AMERICA/ECUADOR - Students and teachers from universities in Mexico, Chile, Peru, Spain, the United States and 7 Ecuadorian Universities will take part in Second Mission Ecuador 2005 starting 9 September

Wednesday, 7 September 2005

Loja (Fides Service) - “With the grace of Mary we will live a new Ecuador” is the slogan of 2nd Ecuador Mission 2005 which, starting 9 September, will reach people in 65 localities, in 22 provinces, particularly rural areas and city suburbs poor in spiritual and human resources.
“On September 8 missionaries from universities in Ecuador and elsewhere in America and from Europe: Ecuador (7 universities), Mexico (1), Chile (2), Peru (2), United States (1) and Spain (1) will be offically welcomed. They will also take part in various activities although they have already received formation by means of print and audi-visual material” said Rosario de Rivas Manzano, general director of University mission Loja Technical University which is organising the event. In the afternoon of 9 September the missionaries will gather at Loja college sports ground. After a welcome address by the rector there will be a parade with placards bearing the name of all the mission places. The parade will reach the cathedral for a solemn Mass and sending of the missionaries presided by Bishop Hugolino Cerasuolo of Loja and concelebrated by all the priests present during which the mission cross will be consigned to 84 group leaders. After supper each participant will receive the mission cross and then at midnight all will board buses directed to the different places of mission. Two members of the organising team will visit the places of mission during the Mission to encourage the young people in their activities.
The groups of missionaries will go to communities with whom contact has already been made through the parish priests or a priest designated by the diocesan Bishop to understand the concrete human and spiritual needs of the people. Each group will be led by a leader trained for the task in the five previous months with retreats and courses and community life. In turn the leaders formed the missionaries with whom they will work. (R.Z.) (Agenzia Fides 7/9/2005, righe 25, parole 353)


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