- In the hills of Western Wisconsin,
you'll find Arcadia,
its thriving downtown
a mix of English-
and Spanish-speaking businesses.
- [speaking Spanish] En el nombre del Padre, hijo, espiritu santu, amen.
- Likewise, Holy Family Parish
holds separate Spanish and English services,
and as with the town, it can be a challenge
to integrate the two diverse populations.
[organ music playing]
Father Fernando, from Mexico,
and Father Sebastian, from Poland,
emphasize what they all have in common.
- He chooses this setting
the last supper, the Passover dinner...
I don't have to show people
the-- the things that divide us,
because I think we are all aware of them.
My job is to show things
that kind of unite us,
and-- and faith certainly is one of those things,
the main thing.
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- The faithful turn out for Easter week services,
and Holy Family holds
them together.
All week, services are bilingual,
with English and Spanish speakers
seated together,
worshiping together.
- [speaking Spanish] Es una sola fe celebramo lo mismo,
pero en lengua differente.
Es lo mismo.
- On Maundy Thursday,
the day before Good Friday,
priests humbly wash the feet of parishioners,
and then they can look out
on something they rarely see:
the diverse flock filling the pews
as one congregation.
- Spanish, American,
Spanish, American, American, Hispanic.
Yes.
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