Greetings to all.
As many of you know, I am in Brazil and I will try (with a little delay) to jot down some of my experiences in this marvelous country as I go about learning first-hand the commitment of our CLM in Brazil.
When I arrived in São Paulo, Lourdes (the CLM coordinator for Brazil) was waiting for me. We spent the afternoon visiting the Avenida Paulista, the cathedral, and the surrounding areas with brother João Paulo, whom I had met in Mozambique.
The following day we went to the home of Flavio’s parents, another CLM whom I will visit in the Nordeste.
We stopped briefly for lunch on a plate of “beef, rice and black beans” at Flavio’s parents’ house before continuing our journey. The father took us to visit the shrine of the Virgin Aparecida. It was an obligatory stop in Brazil so that she will be with us on this journey. Without any doubt, she is a strong spiritual presence for and the protector of the people of Brazil. And all this with the good fortune of living it through the eyes of Lourdes and Carlos, Flavio’s dad.
After having spent several hours visiting and attending Mass at the shrine, we left Lourdes at the bus station because she was going back to Ipê Amarelo, where I will see her again later, and we rested briefly before boarding the night bus for Curitiba.
A first few days of family welcome.
Greetings,
Alberto
This is wonderful, thank you for keeping Comboni spirit and the love for missions, i wish you success in your visit to Brazil, my sincere appreciation for the job well done. i send my greeting to our brothers and sisters in Brazil
From Munduga Simon
Comboni Lay Missionary -Uganda