Hola marchons le gueux!

Ours prayers go with the pilgrims who left at 2:00AM today bound for Bohol.  

Fourteen young people representing Gensan boarded the bus with only a one-way ticket to the pilgrimage, trusting in God's Providence for their return fare.  They bring with them the prayer intentions of all the benefactors of the chapel and the Apostles of Mary.  All the rest of us who are not participants in the quiz bowl, Marian and Sacred Heart joust and other competitions are staying behind to continue the fundraising for their return ticket by applying for laundry, janitorial and messengerial works.  We will have our own pilgrimage to unite ourselves with their prayers and sacrifices.  Our itinerary will be General Santos City to Sarangani Province in Kawas.  We will have our own contests together with the catechism pupils from the nearby mission villages.  

We will add a prayer for the end of the drought 

that rain may make the earth green again and end the hunger of the poor farmers.  

Mother of the Poor, we turn to thee.  Pray for us o holy Mother of God!