On Sunday, Wayne and I went to Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Cocoa. Most all Catholic churches in face West and this one was painted bright green.
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| This photo was taken a few days before on our first trip to Cocoa. |
It was Pentecost Sunday, the Feast of the Holy Spirit. Behind the altar are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit:Wisdom, Sabidura; Understanding, Entendiemento; Counsel, Consejo; Fortitude, Fortaleza; Knowledge, Conocimiento; Piety, Piedad; and Fear of the Lord, Temor de Dios.
They had a nice singing group with upbeat songs.
It was standing room only at the church and there were a few of us gringos in attendance. At the peace sign, the locals went all around the church greeting eachother and it was like a fiesta!
Here's the little shrine on the left side of the altar, where I lit a candle for our whole family.
Padre Caesar conducted Baptisms after Mass. There must have been 6 babies that were Baptised that day.
Get your lottery tickets here!! There were two venders at the church after Mass, selling lottery tickets to the congregation. I didn't see them at Mass :D.
One of the first things the grandkiddos did when we got settled at the condo was to hunt butterflies. They had come prepared with dollar store butterfly nets for the hunt. Grandpa coaches Jack on the fine art of butterfly hunting.
And, the hunt is on. With a determined look in his eyes, Jack sets out on his own.
His hunting skills come naturally and he almost bags the elusive white butterfly!
Meg and Ella get into the act.
Ella is a top-notch, patient butterfly hunter and her skills pay off. Grandpa Wayne helps her and gives her instruction on how to release the butterfly into the jar without harm.
