartilharei fotos da nossa nova missão aguarde, por enquanto olhe este povo (foto) e sinta a mesma alegria que eu tive em estar aqui e presenciar este momento. A Família Saletina (padres, religiosos, religiosas e leigos) está em festa. Agradeçamos a Deus...





WE CAN BE DIFFERENT as to race, color, values that the world gives us. Our stories may have been woven with many different aspects. Our past may contain sorrows and many joys. Other experiences may have been events rooted in our culture. Others may be ways to look at life and face the challenges of living ... Yes, all this is true, all of this has its weight and has its influence, but nothing prevents them from being equal.  We all have the same values dream the same dreams of God. We are the same people, elected or chosen, no matter, the important thing is that we are the People of God who live in hope even in poverty, living faith even in the community that lives in the uncertainty of life, even if the daily struggle to survive is unique and personal. We all have the same formula of love that makes us respect one another along the road of life and through which we initiate our effort to weave the brotherhood that is the root of the Kingdom of the Father. Now it's official, La Salette is in Tanzania. It is here in Rutete, a small rural village 45 km from the town of Bukoba, a place that abounds in bananas and goats. After a Mass that lasted four and one half hours, which incorporated the welcome of three La Salette Missionaries (Manuel, Aldrin and Dileesh), 197 baptisms and 12 marriages, we have arrived among our people. We come as missionaries to announce, with the tenderness of a mother, that there is no need to fear.  We present something new from God that needs to be told and it is to satisfy the need that we all carry in our hearts.  It is this innovation that will change us in the passing days and months, in words and with the attitude of reconciliation.  After all we are the La Salette Family now present in another country in the world.  All with the hope that there are many more realities that make us equal than things that separate us.  This week we also share photos of our new mission.  We invite you to look at these people (photo) and feel the same joy to be here and witness this moment that I had.
The La Salette Family (priests, religious and lay) is celebrating.
Thank God ...


Fr. Adilson, Fr. Rosanno, Fr. Silvano, (?), Fr. Manuel, Fr. Aldrin, Fr. Dileesh
Nous pouvons être d’une autre race, autre couleur et vivre selon d’autres valeurs que le monde nous donne. Nos histoires peuvent avoir été chargés de nombreux aspects différents. Notre passé peut conter des peines et de joies. Tous et chacun nous avons vécu des événements qui sont marqué par nos cultures. Tout autres peuvent être nos façons de regarder la vie et faire face à ses défis… Oui, tout cela est vrai, tout cela a son poids et a son influence, mais rien ne nous empêche d'être égaux, nous avons les mêmes valeurs et rêvons les mêmes rêves de Dieu. Nous sommes les mêmes personnes, élus ou choisis, peu importe. L’important est que nous sommes le peuple de Dieu qui vit dans l'espérance que se soit dans la pauvreté, la foi vivante, ou même dans l'incertitude qui envahit la communauté, même si la lutte quotidienne pour survivre est unique et personnelle. En nous la même formule de l'amour qui nous supporte dans le respect de notre façon d'être et nous pousse d’avant dans le chemin vers la fraternité qui est la cause du Royaume du Père. Maintenant, c’est officiel, La Salette est en Tanzanie. C’est à  Rutete, petit village rural à 45 km de la ville de Bukoba, place riche en bananes et abondant en chèvres. Après une messe de quatre heures et demie, avec l'accueil de trois Missionnaires Saletins (Manuel, Aldrin et Dileesh), avec 197 baptêmes et 12 mariages, nous arrivons à notre peuple. Nous sommes ici en tant que missionnaires avec la tendresse d'une mère, apportant une bonne nouvelle.  Il n'y a pas lieu de craindre.  C’est quelque chose de nouveau de Dieu qui doit être dit et c’est précisément cette innovation que nous apportons dans notre cœur pour le partager avec vous.   Et cela vous changera avec le passage des jours et des mois, grâce aux mots et des attitudes de la réconciliation, parce que, après tout, nous sommes de la famille Saletine, présents dans un autre pays dans le monde, le tout dans l'espoir qu'il existe beaucoup plus de réalités qui nous rendent égaux que des choses qui nous séparent.  Cette semaine nous partageons des photos de notre nouvelle arrivée en mission pour que vous puissiez regarder ces gens (photo) et sentir la même joie que j’ai sentie durant ma présence ici et durant ce moment historique. La famille Saletine (prêtres, religieux et laïcs) est en fête.
Dieu merci...




TANZANIA - WELCOME TO OUR LADY OF LA SALETTE -

A Facebook message from Father Adilson Schio, ms
Un message "Facebook" du père Adilson Schio, ms
Un mensaje "Facebook" da Padre Adilson


