dia de san fransisco and more: being catholic i think you could find a reason to have a party or celebration every day if you wanted to. and i think the dominicans, especially at nph, take full advantage of this. wednesday, october 1 was the feast day of st. therese. since all the kids live in houses named after saints, on the feast day of their saint, they get to have a party. so, on wednesday we had mass and then the oldest girls that live in casa santa teresa had a party. then, saturday was the day of st. francis of assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment, so we had a big, day-long celebration. it started on friday night and we helped the kids make posters to honor the day and costumes to wear the next day. then saturday morning we all lined up on the basketball court at 8:00 am and had a procession around nph, through our garden and ended in front of the pig pen. we then had deacon fransisco come and say some prayers and then did a blessing of the animals and the land. all the kids then had to go do work around the land. some picked up trash, others watered the garden, some cleaned the pig pen, others cut the grass (which they do with a machete, because there are too many rocks to use a lawn mower), etc... after that we took a lunch break and then had mass at 2:00. after mass a few of the kids did a short presentation on st. francis and then 
they played games. we ended the day with popcorn and juice. the best part of the weekend was that on friday night i picked up my mom and drew from the airport because they came to visit for a few days over october break! so, they got to experience dia de san fransisco as well. we also got to play with my mom and drew when it was all over. we did some soccer, swung on the swings, played pogs, etc. it was really cute because the kids have been learning english in school so i was making them practice with my family. they are really embarrased about it, but they did really well. it was a fun day and more about the adventures with my family next week!"while you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart." - st. francis of assisi
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Hi Megan,
I lost track of your blog in early September. I had been getting an email when you posted but they stopped coming. I thought you were too busy to blog as often. Never thought of checking your blog spot. I guess I'm still learning about blogging.
I think of you often and prayed that all of you would be spared during those hurricanes.
I talked briefly with Mom and Drew and hope to hear more from them about their trip to see you.
God Bless you and all that you are doing. You definitely are making a difference.
Gerri
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