A conversation with Number Two

Today we spoke on the phone for quite a while! She sounded good, happy and busy! She continues to decry the grayness and monotony of the concrete jungle... and to wash clothes by hand. We both talked about how she'll be very thankful for a clothes washer for the rest of her life!

She told me about her trip to Ibiuna, where she visited the home and work of a lay missionary family, enjoyed being far from the big city and where she saw the streets decorated for the Corpus Christi procession. She has very little computer and internet connectivity, so these pictures are not hers, I got them from Brazilian news sites.

The custom of decorating the streets for the passing of Our Lord in the Eucharist is very common in Brazil, especially in the state of Sao Paulo. My family lived in that state when I was in high school and I remember it very well. The designs are put together by volunteer faithful of all ages, and they begin at dawn to decorate the streets with flowers, colored sawdust, and many other materials. Ahh... Catholic culture!