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Prayer before Opening Gifts
Back by request or start a new tradition: Prayer of Thanks before Opening Gifts Lord, let us hold this time in our hearts, the wrong sizes, the snippets of ribbon and most important, each other. Help us to remember the immense love you have for every person in this room and those that cannot be…
Read MoreDoes Our Lady Of Guadalupe Live in Guaymas?
In 1531, the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego, an indigenous Mexican farmer. During that first sacred encounter and in several more apparitions over the next few days, Mary spoke to Juan Diego in his native Aztec language and asked him to petition the bishop to build a church. She instructed him to bring roses to…
Read MoreThe Nativity during COVID
Dear sisters and brothers, When I sat down to write about this difficult year, I asked the Holy Spirit for guidance. He immediately led me to the Nativity scene in Bethlehem where Joseph and Mary were alone to experience the birth of their Son. The young couple were like many in the 2020 pandemic, separated…
Read MoreThankful Thanksgiving
When I have food, help me to remember the hungry;When I have work, help me to remember the jobless;When I have a home, help me to remember those who have no home at all;When I am without pain, help me to remember those who suffer, And in remembering, help me to destroy my complacency;bestir my…
Read MorePrayer for our Government Leaders
I pray for the leaders of our government to find Your peace and direction, and for these men and women to act and direct according to Your Word. A house divided against itself cannot stand, therefore, I pray for them to be unified in doing the right thing for the sake of the nation. In…
Read MoreThank You, Fr. Tommy King
In our recent transitus letter, the Casa Franciscana Mission bid vaya con Dios (go with God) to Father Tommy King who served in Guaymas for four years. He started his time there by conducting a needs survey of over 400 households in the barrios around the Mission. Over and over he heard about the need…
Read MoreShop for the Poor
NO, we are not asking for money!! Amazon.com has a special program to contribute to charities chosen by its customers. Casa Franciscana Outreach is one of those eligible charities. The program is AmazonSmile and a simple way to support the Casa Franciscana Mission. You shop; Amazon gives. Go to smile.amazon.com from your web browser on…
Read MoreShoe Campaign Celebrates a 75th Birthday
Nancy Brown is the mother of six and the grandmother of 15. She recently celebrated her 75th birthday and in true Nancy style, the only gift she wanted was for her family to contribute to the annual Casa Franciscana shoe campaign. The campaign is to help children in Guaymas have shoes to attend school and…
Read MoreShoes for Coronavirus and School
July 2020 Dear Sisters and Brothers, Last year, you provided shoes, a requirement for school attendance in Mexico, for 635 children. God bless you for caring and knowing that education is the main road out of poverty!! As in the United States, it is uncertain when the children in Guaymas will return to school this…
Read MoreFather’s Day Prayer and Thoughts
(Republished from 05/2018) Dear brothers and sisters, As Father’s Day approaches and I walk the barrios of Guaymas, I’m reminded of a prayer with an origin attributed to the Methodist Church in Africa: Loving and Merciful God, our thoughts and prayers today are turned toward our fathers.For those whose fathers have increased the joy in…
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