Day 40, Sept. 19

Fr. Vijayan had to spend time with his family until 3pm. I decided to wake up a bit late, go down to the chapel and pray. I did jut that and I got caught. The bishop came down with presumably the same plan and asked me to concelebrate Mass together with him. It was just the two of us with me leading. After Mass we had breakfast together. Both were good. The conversation at breakfast was very positive. He would like to participate with Love & Care if they linked bishops together from the US and India even with the stipulation that priests may have the freedom to come to America for a period of time.
After breakfast, I worked a bit on the log and went out looking for various shops. I did go to a mobile phone store (there are two or three per block) where I learned again my phone was perfectly good. Chances are it was the network that was deficient.
I got back in time for Father and his brother whose car was now fixed. We saw some of the sights of Titicorin. The family was gathering for the baptism the next day. A festive spirit was growing