Here is a video in the kitchen getting the meat tray ready.
In the summers I spend time with my good friends in Phat Diem, Vietnam, a small country village with a world famous cathedral. Here are some of my musings. If you would like to correspond, please email me: garymeegan@gmail.com.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Preparing the Food for the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul
The feast of Sts. Peter and Paul was today, June 29. The cathedral at Phat Diem is dedicated to them as is the diocese, so it is a time for a solemn mass and for lots of food.
Preparation begins before mass with everyone chipping in, many helping with the food. The girls and young women wash the vegetables.
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