Bishop José Grullón, from San Juan de la Maguana, blesses and inaugurates a new chapel in Mordán, a community of La Sagrada Familia parish (Azua, Dominican Republic)
In one of the most remote corners of this parish, in the southwest of the Dominican Republic –formed by 22 communities and under the charge of the Community of Saint Paul– until recently people met in a wooden house in poor condition to celebrate there the Eucharist and the other sacraments. They had been hoping for a long time for the construction of a chapel in their village.
Thanks to the collaboration of Sacred Heart parish in Racine (Wisconsin, USA), which is also in charge of a member of the Community of Saint Paul (Fr. Ricardo Martín), the new chapel in Mordán has now become reality. The parishioners of Sacred Heart raised funds a year ago for the construction of the chapel of Tábara Abajo (at the time, we mentioned it in this blog), and after the inauguration they launched to promote the construction of the chapel of San Juan Bautista, in Mordán.
On August 24th, with the presence of the Bishop José Grullón of San Juan de la Maguana and a group of Sacred Heart parishioners, who arrived from Wisconsin, the community celebrated the blessing of the new chapel. During the week the premises of the church will serve so that, in them, cooking, pastry, electricity, accounting and other courses will take place to collaborate with this community, which traditionally lived off the burning of charcoal, and which is very in need of people with more diverse professional skills.
The people in Mordán showed their happiness with the celebration of a Eucharist accompanied by songs, dances and food for all those present. They also shared some sincere words to thank Sacred Heart parish and all its parishioners.
