The priests celebrate the national jubilee of the clergy in the Dominican Republic

Wall Eileen Castro Matthews – Vatican City

In an atmosphere of the Muslim Brotherhood, the priests and bishops gathered throughout the country in the National Mosque of Santo Christo de Los Milgros, in Payaguana, to enhance the priestly profession within the framework of the caliber of the year 2025. Celebration.

A celebration reaffirms the priestly service

Monsignor Hector Rafael Rodriguez, president of Santiago de Los Capalers and president of the Dominican Episcopal Conference (CED), said that the world needs “sacred priests, joy, sensitive, and solidarity with the pain of others; sheep shepherds of sheep, said Bob Franks.” In his sermon, he invited a valuable invitation to enhance the task of service with love and total delivery, and placed in the poorest center who hold humanity wounds.

Mission message and hope in the midst of challenges

Monsignor Rodriguez emphasized that the choice of Pope Liu XIII represents an act of commitment to the church, and invited her to be “more missionary, more fraternal and more open to the soul.” With his words, “The Church cannot close itself; it must be guided by the spirit and exit to the parties, where he claims the hunger of God in silence,” noting the urgent need for the presence of my brother’s elderly brother, sympathy and commitment.

He also emphasized that the Pope’s mission is: “To be Pedro today”, in a world that is often disorganized, explosive and violent, this clearly indicates that Christ continues to enter the door, and not through shortcuts or human interests.

Monsignor Héctor Rafael RodríGuez, Archbishop of Santiago De Los Caballeros and President of the Dominican Episcopal Conference

The church is a space for hope

During the presentation, Father Francisco Jiminies, Director of the National Parliament (INP), said that in a world through which uncertainty and crises are called, the priests are called to “spiritual evidence that helps people find meaning in their lives”, and to promote justice, solidarity and social dialogue. He stressed that the jubilee must be renewed in the ministers “the desire to continue to see God’s love for this humanity.”

The celebration in Bayaguana was not only a meeting, but also an invitation to priests to continue their commitment to be the agents of hope in their societies. As the Archbishop Hector Rafael Rodriguez, “The poor, the young, those who suffer and those who are looking for a meaning are the center of the ecclesiastical mission,” a task that transcends the periods and cultures, and always support the Holy Spirit.