Hermanos y Hermanas, The Photographic Artistry of Padre Roger Corrales Diaz

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Wednesday Evening, 40 Hours Completed

In his sermon at the closing mass, Padre Roger told the story of the man who was working at home, particularly downstairs, and lost his heirloom pocketwatch. He frantically searched all over the house, upstairs and down, looking for this prized timepiece, but with no success. His son cam home from school and, told what had happened, went downstairs and in a few minutes came back up with the watch. Of course, his father wanted to know how he knew where to find it.

"I went downstairs and was very quiet, and pretty soon I heard
tick. tick. tick..."

Santa Silencia. Sometimes we need the silence to locate God.

Thanks to all.
Do not lose peace.
TPM

Wednesday,a.m., the school children have left and we're waiting for the "Angelus"

"Come, All Who Labor": Inscription on St. Nicholas of Tolentine's Monstrance.

Tuesday, at Dawn

Monday Night

They are still a few churches around that are able to keep their doors open throughout the day and into the evening, so people can stop in for a visit and some quiet. Other churches have built small, separate "adoration chapels".

Of course, one can find spiritual presence all over: by the shore, near mountains, even down a city street or on a crowded bus. "Wherever I turn I see your face", says the Koran. But there is something conducive to interior prayer in a spot, a geographical plot of land, where, as in the case of St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, people, particularly people whose homelands were elsewhere, have gathered for over 80 years. You can almost feel their presence in the wood and the marble.

"Be still and know I Am."