Saturday, June 11, 2011

Miodonka

So, today we had another special day of handover of the Jubilee Cross from one parish to another in our small Butiama deanery. This time we went to Mother-Parish of Zanaki (which gave birth to three others so far - Butiama, Kiabakari and Nyamuswa) to participate in the Holy Mass of farewell of the Cross in Zanaki and handover to Butiama parish. It was a great day of communion, prayer, sharing joy and happiness which ended though on low note of Miodonka...


I liked the lively and cheerful Mass at Zanaki parochial church. I liked the presence of all priests in the deanery (we are five altogether). The sisters from Chief Wanzagi Girls' Secondary school were present and Carmelite sisters from Butiama as well.

Mare & Mare could not miss this opportunity to experience the liveliness of the festive celebration like this today. I guess they were happy to be there and also at Butiama where we went with the Cross to begin its journey in the Small Christian Communities in Butiama vast parish.

The high spirits and emotions ended on low note though with Marianna catching a stomach bug, probably from the food we shared after the Mass in Zanaki parish. We suspect the beans.

So, the hospitable parish priest of Butiama, Fr. Maciej Braun, CR, took care precautionary of all three of us - Marianna, Marija and myself - treating the potential threat with a nice Miodonka (honey alcohol made in Poland) and some Irish coffee, which greatly enhanced our worried moods and dispel all heavy thoughts.

We came back home happy and content. And I'm sure the stomach reaction has been completely cured with the miraculous elixir applied to us by our host in Butiama...

Here are some pictures from today:

Shortly before the Mass at Zanaki parochial church

 Entrance procession

 From left to right: Sr. Beata, Marianna and Marija

Del Piero on drums :)

My neighbor during the Mass

 A ray of hope

 The reception of the Cross in Butiama parish

 The procession of the Cross 
on the way to the parochial church in Butiama

 Fr. Andrzej Duda, CR in front and the parish priest, 
Fr. Maciej Braun, CR in the background

A prayer of welcoming the Jubilee Cross in the parochial church


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