Roads
And here I am in Europe!
Last week, April Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th , I took part,
together with about seventy other participants priests, friars and nuns, at the
Diocesan Session. Together with the new Bishop of Bouar we have tried to
understand how to handle the situation mostly regarding the security (almost
half of the parishes are in dangerous conditions, because in areas occupied by
rebels). We discussed also about the future of our Diocese: what to do, and how
to act. We plan, among other things, the reopening of schools for catechists,
next fall. The meeting concludes with the Eucharistic celebration in the chapel
of the Clarisse nuns, preceded by a meeting among the Bishop with Friars and
Sisters of the diocese.
On Thursday afternoon I go to Baoro,
and on early Friday at 4.30am I’m on my way to Bangui. There I have a couple of
meetings and finally the check-in for my flight to Europe. In the afternoon I have
the flight to Paris, where I arrive Saturday morning, to continue towards
Genoa. My confreres come to pick me up at the airport, and in the afternoon I
go to Cuneo, for a few days with my family.
But Monday and Tuesday I am in
Prague, to meet the Brothers looking after the Shrine of the Child Jesus and
for some meetings. On Monday afternoon I take part to the meeting with the
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and above all, the friends of the NGO SIRIRI.OPS, with whom we have been
collaborating for years. At present I’m back to Italy for a few weeks.
On Thursday May 3rd there
will be the presentation of the book "Courage.
We must fight so that God grants victory ". I have in my hands the
just printed book! Over 300 pages, which collect what I wrote on the blog in
recent years. All enriched by some information on the Country, the mission,
education, agriculture and much more! It will be possible to find it here:
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