Page 10-LAWNDALE Bilingual News-Thursday, May 8, 2014

Sallas
Column
By August Sallas - 312-286-3405
E-mail: sallas@sbcglobal.net
est disponible a ms tardar
en el 2015, podr ofrecer
una banda ancha en vuelo
para pasajeros, incluyendo
el rpido y confable Wi-Fi
y entretenimiento a bordo.
Tras su lanzamiento, los
clientes de aviacin
pueden esperar mejores
soluciones de conectividad,
como comunicaciones de
cabina, operaciones de
mantenimiento y servicios
de la tripulacin.
Para brindar este
nuevo servicio, AT&T
planea construir una
innovadora red aire-tierra
en Estados Unidos, basada
en las normas mundiales de
4G LTE, para ofrecer alta
velocidad y uso efciente
del espectro, ya propiedad
de AT&T. Como arquitecto
y operador de la red 4G
LTE ms confable de la
nacin, AT&T tiene la
experiencia, el espectro y
la fuerza fnanciera para
transformar la conectividad
de aereotransporte.
La conectividad
en-vuelo es algo natural
para AT&T, ya que en los
ltimos seis aos (2008-
2013) ha invertido ms
de $140 mil millones en
sus redes almbricas e
inalmbricas, cuando se
combina la inversin de
capital y adquisiciones
de espectro y operaciones
inalmbricas, y opera ya la
red 4G LTE ms confable
de la nacin. AT&T tiene
ms de 116 millones de
subscriptores inalmbricos,
ms de 16.5 millones de
subscritores de banda
ancha y sirve a muchas de
las mayores corporaciones
del mundo, incluyendo
todas las de Fortune 1000.
AT&T es un lder en
dispositivos conectados
y contina obteniendo
premios por sus servicios
almbricos e inalmbricos,
mientras contina sus
innovaciones con sus
recientes lanzamientos de
su plataforma Connected
Car y Drive Studio y la
presentacin de AT&T
U-verse con Gigapower
en ciudades selectas de E.U.
AT&T... Viene de la pgina 5
I WAS GLUED to the TV watching the Papal Canoniza-
tion of both Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII
being elevated to Sainthood from Vatican City on Sunday,
April 27, 2014. Seeing Vatican City brought back several
fond memories. Ten years ago, August 2004, I took eight
members of my family to Rome, Italy. I wanted my family
to see Rome, Florence, and Venice staying in each city for
WHILE IN Rome, we visited St. Peter's Square,
heard Mass and received Holy Communion at St. Peter's
Basilica, toured the tomes of Popes buried underground,
saw the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo, the Ro-
man Coliseum and the Catacombs. Our visit to Rome was
awesome!
SEEING Pope John Paul II canonized as a Saint was
exciting too and I can say I saw, in person, a living Saint,
Saint Pope John Paul II.
PASSION REANACTMENT: On Good Friday,
April 18, 2014, six Catholic churches in Little Village St.
Agnes, Good Shepherd, Epiphany, St. Roman and Our
Lady of Tepeyac joined together to sponsor Via Crucis de
La Villita the reenactment of the Passion of Jesus Christ.
a week. However, my main
purpose for going to Italy
was to see Pope John Paul
II; and we did. It was a trip
of a lifetime.
WHILE PLAN-
NING the trip I was able to
reserve eight audience tick-
ets to see Pope John Paul II;
he held audiences with the
public every Wednesday at
the Vatican. On the day we
were to have an audience
with the Pope I received a
call from a Sister informing
me that he was very ill and
we would not be able to see
him in Vatican City. She did
say we could go and see him
at his summer home, Castel
Gandolfo. We quickly found
out where Castel Gandolfo
was and how to get there
by bus.
WHEN WE got to the
bus stop the line was already
long and we were nervous about making it onto the bus. Two
buses had already left the station without my family; but
luckily a third bus came along. It was an odd sight because
the bus was packed with brides and grooms. [It is tradition
for the Pope to bless couples that married throughout the
year.] A bride asked us where we wanted to go. We told
her Castel Gandolfo and she said we were on the right bus.
WE FOLLOWED the couples through the small town
and entered Castel Gandolfos courtyard as we passed the
Swiss Guards. The crowd was approximately 300. From a
decorated platform and surrounded by several clergymen,
Pope John Paul II talked to the crowd for over an hour.
He spoke in Polish, Italian, French, English and Spanish.
Pope John Paul II blessed us several times and he said his
blessings included members of our family, our children
and their childrens, children. He also blessed any religious
articles and photos we had in our possession. Sadly, one
could see how weak Pope John Paul II was as he struggled
with his words.
THE ATMOSPHERE was electrifying! People
from all over the world were genuinely ecstatic to see their
Papa. They clapped and cheered for him. A Boy Scout
band played music and I asked the Scout Master where they
were from and he proudly said, We are from Bethlehem
were Jesus was born.
The procession be-
gan with parishioners
walking from 26th
St. & Sacramento
Ave. west to 26th St.
& Kostner Ave. The
crowd estimate was
fve thousand [5,000]
Mexican Catholics
(men, women and
children) walking in
the procession. This
was a spiritual event
for the community and churches; it opens the doors for the
parishes to work together in other things, said Martin
Encisco, a Deacon at Good Shepherd Church. THE
REENACTMENT BEGAN at the time Jesus [Jaime
Nieto] was taken by Roman soldiers and presented before
Pontius Pilate. The criminal, Barabbas, stood next to
Jesus when Pilate asked the crowd whom should he free.
The group [actors and actresses dressed in costumes] shouted
Barabbas.
The Roman soldiers put thorns on Jesus' head and
began pushing him to carry the wooden cross and whip-
ping him. Jesus was being whipped as he carried the cross
[1.8 miles] for the crucifxion.
DEACON ENCISCO said Via Crucis de LaVil-
lita will become an annual event in Little Village during
Lent. The six churches, parishioners, coordinators and actors
did an outstanding job.
CICERO DEMOCRATS: Charlie Hernandez,
Democratic Committee of the Town of Cicero held a special
meeting on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 to elect new offcers
of the Cicero Regular Democratic Organization. Invited
guest speaker was August Sallas a life-long Democrat.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE Elizabeth Lisa
Hernandez, a Cicero Democrat, also spoke to the party
members about the goals of the Democrats in Cicero. Charlie
and Lisa congratulate the newly elected offcers.
ART EXHIBIT: Carlos & Dominguez Fine Arts
Gallery is presenting two internationally known Mexican
artists: Hector Duarte, from Michocan, and Jesus Acuna,
from Zacatecas. The opening reception will be Saturday, May
24, 2014, from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Carlos & Dominguez
Fine Arts Gallery, 1538 W. Cullerton St., Chicago. For more
info call Len Dominguez 773/580-8053.

Saint Pope John Paul II
Saint Pope John XXIII
Jesus is whipped carrying the cross.
Left to right: Ruth Ortega, Secretary; Jesus Ramirez, Treasurer; Griselda
Delgado, Vice-President; Ivan Barajas, President; Joseph Gotch, Sgt-at-
Arms; Elizabeth Lisa Hernandez, Charles G. Hernandez.