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    Maundy Thursday

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    “The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Love; It signifies Love, it produces Love.” – St. Thomas Aquinas (This painting is called “Last Supper” and is located in the Church of St. Mary of the Angels (Chiesa Santa Maria degli Angioli) in Lugano, Switzerland.  Milanese Bernardino Luini painted it, sometimes called the “Raphael of the North”, for his art’s gentle expressions and calm beauty. We spent Easter Weekend (and the Paschal Triduum) in Lugano, Switzerland.)

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    The Passion and the WC

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    We have been living in Switzerland for over a month now and are starting to get more comfortable with our daily activities and our home. Our sea shipment just arrived, so we have been united with our furniture, pictures, and other belongings. We are also settling in with our new Church community. We attend a parish that offers the only English-speaking Mass in Bern, Switzerland. The parish has not had a pastor for the last two years, so the Church community has a different priest to celebrate Mass weekly. All of that to say, for me, this has been a Lenten season void of the Christian community I have been…

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    “Say You, Say Me”

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    Overall, the adjustment to living in a new country has been minimal. Switzerland is beautiful beyond words, and the people have been amicable. However, the everyday activities caused the most anxiety during the first week or so. For example, going to the grocery store. I would like to start by telling you a little about our village. We live in Worb, Switzerland. (In American terms, it is a suburb of Bern, the capital of Switzerland.) While most stores in the city can accommodate English-speaking patrons, shopping in the village of Worb is a different story. From parking to paying at the cash register, shopping for groceries has been one of…

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