The President of the Republic, Dina Boluarteand the Mayor of Lima, Rafael López Aliagathey did not attend the Holy Mass in honor of the Lord of Miracles Made from the Nazarene monastery. This Sunday, October 5, through the live broadcast of the Nazarenas and Photographs channel, it was known that the aforementioned authorities did not go to the event officiated by Cardinal Carlos Castillo.
The absences are given after Castillo requested support and understanding of the claims of the ‘generation Z’ and transport workers. “These signs that we are seeing in the streets are no reason to say these people are terrorist, no! Here there are no terrorists, here there are people with rights, with dignity and our young people, no matter how much they are called ‘generation Z’, they have a lot to say to humanity,” he said.
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According to the presidential office portal, the head of state does not have official activities scheduled for today, Sunday, October 5. Similarly, in the case of Burgomaster, according to the MML page, it does not have pending events for this weekend.
Lord of Miracles: Presidents of other institutions did attend
However, those who did attend were the presidents of other institutions such as the Congress, José Jerí; Constitutional CourtLuz Pacheco; National Justice Board (Jnj), Gino Ríos Patio; the prime minister, Eduardo Arana.
Even the Mass was attended by the brand new general commander of the National Police of Peru (PNP), Oscar Arriola.
When consulted by the non -assistance of the authorities, the Archbishopric Communications Director, Juan José God, indicated that the Mass is organized and convened by the Brotherhood of the Lord of Miracles. He also mentioned that every year they dedicate the first Sunday of October to offer Mass in particular intention for the country, especially in this situation so delicate by extortion.
Along the same lines, he affirmed that the invitations were completed by the Brotherhood to the main authorities of Peru since it is a special mass offered for all authorities and for the Peruvian people, to ask for our country, to get out of this complex crisis in which we meet.
Cardinal Castillo: “Faith is not imposed with the means of power and in extraordinary ways”
During the Mass of the Lord of Miracles, the Cardinal Carlos Castillo He shared a message of faith to the faithful of the Catholic Church and highlighted the importance of salvation that comes from faith in Jesus. In addition, Castillo stressed that faith is not an imposition of the means of power.
“He who does not have the soul, will succumb; but the righteous will live for his faithfulness. There is a life, therefore, a new possibility of life and salvation that comes from faith. Because faith not only helps us to resist evil persevering in good, but transforms our existence to make it an instrument of salvation that God wants to use in the world,” he emphasized.
“As Jesus tells us in the Gospel, it is a meek force, faith is not imposed with the means of power and in extraordinary ways. A mustard grain is sufficient to achieve unthinkable things, because it carries in itself the love of God that opens paths of salvation (…) The question is not to leave, but rather remain to announce Christ through the reception, compassion and solidarity,” he added.
