The above chart reflects the total amount of donations and expenditures for each month of the year thru the previous month (July).
It is important to note that the amount shown for the Foundation’s expenditures includes our donation provided monthly to the Hogar de Ninas Hijas de la Altagracia, the orphanage we are currently sponsoring in Bani, Dominican Republic.
Our contributions, possible by the donations from our generous donors, helps the staff at the Hogar maintain the desired level of daily nutrition, good health, and decent living conditions for the resident children.
Please, keep your donations coming, and may God bless you all.
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Psalm 62 : 1-2
My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
DAY OF FASTING AND PRAYER FOR THE ORPHANAGE
HOGAR DE NINAS HIJAS DE LA ALTAGRACIA
IN BANI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
JOIN US FOR A DAY OF PRAYER
FOR THE ORPHAN AND NEEDY CHILDREN
July 27 – 2010
For information:
Elsa Valdez 321-452-8161
She is called “the Penitent”. St. Mary was given the name ‘Magdalen’ because, though a Jewish girl, she lived in a Gentile town called Magdale, in northern Galilee, and her culture and manners were those of a Gentile. St. Luke records that she was a notorious sinner, and had seven devils removed from her. She was present at Our Lords’ Crucifixion, and with Joanna and Mary, the mother of James and Salome, at Jesus’ empty tomb. Fourteen years after Our Lord’s death, St. Mary was put in a boat by the Jews without sails or oars – along with Sts. Lazarus and Martha, St. Maximin (who baptized her), St. Sidonius (“the man born blind”), her maid Sera, and the body of St. Anne, the mother of the Blessed Virgin. They were sent drifting out to sea and landed on the shores of Southern France, where St. Mary spent the rest of her life as a contemplative in a cave known as Sainte-Baume. She was given the Holy Eucharist daily by angels as her only food, and died when she was 72. St. Mary was transported miraculously, just before she died, to the chapel of St. Maximin, where she received the last sacraments.
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Elsa & Elias visited the Hogar de Ninas Hijas de la Altagracia, as part of their trip to see their family members in the Dominican Republic. They enjoyed inmensely sharing time with the religious sisters and some of the remaining girls, since most of them had already left for vacation. Here are the highlights (click on each picture to enlarge):
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On Sunday, June 27th, we joined Sor Margarita, Sor Isaskia, Sor Iris, and the remaining girls, to attend mass at “Nuestra Senora de Regla” Cathedral in Bani. |
| We didn’t have any trouble fitting in the new van, driven by Don Dario, the trusted chauffeur for the Hogar. |
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| We all enjoyed a succulent chicken dinner at “Pollo Rey”. |
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| On Tuesday, June 29th, we visited the Hogar during their lunch time. We were treated to a nice lunch with the sisters, and after a short “siesta”… |
  
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| It was time to load the van again and head for the beach! |
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| The girls definitely enjoyed the warm waters of Salinas Beach. |
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| Our 2nd visit to the Hogar, Wednesday, June 30th, when we got to spend time with the girls in their own home. |
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Sor Iris reviewing the grades received by some of the girls. She is managing the Hogar while Sor Margarita and Sor Isaskia attend an extended retreat and Congregation meeting. |
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Marie Rubi proudly showing me her grades from Pre-Primary (she is 5 years old). |
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Dolly doing Ana Rosa’s hair. That’s quite a task, considering how “demanding” Ana Rosa can be… |
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The girls got quite attached to Elsa. |
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Elsa with Dary, the Novice helping Sor Iris during the absence of Sor Margarita and Sor Isaskia. She is holding Ana Rosa, the latest addition to the Hogar. |
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Arturo, Elsa’s brother-in-law, installed 2 ceiling fans previously donated by someone in Orlando. I held the ladder… |
| Future models ? |
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The above chart reflects the total amount of donations and expenditures for each month of the year thru the previous month (June). It is important to note that the amount shown for the Foundation’s expenditures includes $700 provided monthly to the Hogar de Ninas Hijas de la Altagracia, the orphanage we are currently sponsoring in Bani, Dominican Republic. This amount also includes other special donations we make to the orphanage to help with building maintenance (the June amount includes $408 to help pay for replacement of broken pump for water well), and any other assistance deemed to be of benefit to the welfare of the children at the orphanage.
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Luke 12 : 8-9
“I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God. But he who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God.”
DAY OF FASTING AND PRAYER FOR THE ORPHANAGE
HOGAR DE NINAS HIJAS DE LA ALTAGRACIA
IN BANI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
JOIN US FOR A DAY OF PRAYER
FOR THE ORPHAN AND NEEDY CHILDREN
June 29 – 2010
For information:
Elsa Valdez 321-452-8161
July 19th is the original feast of SAINT VINCENT de PAUL, Founder of the Lazarist Fathers and the Daughters of Charity (1576-1660). The feast day of Saint Vincent de Paul was eventually changed to September 27, which is the date of his death. It’s amazing that, after 350 years of his death, he continues to help the children, the elders, and the poor families in more than 130 countries through the work of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, and multiple charity organizations inspired by him.
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