The atmosphere is so different here in Guadalajara (and Mexico City also in some ways) from the EEUU. I feel really at home because of the Catholic atmosphere. The piety of the people is so great. True, not everyone comes to Mass, etc. but the Church is more tangible here.

For example at the parish where I am, there are six Masses on Sunday and priests hear confessions during all of them, and many people come. The statues and furnishings in the Church are beautiful, and people are very reverent to the Blessed Sacrament and our Blessed Mother’s image, etc. The parish has a food pantry, clothing for the poor, medical supplies for people, and a bookstore that is open almost every day. There are catechetical classes, the Rosary, etc. very frequently. People are just in the church during the day, too. It’s great.

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