Saturday, September 11, 2010

US Soldiers pilgrimage to a Black church of Madonna

LETNICA/LETNICE, Kosovo, Serbia, Croatia and Albania Aleja thousands of venture in this village in the eastern part of Kosovo, which mark the Catholic Holy days in August. The feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary connection shall be the date on which many people believe that Mary's body and soul of the actions were brought into heaven.


Black Madonna Church is the Festival is of special importance to this place where Agnesa Bojaxhiu received his calling to devote her life as a work of the Lord.Better Known as Mother Teresa Bojawhiu made his first trip to church when he was 7 years old when he and his family visited near Skopje. He said paid his calling later, when praying Church inside the age of 18.


About 300 people living in Letnica/Letnice, but they are joined by thousands of people in the Balkans and elsewhere in Europe to accept the crowds that Mass shall be understood as any, sprawling property next to the three century old church.


Forces soldiers in Kosovo, including several dozens of Americans hundreds joined this year, the Deputy Minister of Haj development 15.The majority of these United States Soldiers are multinational National Battle group in Eastern Europe, based on close to Camp Bondsteel. After entering the Letnica/Letnice outskirts they related their KFOR counterparts-Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal, and a brief religious service. This was followed by a two-mile hike through the wooded hills of the white Church Karadak black twin spires. US Soldiers was one of those who was waiting to get inside the long lines and pray If Mother Teresa once prayed to the same pews.


"Sitting in the bench where he sat means a lot. Not many have the opportunities, "said column Francisco j. Neuman, Ponce, Puerto Rico, MNBG E Commander and Puerto Rico National Guard a member."This church is one of the most wonderful things that Kosovo is."


Column Neuman and several other U.s. Soldiers said Caralluma they were celebrated the feast of the assumption as if they were back Home, but KFOR deployment they thought they had a rare opportunity to experience this pilgrimage beatified Mother Teresa in the former Church.


Approximately 85% of the Puerto Rico 4 million inhabitants is Catholic. There you will find a list of 78 municipalities have ten days in honor of Mary or the Saints each patron festivals said Sgt. 1st Class Ramon green, Assistant Auditor General, noncommissioned MNBG (e) the accounting officer, the accounting officer and member of the Puerto Rico National Guard, such as Cayey. Letnica/Letnice, established in Green's honors assumption.


"We celebrate in the same year, Puerto Rico.We have a great service with MassachusettsMary statue is carried in the procession, and we pray rosary, "said green.


Pfc. Chris Poirrier, Ark, a Monticello,., headquarters and headquarters Company, 1-114th aviation medic is a Catholic, but it's not as familiar with the holy pilgrimage today. He went mainly due to the fact that the Church of the most famous former congregant.


"I came to take part in the feast of the assumption (Mother Teresa) was his calling, and at the same time.I thought it was really humbling.It was absolutely uudelleenvahvistamista me.It is difficult to know the location, such as the spirit, "said Poirrier, a member of the Arkansas National Guard.


Sgt. Gina Middlebrooks, Athens, GA., radiographer with the medical Task Force said he had a similar feeling with the historic church.


"It was a lifetime for me, especially to go at the same time as the other Aleja," said Middlebrooks, adds that Mother Teresa to connect this visit extra interesting."I was just awe is not permanent and to think that he used to stand there, too."


Mass. led the local bishop, who had joined the priests in the whole territory of origin and KFOR-military chaplains.(Major-General Angel Sanchez, MNBG E, read the Gospel.


In this case, the previous Column Neuman an advanced deployment in Kosovo, but at that time, he was involved in providing security. this year, he led the U.s. delegation, it was the General Wilton p. Gorske and a member of the Georgia National Chief of staff of the KFOR Guard Size KFOR contingent led. Lt. General Markus Bentler, KFOR Commander. Column Neuman said that hiking through forests are offered the opportunity to remove their minds of Aleja and prepare for your specific Massachusetts


Catholic mass in the downstream KFOR Commander, Lt. Gen. Bentler spoke configuration in English and German. observations was also translated into Albanian.


"We will have to bring peace in Kosovo and we are very happy to see what we see here today," said Lt. General Bentler. "It is important to pray for peace today. We also know that peace in the hearts of the people can grow only from the bottom of my heart I would like peace. the whole of the people in Kosovo. "
Column Neuman, which is his third deployment in Kosovo, said he accepts that peace within the territory of peace depends on people.


"That is the only thing we can do to avoid conflict-is peaceful. we need to have that in mind at all times," he said.

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