Mother of Christ Catholic Church

Children’s Mass.
The priest on the sermon part of the Sunday of Divine Mercy was unmercifully long. People starting coming in for the next mass and we were still sitting for the sermon!
I thought I would become a nun…:-)
I’ll avoid this mass in the future when I visit again.

Though I can’t say much about the masses offered here and the programs they have to help the community, I can speak about the Gritteria they had last night. Una Gritteria is a Nicaraguan tradition in which after mass, people prepare their own altars and have la Concepcion de Maria placed on it with other decorations that exhibit their personal take and what their economic stance is. The more wealthy you are, the more elaborate your altar is and vice versa. Groups of people then travel around going to the different stations, you can say, and say a prayer or sing a song. At these stations the people who prepared the altar, give out free food– Whether is be fruits or complete meals, you won’t leave empty-​handed unless they run out. The food is usually Nicaraguan cuisine.
The event was well organized in terms of where the altars were but parking was a mission. I would say they would have to improve that aspect. The environment was what really did it for me. The families all together, with giggling little kids running around and it brought a community of believers together which is great. I’ll be coming next year to this event!