The parish celebrated a 9:00 morning Mass in Dulce Nombre de
Copán for Delegates of the Word from the villages of the parish, as well as for
people in town. After Mass, the Delegates were given ashes to distribute in
their villages later today.
I assisted as deacon at the Mass, reading the Gospel.
During the imposition of ashes, our pastor, Padre German,
gave me a special responsibility.
He imposed the ashes on the foreheads of all those in
attendance, using the formula, “Remember you are dust and to dust you will
return.”
I was at the side with a Bible. (I didn’t know that we would
need the Book of the Gospels.) After people had received the ashes they came to
me and placed their hand on the bible. I invited them: “Repent and believe in
the Gospel.”
Some people were a little taken aback at this – and a bit
confused. But I was struck by two little girls who put their hands on the
Bible, heard me tell them to repent and believe in the Gospel, and then
responded with a heartfelt “Si!” – Yes!
Lent is a time to say “Si!” – Yes – to the Good News, in a
world plagued with bad news.
In the afternoon I went to Delicias Concepción for a Celebration of the Word with Ashes and Communion. I returned home in the dark - but it was a day filled with light.
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