St. Mary's Church

The St. Mary’s Catholic Church is one of the beautiful Churches
around Brownsville, Texas. This is where my husband and I goes
every Sunday for a Holy Mass. The schedule of Masses comes in
English, Spanish and Bilingual but we go for English of course.

A solemn celebration is being observed and a band accompanies
the choir that makes it lively when the assembly praises God
through singing. Every time a reading and Gospel is being said
a slide on an OHP (over head projector)is displayed with a picture
on it. During the communion the people don’t just receive the
host but the wine too which I didn’t experience from the different
catholic churches in the Philippines that I’ve been to. During
the communion people don’t push or cut in line instead they fall
inline silently when it’s their turn which I truly appreciate.
The cleanliness of the surrounding and the central air condition
makes the place very comfortable for prayer and worship. The
warm atmosphere of the parishioners for everyone especially
for visitors and new parishioners like me and my husband made us
feel that we belong to the family.

The said church is the place where we’ve met Filipinos now working
and living in the Rio Grande Valley.

A year older in U.S.A.

I celebrated my birthday here in U.S.A. for the first time. It is something new because my mom and my sisters are not around but my husband made it a day for me to remember.

I started my day going to St. Mary's Church for a morning mass with my husband and I felt special because the Priest prayed over me after the Holy Mass. We then went to Shoneys for an American Breakfast, right after I went online and received mail from my family back in the Philippines, and offline messages from my friends and former officemates. I also received telephone calls. My husband and his parents gave me a presents. My husband took me out for a dinner date at Texas Road House Restaurant. As I turned a year older, I wish and pray for peace and prosperity around the world.






My Happy Birthday