El Arado Church Blessing

March 8, 2023
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On Saturday, February 4 of this year, I had the opportunity to celebrate Mass in the Curarén community of El Arado.

The name of the church is Our Lady of Suyapa, and the people were celebrating their patronal feast day.  As part of the celebration, they asked if I would bless their new church.  So, many children took pine branches to dip into a large basin of holy water carried by one of the men of the community.  We walked around the church inside and out, and the children had a wonderful time sprinkling the water on the wall of the church.  So, the new church is now fully blessed.

El Arado has a beautiful climate where the air is fresh and cool and pine trees grow plentifully.