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想要體驗教堂附設的庇護所，在第一次知道可能會經過的時候，我就決定停留那裡，
而那天想著應該都會到吧，便開始了自己的漫步。走離建議路線後，在這裡喝了咖啡並且悠哉著觀賞早晨的居民生活，
拍下這張照片後，便是迷路的開始。
一路走向了更高坡度的地方，一邊懷疑一邊持續往上，皆是雜草與尚未修整的地土，
那裡的陽光燦爛，群蝶飛舞; 我氣喘噓噓，無心停留的擔憂，趕緊一路往回下坡，長時間的下坡加上剛剛一路往上的
累積，對於腿的負荷不小，還好最後走向了目地。現在還能清晰的憶起那片畫面，有些可惜當時沒能安定心裡，
讓那片燦爛徘徊在身上久一些。
教堂每天固定的彌撒會特別為朝聖者做祝福，這是自由參加的。
在這裡，遇見一位定居在曼谷的台灣人Susan。
I wanted to experience a church auberge.
When I found out I might pass by one, I decided to stop there.
That day, I thought, “I’ll probably make it.”
So I started walking.
I left the suggested path, had a slow coffee, and watched the quiet rhythm of local life.
After I took this photo, I got lost.
I kept walking uphill through wild grass and rough ground.
The sun was strong. Butterflies were everywhere.
I was out of breath, a bit worried, and quickly turned back.
The long downhill was hard on my legs, but I finally made it.
I still remember that scene clearly.
I wish I had let myself stay a little longer in that sunlight.
The church has a daily mass with a special blessing for pilgrims — open to all.
That day, I met Susan, a Taiwanese woman living in Bangkok.
而後，還遇見了另外兩個教堂的彌撒，
在Laredo的Monjas Trinitarias，開飯前還帶著大家一起唱歌，
當然有一個目的是希望你能願意捐獻一些費用讓教堂持續的經營。
在彌撒的時候，是現場吉他和人聲的組合，音樂在教堂裡散開，盛高的牆面將散開的聲音，
牢牢的穩穩地灑向坐在教堂裡頭的每一個人，聽著聽著，我把眼睛閉上，專心的讓音樂傳入耳朵並流入心裡，
那個當下，我被滿滿的祝福擁抱，只有我和音樂。
非 常 感 動
以修女為主的這裡，讓我想起國中的天主教女子學校生活，常常在禮堂裡唱著詩歌，講著：
因父，及子，及聖神之名，阿們
Later, I joined two more church masses.
At Monjas Trinitarias in Laredo, before dinner, everyone sang together.
Of course, part of it was to encourage donations, to help keep the church running.
During the mass, there was live guitar and singing.
The music filled the space, and the tall walls gently carried the sound,
spreading it softly and steadily over everyone sitting inside.
As I listened, I closed my eyes, letting the music enter my ears and flow into my heart.
It felt like being embraced by a wave of blessings.
I was truly moved.
This church, mostly run by nuns, reminded me of my Catholic girls’ school days in junior high.
We often sang hymns in the school chapel and said,
“In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”
你也可以試著將眼睛閉上，讓祝福流向你的身體與心裡。
Close your eyes, and let the blessings gently fill your heart.
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