Adding to the return of Bishop Robert, we also get news of our second bishop emeritus, Bishop Luis.
Easter
Easter in Cuba was not tourism, was in Congress. The 6 th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party focused the attention of the media before and after, with suggestive proposals adjustments in the economy. However, the TV also went live on the Via Crucis of the Colosseum and the Easter greeting the pope in St. Peter. Schools and colleges were open all week. The parish was full (about 500 faithful), especially for Palm Sunday, the vigil and Easter Sunday.
An original custom mark Good Friday. As the faithful come to worship the cross are placing flowers on the table that supports it. At the end of the procession the crucifix is \u200b\u200bcompletely covered with flowers. Also on Holy Thursday monument looms just behind branches and more branches of all kinds of flowers. Amazes me the quality of the choir. (They're rehearsing the litany composed by our Jorge Martinez SDB, I arrived by DHL)
Sunday afternoon concelebrated with the Archbishop in the Cathedral.
Pastoral domino
In every corner of the neighborhood, the neighbors assembled to play tables dominoes. Is the equivalent of our trick. It is played in pairs and with all kinds of signs, but the shouting. As part of the sport, colleagues argue violently every play. The older, more moderate. Under the lights in front of the church is dominated almost every afternoon and evening. Ladies chatting at the door and the kids play with hose in the heat of the street. Neighbors on a Sunday pooled in a large pot, some vegetables, chicken and pork, for something called "soupy" which is cooked over an open fire in the village. Since I arrived I joined the group of men to be teaching me the address. This has very good relations with neighbors who religiously respected the silence as they developed the ceremonies inside the temple.
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| Cubans playing dominoes. |
Concerts
pains Former Jesuit College is now a preunivesitario. In contrast, the temple has become the best concert hall in the city. A Cuban pastor, songwriter and guitarist, linked to the cultural Santiago gave us tickets to great shows. For the examination of Masters in Conducting a young Santiago chose works by Dvorak, a local composer and an amazing glory of a contemporary English. Highlighted the polyphonic choir and organ. I immediately thought of inviting Cristina García Banegas to showcase it here. On another occasion, enjoy the 6th. Beethoven Symphony and recently the Alliance Française organized a festival in which students performed songs with high quality French.
The jeep
By administrative proceeding, without further examination revalidation got my driver's license of Melo. The community has a 50's Jeep as I used to learn to manage 60 years ago. With a few arrangements helps us to explore the extensive parish in its four locations. Also for visitors to "mission houses" from the periphery. There are two rural parishes extending some fifty miles east of Santiago and over one hundred west. In forty mission centers on each side, groups of lay and religious missionaries offered weekly celebrations word and catechesis. We will rotate to the sacraments according to our ability to support the respective parish, diocesan priests Cubans.
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