Under the motto “The Virgin Mary, a girl who prays: “Lord, no matter you need, once you need and the way you need” (Pope Francis), the Legion of Mary of the Diocese of Valledupar, will perform the Marian Congress, on the times May 25 and 26, 2024.
This congress is an meeting that summons everybody who’s a part of any neighborhood within the Catholic Church and even who isn’t a member of a actuality; Anyone who considers themselves a Marian, who loves the Virgin Mary, is invited, since it’s an open congress.
The Marian occasion goals to deepen the devotion to the Virgin Mary, inside the framework of the celebration of the 70 years of the Legion within the Diocese of Valledupar and within the 12 months of prayer. Likewise, practice the parishioners of the Diocese of Valledupar and all those that name themselves Marian charisms.
The priest Fray, Eduardo Luís Colón, religious director, defined that “this Marian congress goals to extend devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, who’s a companion on the journey, on this context of the 12 months of prayer referred to as by Pope Francis.” And he added that, “it’s seeing Mary as a mannequin and likewise as the lady of hope. Therefore, what we need to do is have a look at Mary as a mirrored image and mirror of the lifetime of the believer, who accepts the phrase and places it into observe.
For her half, María Lina Duarte Romero, president of the Legion on the diocesan degree, stated that “this can be a coaching house to strengthen devotion and contribute to the Christian formation of all of the brothers who’re a part of this Diocese, even those that are exterior of it; “It is an open congress as a tribute to the Mother for the month of May.”
Invited to the diocesan occasion are audio system Brother Carlos Mario Alzate, rector of the Nuestra Señora del Rosario Sanctuary of Chiquinquirá; Sister Evidalia Contreras Arias, spiritual of the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy Congregation; priest German D. Acosta Rubio, director of the Radio María station in Colombia and Fray Ronal Antívar Muriel, priest of the Saint Augustine order, theologian and graduate in sacred scriptures from the Pontifical Biblical Institute of Rome.
The spiritual Congress is scheduled for May 25 and 26 within the auditorium of the Bilingual School. The opening might be led by Monsignor Oscar José Vélez Isaza with the Holy Eucharist and the accompaniment of the Bilingual School Choir. Offer 50 thousand pesos and registration is till May 20.