The Missions: San Francisco and San José

Unless the mission is oriented by charity, that is, unless it springs from a profound act of divine love, it risks being reduced to mere philanthropic and social activity...Consequently, being missionaries means loving God with all one's heart, even to the point, if necessary, of dying for him. - Pope Benedict XVI


merry Christmas!

the season is progressing well. the town hasn't been too loud and the weather pleasant, if a little warm for Christmas (it's 85.3 currently). we just need to get through jan 6th and then things will return to normal, although the bishop is arriving on the 7th, so there you have that...

i baptized over 100 people in advent. hopefully we'll continue cranking out the sacraments, as la maria has done an excellent job preparing people in the campos. as far as i can tell the bishop will do over 100 confirmations during his visit.

here i am with the latest group from los yareyes:




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