.- While
celebrating Mass at the archdiocesan cathedral on April 2nd, Cardinal
Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City launched a massive prayer appeal
for Mexico and all of Latin America.
The appeal,
which will end on January 27, 2007, with a large youth pilgrimage, was
called for by a group of committed lay faithful, aware that “prayer is
the path to advancing a solution to the gravest problems that afflict
our society.”
According to
organizers of the appeal, the purpose is to pray for Mexico and for
people upon whom the future of the country depends. They said that “the
situation Mexico and the other Latin American countries are enduring is
not easy because it constitutes a challenge not only for the work of
evangelization in all areas, but also for social participation and
political action.”
In referring to
the serious problems facing Latin America, organizers mentioned lack of
security and injustice, corruption and impunity, severe poverty and
unemployment, as well as the weakening of the family and of moral
values.
“Therefore”,
they said, “we have launched this appeal which above all has as its
goal the personal transformation of those Mexicans, who participate, as
well as the unity and motivation of those who are willing to join in
the commitment.”
Cardinal launches prayer appeal for Mexico and Latin America
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