Doña Consuelo

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Anoche, Cántico tuvo otro buen ensayo,
Aunque hubo un poco de confusión.
Llegamos a la parroquia de San Gabriel
Y no se pudo entrar
porque arreglaron el estacionamiento.

La verdad es,
Que yo supe que lo estaban arreglando
Porque estuve allí por la mañana
En la misa con los niños del Vacation Bible School.
Cuando pregunte,
Me dijeron que si íbamos poder entrar a la escuela para ensayar,
Solo íbamos a tener que estacionarnos
En otro lugar.

Pero sabes,
Esto no era problema.
A veces,
Tenemos que mirar a estas inconveniencias
Como las oportunidades que son.

Decidimos ensayar en la casa de Janie,
Ya que ella vive por ese rumbo
Janie es uno de los miembros originales de Cántico.

Nican Mopohua,
El canto nuevo que estamos ensayando,
Ya esta tomando forma.
Nuestros miembros nuevos (Rosa, Irma, Gabriela)
Se han hallado muy bien con el grupo.
Y ya hemos conquistado el Náhuatl,
“Nican mopohua, motecpana in quenin yancuincan
Hueytlamahuizoltica, monexiti in
cenquizca ixpochtli Sancta María Dios Inantzin
tocihuapillatocatzin, in oncan Tepeyacac, motenehua Guadalupe.

Repartimos el horario de ensayo
Junto con el programa para el concierto
Que se va a llegar acabo en septiembre
En la parroquia de San Gabriel.

Marcy,
Nuestro guitarrista y compositora,
Siempre nos dice
Que todo lo que pasa,
Pasa por una razón.

Cuando llegamos a la casa de Janie,
Doña Consuelo, su mama,
Nos pidió un canto a la Virgen,
“Desde el cielo una hermosa mañana. . . .”
Los cantos importantes
Siempre están cometidos a memoria,
No importa que largas son.
¿Interesante, no?

Quizás la razón que ensayamos en la casa de Janie
No tenia nada que ver con un estacionamiento nuevo.
Era solo para poder dar una serenata
A una ancianita
Que nos inspira a todos
Con una vida de fe.
Pero saben,
Esto no era tanto para cantarle a Doña Consuelo.
Mas, era pare que, al pasar un poco de tiempo con ella,
Ella nos pudo inspirar.

Cántico de la Mujer Latina.
A veces, el canto no tiene nada que ver con música.

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Last night Cántico had another great rehearsal.
Though, it was not without a little bit of confusion.
We arrived at St. Gabriel to rehearse,
only to find out that the parking lot had been black topped
and we couldn’t enter the grounds.

I knew they were working on the parking lot
as I had been there that morning
for mass with the Vacation Bible School children.
When I asked
I was told that we would be able to enter the grounds,
but would need to park elsewhere.

But you know,
it was no problem at all.
Sometimes,
we really need to just look at these little inconveniences
as the opportunities that they really are.

We decided to rehearse at Janie’s house
as she lives in the area
and was gracious enough to have us over.
Janie is one of the original members of Cántico

Nican Mopohua,
the new song we’ve been working on,
is really taking shape.
Our new members (Rosa, Irma, Gabriela)
are all fitting in the with the group rather nicely.
Yes, we’ve all managed to conquer the Náhuatl,
"Nican mopohua, motecpana in quenin yancuincan
Hueytlamahuizoltica, monexiti in
cenquizca ixpochtli Sancta María Dios Inantzin
tocihuapillatocatzin, in oncan Tepeyacac, motenehua Guadalupe.

We handed out a rehearsal schedule
for the rest of the summer and most of the fall
as well as a tentative program for our
part in the concert at St. Gabriel Parish in September.

Marcy,
our group’s guitarist and composer,
always says that everything that happens
happens for a reason.

As we started arriving at Janie’s,
Doña Consuelo, Janies’s mother, asked us to sing
her favorite song to La Virgen.
How could we not oblige?
“Desde el cielo una hermosa mañana. . . .”
Isn’t funny how the songs that are important
are committed to memory
no matter how many verses there are?

