He priest Guillermo Blandonparish priest of the Santa Lucía church, in Boaco, has a birthday, he will be the first who will not be able to celebrate it in Nicaragua, after the Daniel Ortega regime denied him entry to the country in September 2022.
In interview with Article 66, The priest expressed that on this special date, the best gift he can receive from God is that “the suffering of Nicaragua ends.”
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«Nicaragua is suffering a lot, there is a lot of crying, pain, suffering and uncertainty. The suffering of my people hurts me, and all because of the ambition for power of a family —Ortega and Murillo— that is manipulating and has manipulated all the structures for their benefit,” said the religious.
Referring to the forced exile that he has lived for five months, Blandón said that the joy he feels as a priest on his birthday is for the love of Nicaraguans. “On this first birthday in exile, from early on I have received congratulations from the religious people,” he recounted.
«The affection of the people is what gives me satisfaction and joy, because they believe in my priesthood and preaching to bring souls to Christ (…) I have been very moved by the messages from people I have known for years who took the time to congratulate me. », he stressed.
Despite the impediment to return to Nicaragua, the priest stated that he is having a happy time. “I thought that this special day was going to be different due to the exile that I live in, but God works wonders, because people I did not remember have congratulated me,” he stressed.
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«It is hard to be outside your land and away from your people, but that honey from the affection of the people gives me strength. In addition, the people know that the Church has always been with the weakest, with the poorest, and that is a joy that weighs more than any suffering we have, “he added.
As for the Nicaraguans, Father Blandón thanked the expressions of affection and encouraged them to remain firm, “because we know that God is with us and he is our joy, and if God is with me, who will be against me? Because our joy is to have God in the midst of suffering and pain.
«Let us ask the Lord and do not get tired of rejecting all kinds of injustice, let us remember that Nicaraguans have experience of fighting in every sense of the word and we have always come out ahead (…) God loves his people and He is going to free us» , he concluded.
