Sr. Carmel, a Missionary of Charity assigned to Siem Reap, died April 12, the day before the Khmer New Year. We just had her funeral today because there was no one in town to certify her death two weeks ago because they all left to spend the new year in their home provinces.
The funeral was at St. Joseph Church where the Khmer people sit on the floor. Some chairs were brought in for the foreigners.
The Missionaries of Charity offering a blessing for Sr. Carmel.
After the funeral Bishop Olivier gathered with the Missionaries of Charity. The four men with him in the picture are religious brothers of the Missionaries of Charity. They do not wear a distinctive garb as do the sisters.
