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Bucharest (Fides Service) - It will be the Catholic Archbishop of Bucharest Ioan Robu, who will present the missionary cross and mandate to Giuseppe Rubino, Elio Filardo, scholastic Benoni Varga and pre-novice Lucian Bosoi, four Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate OMI, on Sunday 13 March. From 13 - 20 March the four OMI will lead a popular mission in the parish of St John of Capestrano in the city of Tirgu Jiu. The missionaries will announce the Word of God directly and personally to people in their homes, at work, in schools etc. During the week they will visit every family in the parish and also in a spirit of communion lead reflection and sharing on the Bible at Centres for Listening to the Word. The week long programme also includes prayer with young people in the morning, the celebration of the sacrament of Reconciliation and Celebrations of the Eucharist.
The Lenten Mission is a tradition in many parishes in Rumania. In this year which the diocese of Bucharest has dedicated to the Eucharist and the family, Rev. Petru Husariu parish priest of S. John of Capestrano parish, decided to organise a popular mission to renew the local community consisting of 70,000 Catholics. The Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate (OMI), founded by St. Eugene de Mazenod founded to preach missions, by responding to this request intend to offer a contribution to new evangelisation in Romania, in keeping with the special charisma. The OMI have been in Romania since 1998 at Maracineni and since 2003 they are also at Roman. In the diocese of Bucharest they help with youth pastoral, preaching in parishes, provide ongoing formation for people of consecrated life and in the deanery of Craiova they accompany laity and families on the journey of Christian life. (S.L.) (Agenzia Fides 11/3/2005; Righe 27; Parole 329)
