Let us continue to pray for each other

From beautiful Zacatecas:
My favorite kitchen lady left today for Guadalajara. She is going to work for the same Sisters there. She said she would be making twice as much money. She is going to be missed. She was the heart of the kitchen. Her name is Yesenia. Who knows who will be hired. It is long hours and very little pay. They get to live in the convent ... they get a great room with a view and a balcony. They get up at 3:30 am and make fresh squeezed orange juice, cut papaya and a full meal with meat, vegetables, beans, etc. That meal is to make do until 2:30 or 3:00 pm This gal also washed, mended, ironed and distributed all the laundry for the big head superiors.

Today I accompanied Sister Vicky to go do the community shopping at SAMS (like Costco). It took both of us to push the cart. We bought 5 containers of detergent and softener for the laundry room, plus all the big stuff for the house. The vegetables come from a little farmer who delivers. He brings crates full of carrots, tomatoes, squash, lettuce, onions, etc. The stuff like milk, cheese and the like come from another source. Twenty-five women can eat a lot.

Around 6 pm I walked to the Cathedral of the Assumption and they had Rosary and Holy Hour. It was nice to change the view from our convent chapel. I still have not had my appointment with Monsignor Antonio Soto, Vicar of Consecrated Life. He keeps postponing our meeting. He emailed me and said we would try for this coming week.

My laptop computer "froze" last night. The touch pad (no mouse) would not let me go anywhere. So, I turned it off. After a few minutes I turned it back on and ... oh, no! I had a blank screen. No documents, photos, NOTHING. I commented to Sister Vicky who called her computer teacher from school. Enrique, a super nice guy, came and in a short while had the thing all restored. I asked him how much he would charge me and he said, "a lollipop". I gave him 50 pesos...$5. He is going to bring me a "cable to hook up to internet" (so that I am not wireless anymore) and a small mouse just in case my touch pad freezes again.

Fr Coleman wrote from Rome. Wow! Sounds like he and Mons. Hunegar are having a great time. They are attending some good classes. God bless them. I hope they can share some of their learning when they return to the USA.

Tomorrow, Sunday, October 24th is Sunday of World Missions. All prayers are for our missionaries and the world missions. May God give them courage to do His will and evangelize all the nations.