5TH. DECEMBER 2010 MOUNTAIN-TOP AND CATECHIST CEREMONY.
Weather-wise, our part of Europe seems to have been a little better than Ireland, England and Germany over the past week. The North of Albania is badly flooded though. The Official Process closure that I mentioned last week has had to be postponed. This is due to the fact that the city of Shkodra is flooded to within a short distance of the Cathedral. We have had some torrential rain here. Snow did not re-appear until today.
I was invited to a day out on Friday last! This was with a group of physiotherapy patients and staff. I had not attended the Centre and was invited through our Sister Amira. Also, three of our young adults travelled with us and provided great music throughout the day. We travelled to the mountain by bus. When the road ended we finished the final short stint on foot! We arrived in a hall and catering unit that is a rest centre for enthusiastic skiers, later in the year. I was amazed to see our local mountain-top, Morava, looking like a tiny dot in a valley. I then realized we were at 15,000 metres altitude and it was CHILLY!
Today, we were invited to the Ceremony of Candidacy for Mario, a 23 year old who is joining our Maltese catechists. This is his first step and the Ceremony resembled that of our Profession. His Muslim family and friends attended. Altogether, it was a truly joyful evening.
Tomorrow St. Nicholas is celebrated - great excitement among the children here!
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