Here in the mountains of southern Honduras where I serve as a missionary priest, we have two seasons of the year: summer and winter.
Summer goes from November1 through April 30, and our so-called “winter” goes from May 1 through October 31. I say “so-called” winter, for our concept of winter is nothing like the north. As a matter of fact, it is still as hot as ever where I live in the pueblo of Reitoca all year round. The difference between the two seasons is that in “winter,” we have rains in the late afternoons and evenings at times, while in the summer months, it can go for three or four months without a drop of rain.
Right now, we’re in winter, and the rivers are overflowing. That makes it very difficult to visit some of the 41 churches of our parish. Father Cecilio, for example, went to the Reitocan communities of Agua Caliente and Las Marías del Norte on August 22, but he was unable to take a truck because the rivers were too high and the currents too strong. So, after getting across the river on a “hamaca” bridge, he found a horse somewhere and was able to celebrate Masses.
