The delegation of 26 people arrived this Tuesday in Aarle Rixtel, the Dutch city where Blessed Father Eustace was born. The Brazilians, including three priests and a brother from the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts, were received by the Blessed's nephews, the city's mayor, and devotees of Father Eustace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bus carrying the Brazilian delegation arrived at the city's main church around noon local time, 7 am Bras\u00edlia time. In front of the church, the Brazilians were greeted with a celebration and an honor known as a flag salute, usually presented on extremely important occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Welcomed by the mayor of Aarle Rixtel, Frank van der Meijden, and Father Eustace's nephews, Will van den Boomen and Jam van den Boomen, the Brazilians witnessed the brotherhood's reception, with visitors dressed in traditional local clothing. Afterwards, the group went to the Church of St. Michael, where Eustace was baptized. There, they saw the baptismal font, which is preserved to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before arriving at the house where Father Eust\u00e1quio was born, the pilgrims stopped at the Dokter Timmerslaan Cemetery to visit the van Lieshout family tomb, where the remains of Eust\u00e1quio's father, Guilherme Lieshout, are located. Following this, they arrived at the house where the Blessed was born. There, the Brazilians took photos, prayed, and were moved by their presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Father Vin\u00edcius Maciel, SSCC, vice-postulator of the Cause of Canonization, emphasized to a Dutch TV crew that accompanied the arrival of the Brazilians the importance of this place for the devotees. \u201cThis visit and warm welcome express a deep friendship between Brazil and the Netherlands. We are very moved to be here, together with your nephews and compatriots.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Next, a lunch was offered by the local authorities. The city's mayor and the Blessed's family also presented gifts to the group before they departed from Aarle Rixtel. The event had a great impact on the city and was the subject of reports in several local media outlets, including Omroep PeelRand TV (SEE THE REPORT HERE<\/a>) and the news website mooilaarbeek.nl (READ THE ARTICLE HERE<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A comitiva com 26 pessoas chegou nessa ter\u00e7a-feira \u00e0 Aarle Rixtel, cidade holandesa onde nasceu o Beato Padre Eust\u00e1quio. Os brasileiros, incluindo tr\u00eas padres e um irm\u00e3o da Congrega\u00e7\u00e3o dos Sagrados Cora\u00e7\u00f5es, foram recebidos pelos sobrinhos do Bem-Aventurado, pelo prefeito da cidade e por devotos de Padre Eust\u00e1quio. O \u00f4nibus com a delega\u00e7\u00e3o brasileira chegou \u00e0 igreja matriz da cidade por volta das 12h, hor\u00e1rio local, 7h hor\u00e1rio de Bras\u00edlia. Em frente ao templo, os brasileiros foram recebidos com festa e uma honraria conhecida como sauda\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e0 bandeira, apresentada normalmente em ocasi\u00f5es extremamente importantes. Recebidos pelo prefeito de Aarle Rixtel, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n