As promised, here I am writing something lived in Italy for three weeks
- all begins with the airport of Bari-Palese. E 'was wonderful to meet my family, starting from my dear parents, my grandmother Rosa (I had left dying in December 2006, in the hospital bed), my sisters and their husbands and then my two little nieces (and Alessia Arianna) really small, my niece Antonella now older, with cousins \u200b\u200bDaniel and Joseph, returned to life after all the mishaps in hospital. And then my uncles and my aunts and some cousins, always there when I return. And then, many other people: my godfather Confirmation commara with Mary's family friends, some friends of Clot, including Bitritto who lives in Milan cheering my expectation, and finally nojani, who always took me to the heart and were always present in my life, even more 'significantly since I left for HK. I mean really welcome the family.
Gia 'the night before I go to my house, in my Mellitto have been "robbed" to go to visit Angela and her lovely daughter Sofia. Very few moments, but very significant. Then in
Mellitto for dinner and that 'started after midnight, but in the joy and peace that only Mellitto can offer.
- I did not think I could stand in these three weeks. I was afraid of getting tired a lot, but instead I left ready to resume my work. These were 3 weeks of rest before the whole family. I was always at home, also absorb some of the criticism. I was at home with my mother and father. With my grandmother. With my sisters, their husbands and children, as if we were a family of 15 members. For lunch and dinner almost always together. I really enjoyed my family. Which is not happening to me a long time. I know I have caused no little trouble and inconvenience, but it 's been really good for them too.
- In this way 'brief but intense time, I got to first of all to celebrate the baptisms of Alessandro and Arianna, so' how to administer the first Holy Communion to Joseph. Thank you the Lord for this wonderful opportunity given me so 'thank goodness as Don Michael and Don Franco in allowing me to celebrate these sacraments. In the first and last Sunday, the first in the mother church, my beloved church, and then in the church of Monteverde, I celebrated the baptisms. The first church, I celebrated the baptism of three other children, our parishioners. E 'was great for the first time also distribute communion to my nephew Joseph, who just 10 years ago, in the same church to be baptized.
- The encounter, though brief, with my parishioners, and Don Antonio (Father Michael was not in place!) Has filled my heart. And then listen to and sing some songs of my youth, they put me in the heart of nostalgia. Thanks also to Angelo Giannini, more and more 'smart and more and more' preparation.
- The more 'surprise of these three weeks and' was the church of Mellitto. I almost did not recognize her more '. But now, really nice, welcoming more 'than ever, really refuge during bad weather, with those lovely white stones that remind us of the stones of the "trulli" of the campaign. The Madonna always the same, always the 'waiting, always ready to smile and bless me with his beloved son Jesus'. Now you 'and that' a church Sanctuary.
For now I will stop here. Continued ..................
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