On the occasion of the celebration in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) of the sixtieth anniversary of our Institution of Idente Missionaries, we have had many moments to thank God for the life and charism left to us by Fernando Rielo, our dear Father and Founder.
On Friday, June 28, the students of our schools Martin Sappl I and II; Ciudad del Niño Jesús I, II and III; Néstor Suárez I and II, Guillermo Weise, made a varied and talented presentation at the level of theater, unpublished songs, poems and exhibitions of the life of our Founder.
This activity was thanks to the formation of the teachers of Religion together with the pastoral team in their schools. During mass, they were assisted by giving them materials to prepare their students and it was amazing the dedication and passion they put into their presentations. Two categories were distinguished in the students: primary and secondary cycle. The primary school children presented the life of the Founder and the thoughts taken from the books of Biography and Transfiguration. The high school students represented moments from the life of Fernando Rielo, songs from the Rain Flowers album and unpublished songs composed by the students themselves as gratitude to the life of the Founder.
We must recognize and thank the work done by the teachers who with great willingness, commitment and joy worked to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of our Institution.
On Saturday morning, June 29th, a Mass was held with all the teachers of the Ciudad del Niño Jesús Educational Community followed by a conviviality to continue strengthening the family spirit with which this community dedicates itself to the human and spiritual education of so many children and adolescents.This was the way to thank the professors for the devotion and dedication they give to the students, united to the charism of our Institution.
Another important moment was the lunch that was celebrated on June 29th with the large Idente family of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, in which we experienced endearing moments. After the meal, videos were shown about the life of the Founder and the missions we carry out all over the world. This was followed by the reading of the spiritual lesson sent by the President of our institution of idente missionaries, Fr. Jesus Fernandez, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary.
The anniversary of our Idente Institute is always linked to the anniversary of our parish of St. Peter and Paul, which was celebrated with the central Mass on Sunday, June 30, presided over by the Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Monsignor Sergio Gualberti. The prelate congratulated us on this 60th anniversary as well as all the parishioners for the thirty-three years of the parish.
After the Mass there was an athenaeum with artistic performances prepared in each chapel and with the children of the catechesis which was a moment of special joy and enjoyment. In short, a new year to give thanks to God for the mission that we live in these eastern lands, fruit of the dream of our Father and Founder.
!["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)
