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Hmong Ritual in St. Paul Home to bring "A Little Good Fortune"

The shaman cleanses the soul and brings good fortune to the infant.

In the Hu Plig ceremony, the shaman ties white strings around the infant to bring good luck and wealth to the child.

Hmong people use the stomachs of the cow that can be used to make the traditional beef soup, literally “cow-poo soup” which is made of beef stomach, intestines, and organ meat. Pictured below is a photo of the stomachs being cleaned out.

During Hu Plig events, fruits, eggs, and assorted candy and crackers are placed on a tray decoratively. In the middle, there are flowers, usually white to represent cleansing.

A picture of the plaque that explains the history and symbolism of the "Healing Spirit" statue bysculptor Georgette Sosin. It explains the meaning of the “healing spirit” and the symbolism behind the secular hospital’s large statue.

A picture of a smaller model of the "Healing Spirit" sculpture on the building's exterior. Next to the model is an explanatory plaque about the artwork.

I see a 21-year-old young woman, just, just married, just had a baby and discovered cancer after her birth with the baby, and she was dead within three months or, I don't remember it, it was quick, and I'm like: 'God, hey what’s this, what is this?'…

Chaplaincy, in those cases, is like, you know, a doctor and a surgeon. A surgeon is the one that comes in and makes those small slices and attends to that one piece that needs to be removed and it might be something huge that the person would love to…

We're learning so much in quantum physics these days about the power of energy and thought, and that we're all energy, that everything is energy, that when I think about it I think: What is prayer but intention and energy directed towards a positive…