Autumn in Manziana

Today is the feast of All Saint's Day. We celebrated this feast with Mass this morning followed by stories of the Marist sisters; tomorrow we will have the Marist and Marianist stories. Fr. Aloise from Germany will be giving the preentation on the Marist and Bro. Tim Philips from Rome will be presenting the Marianist story. Weather is getting cooler in the mornings and evenings; sweaters and jackets are out of the closet these days too. Many of the brothers take walks around the town of Manziana and surrounding areas especially in the wooded areas of Manziana. The town closes down in the afternoon from 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Everyone is at home for the main meal and a siesta after the main meal. It rained to day for the first time in several weeks. We have had gorgeous weather during the month of October; what a blessings to be here in the fall season. Last week we had sessions on 3rd age spirituality and on Monday and Tuesday sessions on The Kingdom of God; presentations were given by Fr. John Fuellenbach from the Gregorian University in Rome. Fr. John is a theologian and it was wonderful to listen to his presentations challenging us to continue to be witnesses of the Good News of salvation.