In the morning we went to La Piedra where St. Monica sponsors 24 families. La Piedra is so far south that it is in another parish boundaries, but served by Santisimo Sacramento. We began by being welcomes in the desert street by many villagers with placards with out names. Fr. Joe was led down the street with a canopy over his head. As he, and we, entered the walkway to to the church entrance, people with palm branches through them at our feet like on Palm Sunday. It was a very emotional experience. The Mass was wonderful with beautiful music. I had tears in my eyes and could hardly proclaim the gospel.
We then had a fiesta with school dancers followed by dancing ourselves with various people. I did the hat dance with the school principal. The village loves parishioners from St. Monica.
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