Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz, Archbishop of Santiago, began the Introduction of the Cause for Beatification and Canonization of Father Esteban GUMUCIO VIVES SS.CC. during a moving ceremony on the afternoon of Thursday 20 May.
During the ceremony, attended by priests and religious of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts, the corresponding decree was signed and was established by the Court for this cause, which will be chaired by Father Jaime Correa sj Among the attendees were Vice-proponent of the cause, Father Enrique Moreno Laval ss.cc., \u200b\u200brepresenting the general postulator, P. Alfred Bell, who is in Rome, the promoter of justice for this cause, Father Jaime Guzmán Astaburuaga, SJ and the Vicar Provincial of the Sacred Hearts, P. René Cabezón, among others. Notaries act as lay Patricia Cristián Abarca Venegas.
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After the ceremony, the Archbishop of Santiago, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz, said at the opening of the beatification process of religious "the Tribunal was established to be deeply occupied the life of Father Esteban Gumucio, its works, its strengths, so as to arrive at the conviction that heroically lived the faith, hope and charity. A belief that many people in our church who knew him personally, who admired the extraordinary generosity, free love. Who admired the wisdom that is reflected in songs we all sang very beautiful, and admired his extraordinary service to the poorest, the most sick all his life until the end. " He added that "no person who struck the door of his house and wanted him to a dying atendiere that Father Stephen departed immediately before any other young priest."
The Cardinal said that he "is a source of great joy that we can have a day with the declaration of the Magisterium of the Church with a new blessed and a new saint. Of course, Father Stephen is felt as an example just to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ and a closeness to the Lord great. This example is for all priests, all religious and hornbills baptized and Chileans. With a deep love for our homeland, he bowed with great love for the neediest of our people. It's nice to have known him and hopefully enduring follow his example in our country. "
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For its part, the vice postulator of the cause, Father Enrique Moreno Laval, said that "for our congregation means a great joy to have attended the opening of the cause of beatification and canonization of Father Esteban . He was a man very dear to us. I dare say that no one like him lived spirituality of the congregation. It has been like the father of our congregation in Chile and has left us a wonderful example to us today we would assume the greatest responsibility. We can not be easy triumphalism thinking that eventually could have a new saint, but rather take responsibility and lead a life as consistent as he was. BIOGRAPHY
FR ESTEBAN GUMUCIO was born in Santiago, Chile, on September 3, 1914. Son of Rafael Luis Gumucio Vives and Amalia, was baptized in the parish of Santa Ana on 7 September of that year, with the name of Joaquin Benedicto. He studied humanities in the Sacred Heart College of Alameda. He entered the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts at 18 years of age. After completing her studies in philosophy and theology at the formation house in Los Perales, received December 17, 1938 in Valparaiso, ordination at the hands of Monsignor Rafael Lira Infante.
Since the beginning of 1964 is intended to Santiago, where he founded a new parish in an emerging sector worker in the south of the city: the parish of St. Peter and St. Paul, which is his first parish, between 1965 and 1971 in which he continued working until his death. Father Stephen
developed a very comprehensive service of preaching retreats to the clergy, religious and laity, throughout Chile, and Latin American countries. A special dedication and affection he had for many years by the Marriage Encounter movement. In his old age also had a particular care to assist the elderly, both through writing, and through conferences and retreats.
Since the beginning of 1964 is intended to Santiago, where he founded a new parish in an emerging sector worker in the south of the city: the parish of St. Peter and St. Paul, which is his first parish, between 1965 and 1971 in which he continued working until his death. Father Stephen
developed a very comprehensive service of preaching retreats to the clergy, religious and laity, throughout Chile, and Latin American countries. A special dedication and affection he had for many years by the Marriage Encounter movement. In his old age also had a particular care to assist the elderly, both through writing, and through conferences and retreats.
In May 2000 he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In the liturgical feast of the Good Shepherd, Sunday May 6, 2001, at 18.20 hrs. the Lord in his arms. WRITER
confesses that he wrote her first poem at age 7, struck by a religious picture that featured Jesus weeping over the city of Jerusalem. "Then I started building many stories. Then came letters to religious songs that still remain, such as The Prayer, The Pilgrim of Emmaus, The Angelus, The Way of Good Friday, Jerusalem is on holiday.
Then came other writings, including poems and prose, high-quality, full of love for Jesus, the poor, by all human beings, and also others that sprang up strongly, with conviction, sometimes with "holy Wrath of the brutal experience in times of repression, as Letter to the Exiles, Salmo May Day, The Christ's Patio 29, among many others.
An important milestone in this context what was the composition of the Cantata for Human Rights., Which opened in November 1978 at the Cathedral of Santiago. Was revived twenty years later in the hall of honor of former National Congress, and again on May 5, 2001, the day before the death of Stephen in the Diego Portales building.
Santiago,
Then came other writings, including poems and prose, high-quality, full of love for Jesus, the poor, by all human beings, and also others that sprang up strongly, with conviction, sometimes with "holy Wrath of the brutal experience in times of repression, as Letter to the Exiles, Salmo May Day, The Christ's Patio 29, among many others.
An important milestone in this context what was the composition of the Cantata for Human Rights., Which opened in November 1978 at the Cathedral of Santiago. Was revived twenty years later in the hall of honor of former National Congress, and again on May 5, 2001, the day before the death of Stephen in the Diego Portales building.
Santiago,
20/05/2010 SOURCE: www.iglesia.cl
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