Everything was a new experience. I don’t think I would have been able manage working in the parish office if it hadn’t been for the guidance of Fr. Chuong Cao and Fr. Harry Grile.
Sr. Louisa made her vows of Poverty, Chasity and Obedience for the redemption of humanity, trusting in the mercy of God and the maternal help of Mary, the Mother of Jesus.
For this jubilee, a replica of the Redemptorist cross was made from mulateiro wood, a tree typical of the Amazon Region known by the people of the forest as the “fountain of youth.”
But horror of horrors, over half – almost fifty kids – came alone to our party: no mom in sight anywhere. In fact, no mom on the planet. Really. None at all.
Fathers Blas Caceres, George Rosario, Michael Koncik, John Murray II, John Tizio, Peter Sousa and the two were among those who concelebrated with the bishops.
The patronage of St. John Neumann is very appropriate as he came to the United States in 1833, spoke 11 languages, and ministered to the growing Catholic immigrant population in the New World.