DEAR FRIENDS OF THE SALTILLO MISSION,
Father Benny Piovan
Photo by John Chevis
Let me offer many thank-you's for all your prayers and steady donations to the Saltillo
Mission. As we approach the mission appeal I'd like to share with you some of the good and successful things we were able to do at the Missions in his year of Faith.
We hosted open-door Masses in the neighborhoods with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in as many as 15 houses who hosted the Blessed Sacrament simultaneously-- inviting their neighbors to Adoration in their home before they all came to a central location for Benediction followed by Mass. By the end of the Year of Faith 750 homes had hosted the Blessed Sacrament.
In several of the Ranchos we held one-day retreats for parents, sponsors, and children of First Communion and Confirmation teens. A team of various catechists would accompany me to t he ranchos on a Saturday--after ran opening prayer and warm up songs--we would split up the group; First Communion , Confirmation, adults, sponsors--each with its own program. In the meantime I'd go from group to group for confessions, doing as many as 4-5 hours of confessions without stopping. The following day I would administer the Sacraments, sometimes five in one day, Confessions, Baptisms, Confirmation, marriage of one or more couples and First Communion.
Several ranchos have started Holy Hours of Adoration, -one rancho, Tunalillo, hosts an all night Adoration once a month, Another rancho wanted the Blessed Sacrament close to them so badly they built themselves a little adobe church with security windows, a strong door with safety lock and a niche for the tabernacle, with all that done, I could not deny them so I left the Blessed Sacrament with them on my last visit September 29, the Feast of their patron, St, Michael.
In another group of three ranchos were we host a monthly Mass, the people come with bunches of fresh garden flowers and home-cooked coffee, cake, gorditas, pan casero and cookies to share after Mass.
Photo by John Chevis
Photo by John Chevis
These are some of the blessings of the Saltillo Mission--through your prayers and donations you are also sharing in their blessings--for your donations make it possible.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU,
LOVE YOU ALL,
PADRE BENNY PIOVAN, PASTOR
Padre Benny loading for Barrios
Photo by John Chevis
DIOCESE OF JACKSON
COLLECTION DATES
JAN. 11-12, 2014
PLEASE GIVE
GENEROUSLY
PRINTED IN THE MISSISSIPPI CATHOLIC
ON DECEMBER 20, 2013.
Photo by John Chevis
Let me offer many thank-you's for all your prayers and steady donations to the Saltillo
Mission. As we approach the mission appeal I'd like to share with you some of the good and successful things we were able to do at the Missions in his year of Faith.
We hosted open-door Masses in the neighborhoods with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in as many as 15 houses who hosted the Blessed Sacrament simultaneously-- inviting their neighbors to Adoration in their home before they all came to a central location for Benediction followed by Mass. By the end of the Year of Faith 750 homes had hosted the Blessed Sacrament.
In several of the Ranchos we held one-day retreats for parents, sponsors, and children of First Communion and Confirmation teens. A team of various catechists would accompany me to t he ranchos on a Saturday--after ran opening prayer and warm up songs--we would split up the group; First Communion , Confirmation, adults, sponsors--each with its own program. In the meantime I'd go from group to group for confessions, doing as many as 4-5 hours of confessions without stopping. The following day I would administer the Sacraments, sometimes five in one day, Confessions, Baptisms, Confirmation, marriage of one or more couples and First Communion.
Several ranchos have started Holy Hours of Adoration, -one rancho, Tunalillo, hosts an all night Adoration once a month, Another rancho wanted the Blessed Sacrament close to them so badly they built themselves a little adobe church with security windows, a strong door with safety lock and a niche for the tabernacle, with all that done, I could not deny them so I left the Blessed Sacrament with them on my last visit September 29, the Feast of their patron, St, Michael.
In another group of three ranchos were we host a monthly Mass, the people come with bunches of fresh garden flowers and home-cooked coffee, cake, gorditas, pan casero and cookies to share after Mass.
Photo by John ChevisPhoto by John Chevis
These are some of the blessings of the Saltillo Mission--through your prayers and donations you are also sharing in their blessings--for your donations make it possible.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU,
LOVE YOU ALL,
PADRE BENNY PIOVAN, PASTOR
Photo by John Chevis
DIOCESE OF JACKSON
COLLECTION DATES
JAN. 11-12, 2014
PLEASE GIVE
GENEROUSLY
PRINTED IN THE MISSISSIPPI CATHOLIC
ON DECEMBER 20, 2013.
