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| Dia 18 en el Santuario de Lima, Perú, tres días después de sismo Covenant Day at the Shrine in Lima, Perú, three days after the earthquake Bündnistag im Heiligtum von Peru, drei Tage nach dem Erdbeben |
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Entre dolor y alegría con la solidarid de la familia de Schoenstatt Between pain and the joy in the solidarty of the Schoenstatt Family Zwischen Sorge und der Freude über die weltweite Solidarität der Schönstattfamilie Fotos: Espinoza © 2007 |
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PERU/SCHOENSTATT, Queca Espinoza/mkf. "We are all Peru," wrote Juan Barbosa from Cordoba, Argentina shortly after a call for prayer was made from Queca Espinoza from Lima, Peru just a few hours after the devastating earthquake on August 15th. Every 18th is a time when all the Movement renews its attachment to the Shrine by gathering again in the Shrine to renew the Covenant of Love, as Father said, "With the MTA and with the family." A Covenant of Love as a family is what was strongly experienced in prayer for Peru during the days around August 18th. In a matter of hours, the Schoenstatt Family from Peru received expressions of help and solidarity in prayer from Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, United States, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile…
We are all Peru because we are family, and because it is known that Peru is a county where every Schoenstatter on the planet has family. For this reason it is a people of brothers and sisters and a country of brothers and sisters. The Covenant Love makes every person a brother or sister.
Peru, August 16th
In some areas we still do not have phone service, but those Schoenstatters I have been able to contact are O.K.
We need your prayers because as of now there are 300 deaths and 800 victims. The authorities have canceled the danger of the tsunami. But the tremors continue, please pray for our country and for all the people who have been affected.
United in our Covenant of Love. From our Shrine in Lima, Peru we greet all the Schoenstatt Shrines asking that you pray for our country.
Schoenstatt Family throughout the world, August 16th, 17th, 18th
- Today we had the monthly meeting of missionaries and we are praying
for our Peruvian brothers.
Antonia Goytiño, de Adolfo Gonzales Chaves, Argentina. - What happened in Peru was very sad. We continue united in prayer for
our Peruvian brothers. Yesterday was the Feast of the Assumption of
the Blessed Mother and She will take care of Her children in Peru. Greetings
and an embrace from Brazil.
Cassio, JM Brazil - To all our Peruvian brothers and those who are living in our country,
we send our deepest affection and the commitment to offer our prayer,
especially the the Holy Rosary. We continue to be united in the love
of Jesus and Mary, trusting in Divine Province that they will always
be close to their children.
Campaign of the Devoto Vicariate, Buenos Aires - Yesterday we prayed the one thousand Hail Marys in our Shrine, and
we prayed for all the intentions and especially for our Peruvian brothers.
Hector and Raquel Antonioli, La Plata, Argentina - This afternoon, August 16th, at 7:30 p.m. at the Providence
Shrine – Busto, a Holy Mass was held and we also united ourselves in
prayer for the Peruvian families who are undergoing these difficult
moments caused by the earthquake.
Perla Arangual Leible, Chile - We also prayed in the Shrine for our Peruvian brothers and in this
way we experienced the hope and the true mercy of the MTA for all that
we need from Her.
Martha Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Thanks a million for the messages of solidarity for the Peruvian people.
As a Sister in the covenant I ask each person in Schoenstatt to continue
to take all the Peruvian family, who is experiencing such a difficult
trial, to the Shrine.
Ana Maria Culverhouse, Atlanta, USA - Beloved Brothers in Jesus Christ: Receive our greetings from Mexico
where we just found out about the earthquake this morning. We offer
our prayers for all your country. May God bless you. A servant of Mary
will never perish.
Laura González de Velarde, Mexico.
Peru, August 18th
There was a special celebration at the Shrine in Lima, Peru on the 18th. We went with the desire of expressing gratitude to the Blessed Mother for her protection from the earthquake; we began with the prayer of the Holy Rosary offered for all our brothers who have suffered the loss of a loved one, for the souls of these people, for the injured, and the victims.
During the fourth mystery, there was another quake that mobilized some people especially the youth who left the Shrine hurriedly, but after the scare we were able to continue. The Eucharist was presided by Father Jaime Llamas, a diocesan priest, who has made the Covenant of Love with the Blessed Mother. He consoled our hearts and encouraged us not be indifferent to the suffering of our brothers; everyone should join the effort of the parishes that are channeling help. He informed us that our Cardinal, Juan Luis Cipriani said that the Sunday collection of all the parishes and churches of Peru would be to help the victims of the earthquake. After Mass, the contributions to Capital of Grace were burned along with the renewal of our Covenant of Love with the Blessed Mother.
Messages that had been sent from different parts of the world from people who were in solidarity with us were placed on the bulletin board to be read. There were also bags of clothing, bottles of water, and non-perishable food that the neighbors and Schoenstatters had brought so it all could be taken to the parish for Mary Helps Peru and its volunteers, who are working with Father Rafael Reátegui, a diocesan priest, who has made the Covenant of Love with the Blessed Mother and who will personally travel to the disaster area.
During the fellowship, the coffee tasted very good since it was intensely cold.
Thanks to all the Schoenstatt Family who has supported us with prayer and who mobilized to gather collections in their countries with the promise of sending them to Peru. It has been gratifying to receive an immediate response to our plea for prayers. Please continue to pray; because the problem is not over, it will take us a good while to overcome the damage.
Schoenstatt Family throughout the world, August 21st
Schoenstatt Family of Peru, you can count on our prayers and our contributions to the Capital of Grace, today, tomorrow and in the future.
Queca Espinoza, Lima quecaespinoza@infonegocio.net.pe
Translation: Celina Garza, Harlingen, TX, USA /amj