Misa al Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de Monte Carmelo

 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.

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.