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| Newly baptized and confirmed members |
Last Sunday,
June 9, the Catholic community lived an “historical” moment with the visit of
Mgr. José Lampra Cá,the auxiliary bishop of Bissau, who administered the
sacraments of baptism and confirmation to some of our membres. The church was packed with parishioners and friends
who didn’t want to lose the opportunity.
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| Lady Olympia's children (all of them orphans) |
For the
occasion the community decided to join three events: the celebration of the
saint patron of the community (the Holy Trinity), the administration of the two
sacraments and the visit of the bishop to the community. As to the celebration
of the sacraments, three soldiers of the ECOMIB force, belonging to the
Nigerian Contingent in Guinea-Bissau, who had followed catechism in the
barracks, were also able to receive the sacrament of confirmation.
The bishop
was marked by the “lively” celebration and the generosity of the faithful who
offered him a cow (with many other gifts which were given to the parish).
The event
was sealed with a typical Nigerian lunch, based on “fufu” and cow meat.
