On the eve of a new anniversary of the death of San Alberto Hurtado, the date on which Solidarity Day in Chile is celebrated, the Nation Congress will offer a tribute to the patron saint of Chilean workers.
The activity will take place on Wednesday, August 6 at 11:00 am in the Honor of Honor of the Congress, and will focus on the legacy of the Jesuit priest Alberto Hurtado, first saint of Chile.
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The ceremony is part of the 32nd day of solidarity, instituted in 1993, celebration that over the years was transformed in the month of solidarity and is an opportunity for Chileans to be consistent with the testimony of the saint, performing solidarity actions with others.
For this reason, the act will carry the slogan “Solidarity, seed of hope.”
The activity will consist of the celebration of a Mass, a folk “corner” (musical number with musicians and dancers), and the arrival of a sculpture of Father Hurtado to the parliamentary enclosure.
They will officiate of speakers authorities of the political, ecclesiastical, communal and civil society world, who will highlight the validity of the solidarity message of the Chilean saint.
Who was San Alberto Hurtado?
San Alberto Hurtado was a Jesuit priest born in Viña del Mar (Chile) on January 22, 1901. He founded the home of Christ in 1944, to serve people in extreme poverty in Chile.
Fr. Hurtado died on August 18, 1952 in Santiago, at age 51. San Juan Pablo II declared him Blessed in 1994, and his successor, Benedict XVI, proclaimed Santo to the Jesuit priest on October 23, 2005.
The day after his canonization, Benedict XVI said that the objective of the life of St. Alberto Hurtado “was to be another Christ. Thus his filial conscience is better understood before the Father, his spirit of prayer, his deep love of Mary, his generosity in giving fully, his surrender and service to the poor.”
“In the light of the truth of the mystical body, he experienced the pain of others as his own and this drove him to a greater dedication to the poor, founding for them the ‘Home of Christ,” he said.
Julieta Villar
I am a journalist, a graduate in Communication from the National University of La Matanza in Argentina. I have work experience in non -governmental organizations. Since 2016 I dedicate myself to Catholic journalism, first in the Argentine Catholic Information Agency (AICA) and, since 2022, as a correspondent for ACI Press for Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Bolivia.