The president of the Colombian Episcopate, Mons. Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, invited to live with joy the feast of the Virgen del Carmen citing a phrase of the Carmelitan tradition: “It takes Mary in your mind and Christ will grow in your heart.”
The Archbishop of Cartagena recalled that the Virgen del Carmen “is our protective mother” and who leads people to Jesus.
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“That is why she is a protective and patron, inspiring of all those who have responsibilities to drive in life to others, also drivers,” he said in a video broadcast by the Colombian Episcopate.
In that sense, Mons. Múnera recalled that somehow “we all have to lead others to a safe port, to the place of their destination.” “She tells us who is the way, truth and life, who is the holy mountain: Christ, her beloved son,” he said.
Therefore, he concluded his message with “a beautiful slogan of the Carmelitan tradition: it takes Mary in your mind and Christ will grow in your heart. Let’s repeat it all.”
“Happy party of the Virgen del Carmen to all of you, brothers and sisters! That she protects and bless all our families,” said the Colombian archbishop.
Eduardo Berdejo
Professional in Social Communication of the National University of San Marcos in Peru, I have more than 20 years of experience in Catholic digital journalism. As part of ACI Press, I have been sent to cover the trips of Pope Francis to Cuba, Mexico, Colombia and Peru, in addition to the Synod of Sinodality in the Vatican in 2023.