Monday, August 29, 2011

"¿De qué se trata todo ésto Javier? ¿Por qué tantas damas?"

Bishop of Torreón José Galván Galindo's jovial question asked of Father Javier Bernal.


On the occasion of the "first ACTS women's retreat at the Parish of San Pedro Apóstol of San Pedro Coahuila, May 26 through 29, 2011."

A snippet from Today's Catholic. Friday, August 26, 2011. By Lidia Carielo, this ACTS women's retreat director.

"Father Javier Bernal was completely focused on attending the treat as an observer while being a spiritual companion to those that may have required it.

"He received the team that arrived by bus to San Pedro Apóstol with a catered meal at the Parish and [then] proceeded to board the bus heading to Saulo the Retreat Center [in] neighboring Torreón, Coahuila.

"He became a team member from that moment on.

"He had determined that only 45 participants would attend and indeed 45 attended, 27 of them from his parish.

"At the closing of the final Mass Father Bernal asked the husbands and sons and dads of the participants to stand and take a look at their wives, moms and daughters and told them Do you want what they got? We will have it in abundance next October 20 and don't even try to find out what it is, just sign up!"

A good read and great ACTS News! :)

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