Overnight Visit to The Assentamentos
& 5 Communities {5 of 8 Pages}
Second Day: Visit to 3rd Community
São Paulo with Five Baptisms & One Wedding
{1 of 2}
We arrived early from our place of lodgings to find that there was such a large crowd that the little Church of São Paulo would not hold everyone so we celebrated Mass in the local hall. As you can see the locals had decorated the place using local greenery, which was also to give shade from the sun.
Today we had five children for Baptisms and one Wedding, all to take part within the monthly celebration of Mass. Two of the children for Baptism were the children of the couple being married. It is a fact of life here that few get married formally either in church or in the local registry office. Some of this has to do with the perceived cost of getting married.
São Paulo parish hall with green palm leaves for decoration and shade from the heat of the morning sun.
The entrance procession consisted of the two priests, the bride and groom and two witnesses, the five children for Baptism and parents and God parents.
Taken at the part of the Mass where Parents and God Parents are asked out their willingness to teach the children about to be baptised about the ways of The Faith. Padre Derek here, questioning the bride and groom with their two children about to be Baptised.
The parents of the two brothers.
The parents of the young man.Second Day: São Paulo 1 of 2 .... more to follow in next blog......