Perhaps the reason we rehearsed at Janie’s house
had nothing at all to do with a new parking lot.
It was so that we could serenade an elderly woman
who continues to inspire us all
with her life of faith.
But you know,
it wasn’t about us singing for Doña Consuelo,
It was so that by spending a little time with her
she could continue to inspire us.

Cántico de la Mujer Latina.
You know, the song isn’t always about the music.

A Fundraiser for Asi Es Mi Tierra

Cantico de la Mujer Latina is very happy that we have found a new rehearsal venue at St. Gabriel Parish in Detroit. St. Gabe's has many talented folk, including many of her young parishioners. In fact, they even have a Mexican Folkoric Ballet.

And. . they are having a fundraiser!

The funds will benefit the group’s new costumes. Some of which, I may add, are elaborate and absolutely gorgeous!But you know, if you can’t make it to this event, you may just want to drop a check in the mail.

Mail to:
St. Gabiel
8118 W. Vernor Highway
Detroit, MI 48209-1524

Please make check payable to St. Gabriel, but put “dance group” or “asi es mi tierra” in the memo line so that Esther, the parish secretary, will be able to apply accordingly.

Loteria Mexicana

El Ballet Folklorico Mexicano
' Asi Es Mi Tierra' invita a una Loteria Mexicana

The Mexican Folkloric Ballet“Asi Es Mi Tierra”
Invites Everyone to Mexican Bingo

Lugar / Place
Cafeteria de la Iglesia San Gabriel
St. Gabriel Parish Cafeteria
8118 W. Vernor, Detroit, MI

Hora / Time:
2:00 PM

Fecha / Date
Domingo 13 de Julio del 2008 / Sunday July 13, 2008

Precio:/price:
$10.00 (tickets) 2 tablas/20 juegos (2 cards/20 games)

A beneficio de:
Vestuario Grupo Folklorico

To Benefit:
Dance costumes for group

Antojitos y Refrescos de venta
Food and beverages for sale

For more info or tickets contact:
Yolanda Perez 734-642-5414 or Sra Ofelia 313-730-6680

God Bless the U.S.A.

Cantico de la Mujer Latina
wishes everyone a very happy
and safe 4th of July.

May God continue to bless us all.
We ask special blessings on those
who are unemployed
or experiencing financial hardship
during this country's tough economic times.

May God bless all who are in need
of any type of healing:
physical, emotional, spiritual.

May God bless all of our military,
especially those who are stationed abroad.

And in our own prayers,
may we remember those
who still strive for the freedoms
that the United States of America gives to us.

God bless the U.S.A.!

Cantico welcomes another new member

The ladies of Cantico de la Mujer Latina
were very pleased last night.
Sister Nina arrived bringing a friend, Gabriela.
By the end of the night,
she committed to our group!
Although she didn't bring her instrument last night,
I hear tell Gabriela is a guitarist.
Next rehearsal we hope to work with her,
getting necessary music in her hands!

I'm not so sure what is going on lately,
but it's all good.
We have welcomed one new member
at every rehearsal
for the past three rehearsals!

A few weeks ago we welcomed Rosa.
Rosa is actually an alto,
but is actually quite capable of singing soprano.
So, at least for now, she is enhancing our soprano section.
She is also quite handy with the maracas
and other hand held percussion instruments.

And then, we welcomed Rosa's sister, Irma.
I've known Irma for years.
In fact,
Irma sang with me in a choir I directed
in a pervious life!
Irma is very decidely an alto.
If there is no alto part for a particular piece,
Irma has the creativity and the ear to create one!

I also learned last night
that one of our ladies who has stepped aside for awhile,
Rosalinda, will be coming back to us
for special readings and poetry.
Rosalinda is one of the best lectors I have ever heard.
And when she does a special reading
or recites poetry,
well, let me just say that she commands your attention.
When she recites
you just have the greatest desire to listen,
to absorb every word.
Thanks, Rosalinda!
You don't know how much we've missed you!

I'm not sure what's happening.
But I am certain that it is all of the Holy Spirit.
Our new members
coupled with our new rehearsal venue. . .
. . .well. . . .It's all good!