PODEMOS SER DIFERENTES na raça, na cor, no valor que o mundo nos dá. Nossas histórias podem ter sido perpassadas por muitos aspectos diferentes. Nossos passados podem ter tristezas e alegrias diversas. Outros podem ter sido os fatos que marcaram nossas culturas. Outras podem ser as formas de olharmos a vida e enfrentarmos os desafios de viver... Sim, tudo isso é verdade, tudo isso tem seu peso e tem sua influência, mas nada disso impede de sermos iguais, de termos o mesmo valor e de sonharmos os mesmos sonhos de Deus. Somos do mesmo povo, eleito ou escolhido, não importa, o importante é que somos o Povo de Deus que vive a esperança mesmo na pobreza, que vive a fé mesmo na incerteza, que vive a comunidade mesmo que a luta diária para sobreviver é única e pessoal. Há em nós a mesma fórmula do amor que faz com que nos respeitemos em nosso jeito de ser e que nos promovemos em nosso jeito de nos irmanarmos na causa do Reino do Pai. Agora é oficial, Salette está em Tanzânia. Está em Rutete, pequena vila rural a 45 km da cidade de Bukoba, lugar de muita banana e de muitas cabras. Depois de uma missa de quatro horas e meia, com a acolhida de três Missionários Saletinos (Manuel, Aldrin e Dileesh), com 197 batizados e 12 casamentos, chegamos ao nosso povo. Estamos aqui como missionários que vem para anunciar com a ternura de uma Mãe, que não é preciso ter medo, que há uma novidade da parte de Deus que precisa ser contada e é justamente esta novidade que trazemos no coração e que se transformará, com o passar dos dias e dos meses, em palavras e atitudes de reconciliação, pois afinal somos Família Saletina, presentes em mais um país do mundo, todos na esperança de que há muito mais realidades que nos fazem iguais do que coisas que nos separam. Ainda esta semana compartilharei fotos da nossa nova missão aguarde, por enquanto olhe este povo (foto) e sinta a mesma alegria que eu tive em estar aqui e presenciar este momento. A Família Saletina (padres, religiosos, religiosas e leigos) está em festa. Agradeçamos a Deus...





WE CAN BE DIFFERENT as to race, color, values that the world gives us. Our stories may have been woven with many different aspects. Our past may contain sorrows and many joys. Other experiences may have been events rooted in our culture. Others may be ways to look at life and face the challenges of living ... Yes, all this is true, all of this has its weight and has its influence, but nothing prevents them from being equal.  We all have the same values dream the same dreams of God. We are the same people, elected or chosen, no matter, the important thing is that we are the People of God who live in hope even in poverty, living faith even in the community that lives in the uncertainty of life, even if the daily struggle to survive is unique and personal. We all have the same formula of love that makes us respect one another along the road of life and through which we initiate our effort to weave the brotherhood that is the root of the Kingdom of the Father. Now it's official, La Salette is in Tanzania. It is here in Rutete, a small rural village 45 km from the town of Bukoba, a place that abounds in bananas and goats. After a Mass that lasted four and one half hours, which incorporated the welcome of three La Salette Missionaries (Manuel, Aldrin and Dileesh), 197 baptisms and 12 marriages, we have arrived among our people. We come as missionaries to announce, with the tenderness of a mother, that there is no need to fear.  We present something new from God that needs to be told and it is to satisfy the need that we all carry in our hearts.  It is this innovation that will change us in the passing days and months, in words and with the attitude of reconciliation.  After all we are the La Salette Family now present in another country in the world.  All with the hope that there are many more realities that make us equal than things that separate us.  This week we also share photos of our new mission.  We invite you to look at these people (photo) and feel the same joy to be here and witness this moment that I had.
The La Salette Family (priests, religious and lay) is celebrating.
Thank God ...


Fr. Adilson, Fr. Rosanno, Fr. Silvano, (?), Fr. Manuel, Fr. Aldrin, Fr. Dileesh
Nous pouvons être d’une autre race, autre couleur et vivre selon d’autres valeurs que le monde nous donne. Nos histoires peuvent avoir été chargés de nombreux aspects différents. Notre passé peut conter des peines et de joies. Tous et chacun nous avons vécu des événements qui sont marqué par nos cultures. Tout autres peuvent être nos façons de regarder la vie et faire face à ses défis… Oui, tout cela est vrai, tout cela a son poids et a son influence, mais rien ne nous empêche d'être égaux, nous avons les mêmes valeurs et rêvons les mêmes rêves de Dieu. Nous sommes les mêmes personnes, élus ou choisis, peu importe. L’important est que nous sommes le peuple de Dieu qui vit dans l'espérance que se soit dans la pauvreté, la foi vivante, ou même dans l'incertitude qui envahit la communauté, même si la lutte quotidienne pour survivre est unique et personnelle. En nous la même formule de l'amour qui nous supporte dans le respect de notre façon d'être et nous pousse d’avant dans le chemin vers la fraternité qui est la cause du Royaume du Père. Maintenant, c’est officiel, La Salette est en Tanzanie. C’est à  Rutete, petit village rural à 45 km de la ville de Bukoba, place riche en bananes et abondant en chèvres. Après une messe de quatre heures et demie, avec l'accueil de trois Missionnaires Saletins (Manuel, Aldrin et Dileesh), avec 197 baptêmes et 12 mariages, nous arrivons à notre peuple. Nous sommes ici en tant que missionnaires avec la tendresse d'une mère, apportant une bonne nouvelle.  Il n'y a pas lieu de craindre.  C’est quelque chose de nouveau de Dieu qui doit être dit et c’est précisément cette innovation que nous apportons dans notre cœur pour le partager avec vous.   Et cela vous changera avec le passage des jours et des mois, grâce aux mots et des attitudes de la réconciliation, parce que, après tout, nous sommes de la famille Saletine, présents dans un autre pays dans le monde, le tout dans l'espoir qu'il existe beaucoup plus de réalités qui nous rendent égaux que des choses qui nous séparent.  Cette semaine nous partageons des photos de notre nouvelle arrivée en mission pour que vous puissiez regarder ces gens (photo) et sentir la même joie que j’ai sentie durant ma présence ici et durant ce moment historique. La famille Saletine (prêtres, religieux et laïcs) est en fête.
Dieu merci...