Slowly, but running
Days of hello, farewell and goodbye, that is what this last week in Bozoum has been.
Sometimes she is a mother, like Suzanne, who brings me a bag with about ten kilos of the rice she produces, and some legumes from her garden, or at times like a grandmother with a chicken. Simple gestures, accompanied by a lot of emotion, on both sides (I didn't ask the chicken, but maybe he is moved too. Anyway, I invited him to the table!).
The pupils at our St. Augustine High School read a speech on Monday morning at the flag-raising. Their teachers, who invited me in the afternoon for a moment of sharing, gave me a statue of a wise old man (patience for the old, but wise ... not yet!).
When I celebrate Mass on Sundays, there are two moments that I particularly like: when I return to the altar, after sprinkling, at Kyrie, and after the distribution of Communion.
At the beginning of Mass, we ask forgiveness for our sins. Then the priest passes by and blesses the faithful with holy water, the symbol of Baptism. When I get back to the altar, I always feel a beautiful feeling: that of being, me and the people present, clean, forgiven.
After having distributed the Eucharist, the Body of Christ, I always look forward to the most beautiful part: bringing it to the sick, the poor and those who cannot move. Then I go back to the altar, and it is not I who carry Jesus, but He who carries me. He who carries everyone.
I end with good news:Sometimes she is a mother, like Suzanne, who brings me a bag with about ten kilos of the rice she produces, and some legumes from her garden, or at times like a grandmother with a chicken. Simple gestures, accompanied by a lot of emotion, on both sides (I didn't ask the chicken, but maybe he is moved too. Anyway, I invited him to the table!).
The pupils at our St. Augustine High School read a speech on Monday morning at the flag-raising. Their teachers, who invited me in the afternoon for a moment of sharing, gave me a statue of a wise old man (patience for the old, but wise ... not yet!).
When I celebrate Mass on Sundays, there are two moments that I particularly like: when I return to the altar, after sprinkling, at Kyrie, and after the distribution of Communion.
At the beginning of Mass, we ask forgiveness for our sins. Then the priest passes by and blesses the faithful with holy water, the symbol of Baptism. When I get back to the altar, I always feel a beautiful feeling: that of being, me and the people present, clean, forgiven.
After having distributed the Eucharist, the Body of Christ, I always look forward to the most beautiful part: bringing it to the sick, the poor and those who cannot move. Then I go back to the altar, and it is not I who carry Jesus, but He who carries me. He who carries everyone.
This week, in the Ceca Republic, the book “Comenius would rejoice. The story of SIRIRI" (Komensky by zajasal. Pribeh SIRIRI) was published. It speaks of SIRIRI, a Czech NGO that helps Carmelite missions in CAR. The book was written by Ludmila Böhmova with the help of Katerina Lachmanova, author of various books on spirituality, who invited Ludmila to tell this interesting story.
The book presents the beginnings and the whole adventure of SIRIRI since 2006. Not only is it about SIRRI but it also tells about the work of Carmelite missionaries in CAR, in particular the ministry of Father Aurelio in Bozoum, initiator and guarantor of most of SIRIRI's projects. During the last 15 years, various projects have been managed together. At the beginning it was the construction and collaboration for the Arc en ciel Orphans Center, later it was the St. Augustin Lyceum and the Foyer for pupils. SIRIRI found the money for the construction of the Ophthalmic Clinic in Bouar to support the St Michel Center (for people with AIDS). SIRIRI also regularly supports the functioning of the Lyceum, the Cana Center and the school for mechanics in Baoro, etc. In recent years, SIRIRI has developed and introduced in schools the “Apprendre en Jouant” (Learning while having fun) program based on the pedagogical principles of Comenius (hence the title of the book).
The book (in Czech) can be found here: https://www.siriri.org/rukuvruce/index.php?route=product/product&path=76_78&product_id=239 "
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| Con gli insegnanti del St.Augustin Avec les enseignants du Lycée St.Augustin |
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| Mario, al tornio, a Baoro Mario, au tour, à Baoro |
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