how it began

A beautiful shot of Javier and Bernardo entering the church with Mateo in their arms:

The first reading in the mass was Isaiah 11: 1-9. Bernardo picked this one out and we love the image of a child leading God's creatures in a world of new peace. The gospel reading was Mark 10: 13-16. The human tenderness depicted in the scene and the childlike faith encouraged drew us to this reading in particular.

Javier wrote simply beautiful Prayers of the Faithful for the mass, the rough translation of which follows:

"For the Holy Church of God, enrichened by Mateo who has just been baptized and, through that, incorporated into the community of believers; that it will nourish him always with the grace of Christ Jesus, we pray to the Lord...

For all of the newly baptized, that they find in their families and Christian communities habitual support so that they become Christian adults, we pray to the Lord...

For Bernardo and Alexandra, that with the help of Mateo's Godparents, they be the primary educators of little Mateo through their personal life and words, we pray to the Lord...

For the poor of this distressed world, which is to say for "the insignificant of this world" or "the crucified of this world," that we may know to discover in them the grieving face of Christ and to help them come down from their human crosses, we pray to the Lord...

For a more just and fraternal world, in which it be easier to build political peace, especially social and economic peace, we pray to the Lord...

For all those who have already left us their path of pilgrimage towards the Father's house, and for all of the loved ones most dear to Bernardo and Alexandra, who we would have liked so much to be here today, we pray to the Lord...

Lord hear our prayer."