Departures
September 7, 2025
We continued to prepare various reports for the diocese, but we also found time to meet with priests and lay people who, in one way or another, needed to hear from the bishop on certain issues.
On Thursday, Bishop Aguirre and I are going to Lanome to meet with the community and also to see the work being done.
The new school is ready for classes to begin in the coming weeks. We have also gotten more desks for the students, thanks to some friends in Rome, and the parents are organizing to clean up the school and the courtyard.
Work on the church is currently on hold, but we will resume as soon as the rains subsides, which will be in a couple of months.
On Friday morning, the diocesan seminarians who had come on vacation in June are leaving for Bangui. The journey (750 km) is a great unknown due to the disastrous condition of the roads. Some parents and relatives have come to say goodbye. This is the first time in many years that the seminarians currently in Bangui have come to Bangassou during their vacation!
The trip, so far, has been a success: on Sunday evening the car arrived in Bangui, after "only" three days of travel!
Today, Sunday, I celebrated Mass in the Cathedral. We celebrated in advance the feast of the patron saint, Saint Peter Claver (a Spanish saint who dedicated his life to the African slaves who landed in Colombia). Today, the new parish priest, Father Clotaire, takes office, and I blessed his new ministry.
September 7, 2025
We continued to prepare various reports for the diocese, but we also found time to meet with priests and lay people who, in one way or another, needed to hear from the bishop on certain issues.
On Thursday, Bishop Aguirre and I are going to Lanome to meet with the community and also to see the work being done.
The new school is ready for classes to begin in the coming weeks. We have also gotten more desks for the students, thanks to some friends in Rome, and the parents are organizing to clean up the school and the courtyard.
Work on the church is currently on hold, but we will resume as soon as the rains subsides, which will be in a couple of months.
On Friday morning, the diocesan seminarians who had come on vacation in June are leaving for Bangui. The journey (750 km) is a great unknown due to the disastrous condition of the roads. Some parents and relatives have come to say goodbye. This is the first time in many years that the seminarians currently in Bangui have come to Bangassou during their vacation!
The trip, so far, has been a success: on Sunday evening the car arrived in Bangui, after "only" three days of travel!
Today, Sunday, I celebrated Mass in the Cathedral. We celebrated in advance the feast of the patron saint, Saint Peter Claver (a Spanish saint who dedicated his life to the African slaves who landed in Colombia). Today, the new parish priest, Father Clotaire, takes office, and I blessed his new ministry.
Tomorrow, Monday, September 8th, I'll
be leaving for Bangui, and on Tuesday I'll continue to Italy, where I'll
be staying for a few weeks.
Till then!
Till then!
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| Davanti alla nuova scuola di Lanome Devant la nouvelle école de Lanome Frente a la nueva escuela en Lanome |
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| I nuovi banchi les nouveaux tables - bancs Los nuevos pupitres en Lanome |
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| La partenza dei seinaristi per Bangui Le depar des séminaristes pour Bangui La partida de los seminaristas hacia Bangui |
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| Cattedrale di Bangassou Cathédral de Bangassou Catedral de Bangassou |
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