A trip through Paraguay

The general superiors of the Institute of Families visit Paraguay

Visita a Mons. Claudio Gimenez, Obispo de Caacupé: Anneliese y Francisco Nuño, Joaquin y Marta Lavini, y representantes del Instituto de Familia Paraguay Visit to Bishop Claudio Gimenez of Caacupé: Anneliese and Francisco Nuño, Joaquin and Marta Lavini, and members of the Institute in Paraguay Besuch bei Bischof Claudio Gimenez von Caacupé: Anneliese und Francisco Nuño, Joaquin und Marta Lavini, Vertreter des Instituts in Paraguay
En Caacupe: Matromiio Nuño en la puerta del Santuario Nacional del Paraguay At the Nacional Shrine of Paraguay Beim National-Heiligtum von Paraguay
Todos los miembros del Instituto participantes de la Jornada junto al Arzobispo de Asunción Mons. Cuquejo All the members of the Institute that participated in the meeting together with Archbishop Cuquejo, Asunción Alle Teilnehmer der Tagung des Instituts der Familien zusammen mit Erzbischof Cuquejo von Asunción
Platica del Arzobispo en la misa del Santuario. Sermón of the Archbishop during Mass in the Shrine Ansprache des Erzbischofs bei der Messe im Heiligtum
Palabras de agradecimiento de la Flia. Nuño al Arzobispo de Asunción Words of gratitude of the Nuño family to the Archbishpo of Asunción Dankworte von Ehepaar Nuño an den Erzbischof von Asunción Fotos: jkf © 2005
En el Santuario de Ciudad del Este In the Shrine in Ciudad del Este Im Heiligtum in Ciudad del Este Foto: Cabral © 2005

ASUNCION, PARAGUAY, JKF Francisco and Annelieses Nuno, General Superiors of the Schoenstatt Institute of Families, are taking a long trip that started in Germany in the middle of June and that will continue through Ecuador, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil. During these days they arrived in the capital of Paraguay to visit the families that are starting to found the Institute in this subtropical country. Joaquin and Marta Lavini, superiors of the region of Argentina, accompanied them at all times.

In Asuncion, on Friday, the 8^th of July, they participated in the Holy Mass in the Young Shrine, for the opening of the Journey, the Mass was presided by the Archbishop of Asuncion, Monsignor Cuquejo, whom they greeted and they expressed their appreciation to him for permitting the development of the Institute in his Archdiocese.

A celebration of love in Tuparenda

Afterwards they traveled to Tuparenda where they participated in the Journey that ended with the Sunday Mass presided by Father Ludovico Tedeschi (who was visiting Paraguay, where he worked for many years), who now lives in Rome and who is one of those responsible for the founding of the Schoenstatt Movement in Italy.

In Tuparenda they participated in the feast of St. John, a manifestation of popular piety that is very colorful and provides much folkloric music, carried out by the different groups that made this feast of love of God and his Mother entertaining.

Visit to the President of the Episcopal Conference of Paraguay

On Sunday afternoon they visited the Bishop of Caacupe – where the national Marian shrine of Paraguay is located – who was celebrating his 10th anniversary as bishop of this place on that day. The Bishop of Caacupe and president of the Episcopal conference of Paraguay is a Schoenstatt Father, Monsignor Claudio C. Gimenez Medina.

On Tuesday, the 12^th of July, they were in Ciudad del Este. Their guides were Antonio and Daniela Peralta (and their baby) of the Institute of Families. They visited the great dam of Itaipu, the waterfall of Iguazu and of course the Shrine of Terruno.

After Paraguay they left for Buenos Aires – New Schoenstatt – where they participated in the Regional Chapter of the Institute of the Region of Argentina, which we will report about later.