Mexico 2019 (SPS Theology II)

Please pray for the Theology II seminarians as they spend the month of January in Mexico, encountering the people and the land devoted to Our Lady of Guadalupe who proclaimed, “I am your mother.”

serving and marching with the Sisters-1/11-12

January 12, 2019
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The last few days have been a real whirlwind. We were all up early on Friday for 7am Mass with the Sisters at their house. 5 of the men stayed with the Sisters to work, while the rest of us rode in the van with Gabriel to the Missionary Brothers and split up again, half […]

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The Fact of a Presence-Reflection 1/9/19

January 11, 2019
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This morning I awoke late after a long night of sleep. I awoke not knowing anything about what the day would contain and to be honest the day was truly amazing. I awoke first to a bunch of text messages to our group chat, saying that we would be working with the Missionary Brothers of […]

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working with the Missionaries of Charity: 1/9-1/10

January 11, 2019
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We’ve had two great days working with the Missionary Sisters and Brothers of Charity. The Sisters here seem to do it all: they run a home for young children and elderly women with disabilities, they distribute food aid they receive in several neighborhoods, they work at the local parish. The brothers, who live a few […]

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Tacos and Accompaniment-Reflection 1/8/19

January 10, 2019
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Day 1: 1/8/19 Running low on sleep, the group of Theology II men made it in one piece to the Santa Fe area of Mexico City, nearly everyone droopy-eyed and yawning. Yet as soon as we found our hotel and settled in, we all woke out of our stupor at the excitement of walking the […]

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We Made it to Mexico

January 9, 2019
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We made it to safe and sound to Mexico City! Our day yesterday started with a shuttle to the airport at 3:30am from the Saint Paul Seminary and it ended at 6 pm with Mass with the Missionaries of Charity in the Santa Fe neighborhood of Mexico City. We had a little free time to […]

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Learning to Serve in Mexico City

December 19, 2018
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From January 8-25, nineteen seminarians in 2nd Theology and Fr. John Gallas will be in Mexico City. We will be learning to serve the poor from the Missionaries of Charity, along with a few other Catholic organizations in the city. While we’re there, we’ll also be visiting the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and […]

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