Francis at Mexico Tag

FRANCIS IN MEXICO, Chiapas, by Mayra Delgado de Yamallel • What a blessed opportunity Mónica Guerra de Morales and I had to attend Encounter of the Families, with His Holiness, Francis, in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas! Along with four other friends, who belong to the Apostolate of the Cross-, we arrived in this city for this encounter the previous night. We had tickets to Victor Reyna Stadium, which were provided by the Archdiocese of Monterrey. The first thing to decide was what would be the best time to go the followingRead More
FRANCIS IN MEXICO, by Marcelo José Garza Gómez (2) • On Tuesday, 16 February, I had the opportunity, along with another fifty youths, to participate in the encounter Pope Francis had with the youths of Mexico. The experience was indescribable, tickets were obtained exactly one week before the encounter, and along with twenty other crazy Schoenstatt Youths from Monterrey, we traveled all of Monday night to arrive at the event. Upon entering the stadium everything changed We arrived in the morning, and it was a long wait, the sun wasRead More
FRANCISCO in MEXICO, Mass at Guadalupe by Josefina Martínez • I am very happy to have this opportunity to relate my encounter I had with the Holy Father. Everything was a gift from God and the Blessed Mother. I was able to enter the Basilica of Guadalupe’s atrium for the Mass the Holy Father celebrated there on Saturday, 13 February. I did not have a ticket to enter, and had ardently prayed to the Blessed Mother that she would give me the blessing to attend. The previous day, I notRead More