Six Sisters made their First Profession on Saturday, August 27

The families and musicians
are waiting! Many friends missed the
lovely ceremony because of the rain. Luckily
all the families made it on time, some of them
having travelled long distances.

The following day's paper reported that the
amount of rain that fell was unprecedented.

One friend who got caught up in the flooding
and traffic chaos described it as 'raining cats and dogs, and elephants too'!!

Someone else said that Venice had
come to Lahore!

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The Archbishop of Lahore,
Sabastian Francis Show was the chief celebrant.
Five other priests con-celebrated Mass
with him.

Everything was in Urdu, the official langusge
of Pakistan.
The choir was a mixed group of students, junior
professed, staff and workers. What a beautiful
sound they made!

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And, of course, there had to be an after-party, the mixing and mingling and the farewells.

The food is prepared and cooked

outside the hall in these huge vessels.

Much of this food is heavily spiced so

the kitchen staff prepared non spicy food for those of us who find it too hot.

(I have been including a little of the spicy foods to my meals each day.)

I didn't have the opportunity of photographing the long table decorated with flowers and laden with platters of delicious looking food.

After the guests had eaten and began to move out the workers sat down and enjoyed the food they had prepared. They are a very valued group of hard working men and women.