On November 30, 2023, hundreds of Idente Family members gathered at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in the heart of New York City for the closing celebration of Fernando Rielo’s centenary. The solemn Mass was celebrated by His Excellency Bishop James Massa, Rector of St. Joseph’s Major Seminary, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, and member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Doctrine. Concelebrants included all the Idente Missionary priests of the New York Province, including the General Superior, Fernando Real, M.Id; Bishop Luis Miguel Romero, M.Id; and the Provincial Superior of the United States, Robert Badillo, M.Id, Pastor of Our Lady of Solace-St. Dominic Parish in the Bronx. Also concelebrating were our brothers Felipe Rufes, M.Id, Pastor of Our Lady of Loretto Parish in Hempstead; Roland Pereira, M.Id and Michael Nam, M.Id, Associate Pastors of O.L. of Loretto Parish; Martin Esquerra, M.Id, Pastor of St. Luke’s Parish in Brentwood; Associate Pastors Francisco Sanchez, M.Id, Ditto Subin, M.Id; and Fr. Camilo Lugo; and Fr. Samuel Arancibia, visiting from Chile. Present at the solemn mass was the Provincial Superior of the sister’s branch in New York, Elaine Schenk, M.Id, along with other sisters and brothers Idente Missionaries. To everyone’s delight, the solemn procession was led by nearly 70 acolytes vested in their white robes, like heavenly citizens.
Bishop Massa sincerely welcomed the Idente Family, including members of the three parishes administered by the Idente Missionaries, and elsewhere, including two of our brothers from California. In his homily, Bishop Massa pointed out the importance of the testimony of Fernando Rielo, who was called by the Father to promote filial consciousness among all peoples, founded in the Father’s creational kiss of the human person. He said that Fernando Rielo’s teaching brings us back to the deep meaning of our baptism, to recognize ourselves as the beloved sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father. Bishop Massa praised the good works of our Founding Father, the fruits of which abound.
All could appreciate the fruits and growth of the life and work of Fernando Rielo, which have become so evident for the Church in the Province of the United States. Fernando Rielo’s teachings and charism speak to the heart of youth, of intellectuals, of people of different cultures from around the world. Truly, this Institute was created for the present time.
Link to the Holy Mass celebrated at St Patrick’s cathedral in New York City.
!["El mundo puede cambiar desde el corazón"
(Papa Francisco, Encíclica Dilexit Nos)
"El Corazón de Cristo es éxtasis, es salida, es donación, es encuentro. En él nos volvemos capaces de relacionarnos de un modo sano y feliz, y de construir en este mundo el Reino de amor y de justicia. Nuestro corazón unido al de Cristo es capaz de este milagro social.
Tomar en serio el corazón tiene consecuencias sociales. Como enseña el Concilio Vaticano II, «tenemos todos que cambiar nuestros corazones, con los ojos puestos en el orbe entero y en aquellos trabajos que todos juntos podemos llevar a cabo para que nuestra generación mejore». Porque «los desequilibrios que fatigan al mundo moderno están conectados con ese otro desequilibrio fundamental que hunde sus raíces en el corazón humano». [21] Ante los dramas del mundo, el Concilio invita a volver al corazón, explicando que el ser humano «por su interioridad es, en efecto, superior al universo entero; a esta profunda interioridad retorna cuando entra dentro de su corazón, donde Dios le aguarda, escrutador de los corazones (cf. 1 S 16,7; Jr 17,10), y donde él personalmente, bajo la mirada de Dios, decide su propio destino».
Esto no significa confiar excesivamente en nosotros mismos. Tengamos cuidado: advirtamos que nuestro corazón no es autosuficiente; es frágil y está herido. Tiene una dignidad ontológica, pero al mismo tiempo debe buscar una vida más digna. Dice también el Concilio Vaticano II que «el fermento evangélico ha despertado y despierta en el corazón del hombre esta irrefrenable exigencia de la dignidad», aunque para vivir conforme a esa dignidad no nos basta conocer el Evangelio ni cumplir mecánicamente lo que nos manda. Necesitamos el auxilio del amor divino. Acudamos al Corazón de Cristo, ese centro de su ser, que es un horno ardiente de amor divino y humano y es la mayor plenitud que puede alcanzar lo humano. Allí, en ese Corazón es donde nos reconocemos finalmente a nosotros mismos y aprendemos a amar."](https://www.idente.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
