We arrived in Battambang about 1:00 PM on Friday for the ordination to be held on Saturday morning. Preparations were in full swing.
Jesuit Ordination
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At the actual site of the ordination, chairs were set up for a reported 2,000 attendees. Bishop Olivier went over the texts and different parts of the ceremony with the ministers for the next day. Bishop Kike took photos of the young women who would perform the traditional welcome dance at the beginning of the ceremony. Musicians with traditional Cambodian instruments accompanied the dancers for the rehearsal. On another part of the church grounds, sleeping arrangements were prepared for the hundreds of overnight guests coming from far parts of Cambodia. Then as night fell a simple meal was offered to those who had worked hard and would be staying overnight.
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