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Oruro (Agenzia Fides) - Last week was a very intense week for the more than 400 participants of the VIII Bolivian National Missionary Congress, a fundamental stage of reflection and sharing in preparation for the American Missionary Congress (CAM6) scheduled in Puerto Rico next November.
The diocese of Oruro hosted the congress participants from the 18 ecclesiastical jurisdictions. Among them, bishops, religious men and women, lay people, young missionaries representing different pastoral areas and fields.
The motto "Bolivia, with the power of the Spirit, witnesses of Christ" was the leitmotif of the "five days" in which Eucharistic celebrations and adoration alternated with moments of prayer in the parishes, missionary experiences in the neighborhoods, discernment and community reflection.
The general objective of the Congress was to revitalize missionary fervor in the Church, to respond effectively to pastoral emergencies that also involve reaching out to others and caring for the environment.
The work of the Congress developed around four theological axes: "Communion in the synodal path", "Missionary spirituality", "Custodians of creation", "Language and style of the digital environment", 14 workshops that have highlighted highlighted the work of the Church in Bolivia, moments of prayer and fraternization, and the sharing of missionaries. All these aspects were highlighted in the final conclusion of the Congress presented and read during the closing Eucharistic Celebration held in the Sanctuary of Socavón.
"Being a missionary means opening oneself to all people, all cultures, bringing the Word of God and making it known to all humanity and all peoples," recalled Cristóbal Bialasik, Bishop of the Diocese of Oruro, who together with the Episcopal Conference and Adolfo Bittschi, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Sucre and National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Bolivia, worked in synergy for this important event.
At the end of the National Missionary Congress, the next Congress was announced which will be held in 2028 in the Diocese of Tarija.
(EG) (Agenzia Fides, 20/7/2024)
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