Last week, Brazilian priests from the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts visited their Paraguayan brothers on a very special mission. On May 5th, the vice-postulator of the Cause of Canonization of Father Eust\u00e1quio, Father Marcus Vin\u00edcius Maciel, and Father Edmar Aparecido de Oliveira, both from the Father Eust\u00e1quio Church, arrived in the capital Asunci\u00f3n. They participated in various moments of formation and spirituality, as well as presenting the Relics of the Blessed to the Paraguayan community.<\/p>\n
On the 7th, the reliquary was taken to the S\u00e3o Salvador do Mundo Parish and the relics were presented to the devotees during the Eucharistic Celebration. Immediately after Holy Mass, the faithful were able to receive a blessing with the laying on of hands and venerate the sacred objects. The following day, the parish community of Santa Catarina de Sena, located in Fernando de la Mora, in Greater Asunci\u00f3n, received a visit from the missionaries. There, too, a celebration took place and the priests gave a blessing under the intercession of Father Eust\u00e1quio.<\/p>\n
The Mass in memory of the Blessed is already held every 30th of the month in both locations. Father Vinicius Maciel explains that the devotion in Paraguay is different from that practiced in Brazil: \u201cIn our country (Brazil), older people had contact with Father Eust\u00e1quio and pass this on from generation to generation. In contrast, in the neighboring country, it is the accounts of his life, combined with the testimonies of those who received graces and the missions of the religious of the Sacred Hearts, that have made the devotion to the Blessed grow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prayers to Father Eust\u00e1quio, in Spanish, were distributed to the Paraguayan people. In addition, devotional materials, which are sold in Brazil, were also taken to the country and quickly sold out.<\/p>\n
The city of Presidente Franco, on the border of the three countries (Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina), also received a visit from the Relics of Father Eustace. On the 10th, the feast day of Saint Damien of Molokai, Brother Hugo Arm\u00edn Perez professed his perpetual vows to the Congregation. Other Brazilian priests were present, including the current Provincial of Brazil and the Paraguay Region, Father S\u00e9rgio Stein. The Mass highlighted the Saints and Blessed of the Sacred Hearts, emphasizing the Relics of Father Eustace. After the Mass, the students of the Sisters of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts' school performed the Cantata of Saint Damien of Molokai.<\/p>\n
The reliquary presented to the Paraguayans contains a bone, a lock of hair, a pen, and pieces of fabric that belonged to Blessed Father Eust\u00e1quio, as well as the medal he received in Belgium. Contact with these objects rekindled the devotion of many and sparked the curiosity of those who were not yet familiar with the life and history of the religious figure. For Father Marcus Vin\u00edcius, the visit is important because it helps to de-regionalize devotion to Father Eust\u00e1quio: \u201cThis makes us realize how much the message of Health and Peace touches people, even in their first contact with the spirituality of the Blessed. We are very happy with this mission,\u201d concluded the priest.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Na \u00faltima semana, os padres brasileiros da Congrega\u00e7\u00e3o dos Sagrados Cora\u00e7\u00f5es visitaram os irm\u00e3os paraguaios numa miss\u00e3o bastante especial. No dia 5 de maio, o vice-postulador da Causa de Canoniza\u00e7\u00e3o de Padre Eust\u00e1quio, Padre Marcus Vin\u00edcius Maciel, e o Padre Edmar Aparecido de Oliveira, ambos da Igreja Padre Eust\u00e1quio, chegaram \u00e0 capital Assun\u00e7\u00e3o. Os dois participaram de v\u00e1rios momentos de forma\u00e7\u00e3o e espiritualidade, al\u00e9m de apresentar as Rel\u00edquias do Beato para a comunidade paraguaia. No dia 7, o relic\u00e1rio foi levado at\u00e9 a Par\u00f3quia S\u00e3o Salvador do Mundo e as Rel\u00edquias apresentadas aos devotos durante a Celebra\u00e7\u00e3o Eucar\u00edstica. Logo ap\u00f3s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n