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It was over lunch that Fr Dick Pankratz shared with Marisol and me what the students with disabilities did in Pagadian. Our spontaneous reaction was to organize a prayer vigil for the safety and release of Fr Michael Sinnott in our parish, Holy Rosary, Agusan, Cagayan de Oro, wanting to be in communion with the feelings fo the Columban Fathers who run the parish.
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I presented the flow of the prayer to the core group of catechists in the parish. Six days later, Tuesday, 24 October, we gathered at 7:00 pm in front of the church for the prayers, songs and recitation of the Holy Rosary. We ended up marching to the river bank and releasing coconut husks with candles with the song Maria, Bitoon sa Ebanghelisasyon, ‘Mary, Star of Evangelization’.
On the previous Saturday we had a recollection for the 4th year students in Agusan. I invited them to join us in the prayer vigil. I was surprised when I saw some of the boys there. ‘Sister’, they said, ‘new life!’
2 comments:
Hello, Fr.,
21.53pm GMT 11 November 2009
Irish priest freed in Philippines
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8355991.stm
Hope you can view the link
Deo Gratias
Pax
VM
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(UK time 10.28pm 11/11/2009)
Many thanks for the link which I used in my post at http://bangortobobbio.blogspot.com/2009/11/meida-coverage-of-release-of-fr-michael.html and also in the same post in www.misyononline.com/blog and www.misyononline.com/misyonforum
Father Sinnott looks remarkably well but I've no doubt his faith and the prayers of many sustained him. God bless you.
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