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Word: venir (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...preparation for the sermon he would give at mass the next day. After a few minutes there was a knock at the door, and a campesino walked in, hat in hand and shoulders bent over in what looked almost like a caricature of humility. "Padre, por favor, pudiera venir al cementerio, para rezar por nuestro companero?" So the priest, his face impassive, put on his black vestment, and we were off to the cemetery to say some prayers over the body of a campesino awaiting burial...

Author: By Michael Massing, | Title: Bolivia | 2/25/1974 | See Source »

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