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R.I.E.P Maria Agatha Almeida Coutinho!

        Hail Mary                    

 





Dear Cyprian,

Happy Easter! 

Next Tuesday, marks my Mama’s first year death anniversary.

There will be a celebration of Holy Mass at Mt. Carmel Convent Chapel,   #5 Kabarsiran Avenue, Nairobi, on Tuesday 29th April at 03:00 p.m.

I want to share a little about the attached Commerative Prayer Card with you.      
The front cover features an icon of the Mother of Our Creator, along with a quotation from the Book of Sirach.                                                                   
On the inside left, is Mama’s grave plaque at Mt. Carmel Convent Chapel Garden. The photograph of her, was taken by me, in the back garden of her and my Dad’s house in Pangani, Nairobi, in 2012.                                                      
The inside right, features the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi, in praise of Our Mother.

On the back cover, is the sheet music to the song,

‘Hail Mary, Gentle Woman’. It will be sung by the Sisters of Mt. Carmel, at the Mass.

If you would like a hard copy of this Commerative Prayer Card, please share your postal address and I will mail it to you.

Blessings EmojiEmoji

Chris















Christopher J.A. Coutinho
C: +254 773 406 257
T: @a1chrisjc
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P.O. Box 1341
Nairobi 00-606
Kenya
“Let us sing as we go. May our struggles and our concern for this planet never take away the joy of our hope.” (LS 244)
"The world sings of an infinite LOVE: how can we fail to care for it?" {LD 65)

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