Dear Friends, Family and Benefactors,
To start our week of mission, we had a day
of silence and prayer. It was a time to leave our worries and the
busyness of our lives behind and focus on Christ. We are staying in the Friary since
there are so few of us this year and we are following the rhythm of their day.
The bell tower and cross in the Friary
So, the day started early at 6:00 am with praying the Liturgy of the Hours
which is the common prayer of the church that consists of songs, psalms and
scripture five times a day. After the Liturgy of the Hours, we had an hour of
personal prayer.
One of the garden in the Friary
Fr Francis Mary with a Honduran friend
We had breakfast and then Br. Mark Mary
gave us a talk on prayer. The four points were that prayer is primary, the
foundation to everything in life; necessary, that apart from God we can do
nothing; effective, that our prayers matter; and sufficient, knowing that we
are loved by God is enough…we don’t need anything else.
In the late morning, we had Mass, lunch and
then a talk by Fr. Francis Mary on prayer. Br. Gabriel lead the group in using Divino
Lectia as a way to pray with the scriptures. We also had lots of time to just
be quiet and pray.
Paul spending time with Christ in prayer in the chapel
Again, following the life of the Friars, we
had a Eucharistic Holy Hour and then dinner to celebrate Father’s Day. Br Dismas prepared quite the feast for us.
We all cherished a quiet day of retreat to
encounter God. At dinner we enjoyed the fellowship of the Friars.
Another garden in the Friary that also has turtles in it
Please continue to pray for us, the Friars
and the people of Honduras.
God bless, The Honduras Mission Team
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