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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

Thought for the Day # 81- Wednesday, July 8, 2020

“Thankfulness and Rest”

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

It is July 8th and the summer holidays have already begun! I would like
to take this opportunity to thank you, thank you for your prayers, for having
prayed while listening, while participating at Mass on television, for having
prayed online, for having sought to pray in different ways when the churches
were closed.
I would like to thank all the parish teams that made it possible to open our
churches. It is because of many people who have come together in the diocese,
in the parishes and in the churches that we were able to re-open. We were able
to ensure safe circulation and cleaning, and a safe environment that decreased
the risk of spreading the virus. I thank you all for your participation.

I thank all the people who have been able to attend Mass again in the
churches when their health permitted and who knew when to stay home if
they felt symptoms that resembled the flu.

We are at a time to be thankful for the wonderful work that God has
instilled in our hearts, in society and in the Church.

At the beginning of this vacation period which has already started, perhaps
we could say it is a vacation well deserved, even if our usual plans are disrupted
and we don’t know what to do. We could be haunted by a kind of boredom and
fatigue because we have been dealing with this pandemic for four months
without a break, while on a constant search to adjust our projects in a creative
fashion. Our energy is drained or very difficult to replenish.

I want to bring your attention to one particular point. It is the question of
blame.

(cont’d)

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