Internet silence and times of silence

Internet silence and times of silence

For a couple of weeks the internet connection, which is already weak, has been almost absolete.

Here in Bangassou there are 2 telephone operators: Telecel, which has a decent Internet service, and has been turned off for more than ten days, while Orange is working for a few hours a day, but the internet connection is very poor, with little or no connection…

Last week I managed to publish the post, with a lot of effort, but not the photos. I'm afraid I'll have to continue like this today too.

We left on Monday 5 August, with the beginning of the spiritual exercises, a week of silence and prayer, which brought together all the priests of the diocese of Bangassou. They were led by Fr. Cyriaque, a Carmelite, who joined us from Bangui.

We reflected and prayed on the gift of priesthood, mystery and ministry.

On Sunday the 11th of August we celebrated the final Mass, in which the various transfers of the priests were also announced.

On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday there was the diocesan pastoral meeting, which saw priests and lay people from each parish gathered to take stock, parish by parish, of the pastoral work done and prepare the program for the year 2024-25, which will see us committed to the theme of the family and the Jubilee.

Today, the feast of the Assumption, offers a bit of a break, and tomorrow we will resume work with the presentation of the new catechisms.

Today I went to celebrate Mass in Pande, a small sanctuary 7 km from Bangassou, where about 600 people were gathered to pray and celebrate the feast of the Virgin Mary.