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Lima (Agenzia Fides) – In the context regarding the celebrations of 100 years of presence in Peru (1911-2011) of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, the visit of the relics of St. Therese of Liseaux comes from the initiative of the whole Carmelite family. For the celebrations, this visit will have a title: "On a mission to Peru", and will be held from August 30 to November 30.
This initiative, welcomed by the Rector of the Teresian Basilica of Lisieux has had a rapid response with the total availability of sending the urn containing the relics of the holy saint, this is the first time such an event has happened in Peru, a country with a missionary presence and the time for a pilgrimage for most of the Andean country.
The arrival of the urn containing the relics of St. Therese of Lisieux is expected at the Jorge Chavez international airport in the Peruvian capital on Tuesday, August 30 at 6pm and will remain in this country until 30 November, after which it will return to France. Upon arrival, it will embark on a great pilgrimage throughout Peru, visiting the communities of the south in September, the center of the country in October and those in the north in November.
During the tour it will visit the Carmelite communities, monasteries, the Institutes of Consecrated Life and parishes in the ecclesiastical courts of Abancay, Arequipa, Ayacucho Callao, Carabayllo, Chiclayo, Chimbote, Chosica, Chuquibamba, Cusco, Huacho, Huancayo, Huancavelica, Ica, Lima, Lurin, Piura, Trujillo, Puno, Tacna, Moquegua and Yauyos.
As stated in the note sent to Fides, "With her relics, Teresa is present: her person, her spirituality, her love for the Church, her spiritual message. Through this visit we try to get to know and rediscover the living Gospel of her doctrine, founded on love and trust".
(CE) (Agenzia Fides 13/08/2011)
