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What is adoration? It is the recognition of the reign of God over all creatures, and over us.
- Emmanuel d'Alzon
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Update from Br. Ramón Gutiérrez, aa dated March 2, 2010
"1. All of us Assumptionists in Chile are doing well. No one died or was hurt. I don't have any news to the contrary.
2. Family members of the Assumptionists are also well although some have lost their homes.
3. Most of our Assumptionist houses survived the earthquake, with some damage, but we are not at the mercy of the elements as many of our countrymen are.
 4. Our basilica of Lourdes here in Santiago was severely affected; it is one of the most important and beautiful in the country. There are serious cracks in the walls and foundation, statues have been destroyed or damaged. But worst of all and most painful, some of the extraordinary stained glass windows have fallen out. The metal cross on the dome of the basilica (which is 60 meters high --- 190 feet) has become loose and is leaning to one side. As a result we have had to close the basilica and areas along the side of the basilica.
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From the novitiate in Rengo, Chile - about 150 northwest of the epicenter
We are all well and that's already good news. When you see the pain and suffering of so many people who have lost everything, family, work, material possessions, the scare we had was nothing.
When the earthquake struck at 3:34 AM, we all ran out of our rooms and out of the house. Once we were all together, we took a look at the house, an old colonial adobe residence. Fortunately there was little damage apart from a corridor ceiling which fell, cracks in the exterior walls, overturned furniture, and various items (books, dishes, etc.) thrown to the ground
Afterwards, we make our way over to our parish to see how Fathers Raúl and Olivier were doing. They were both OK. The church sustained some damage, especially cracks in the wall.
The hardest part of all is getting used to the continual aftershocks and just not feeling safe. At night we have been sleeping outside. We still have no electricity or water, but, as I said, this is not much in comparison to the trails so many others are facing elsewhere.
Aldo Gajardo
Novice-master
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
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The Assumptionists have four houses in Santiago, one in the port city of Valparaíso, two in Rengo, an hour south of Santiago, and one in Lota, just 30 miles south of Concepción, near the epicenter of the earthquake (400 miles south of Santiago) . Lota is a poor, former coal-mining town on the Pacific Ocean where we have a huge parish and a school (elementary and high school).
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Here is some news from Lota, not far from the epicenter, where the Assumptionists have a community and two schools (1-8 and 9-12). Lota is located on the Pacific Ocean just south of Concepción. There is a coastal area (Lota Bajo) and an elevated area (Lota Alto).
"The promontory in Lota Alto has split in two, other, smaller hills as well.
Houses in certain sections of the city remain unstable; many have collapsed.
The highway to Arauca is heavily damaged.
People are living in tents and drinking water from broken water mains.
There is no gas or electricity.
Stores are being looted. The government is sending troops to patrol the streets.
Fortunately, no tsunami hit here.
Our grammar school, Francisco de Crozé, sustained some damage: the entrance wall has collapsed and other walls have been weakened and will need to be repaired or replaced.
Our high school, Emmanuel d'Alzon, suffered damage as well; lots of equipment and furniture has been damaged. There is fear that much of the foundation may have been compromised.
Fortunately, none of our religious was hurt."
Fr. Nelson Egaña, AA
Monday, March 1, 2010
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"Everything is unstable ... outages of electricity, water, Internet, and telephone. A good part of the country is in ruins.
We are doing well. We were able to celebrate Masses outside in the grotto today. We couldn't open the basilica to pilgrims. There were very few visitors here today since there is very little public transportation running. The subway line closest to the shrine has been closed for safety reasons.
Thanks for all the prayers.
We are worried that we have no news from Lota. Unconfirmed reports have arrived indicating that our school has collapsed."
Bro Ramón, aa
Sunday, February 28, 2010
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