The Metropolitan Basilica Cathedral of Montevideo (Uruguay) received on Monday the new president of the Republic, Yamandú Orsi, to participate in an interreligious prayer for the homeland and the new government.
This event was convened by the Judeo-Christian fellowship for the second time, after the experience of 2020. Other authorities and officials of the new government, in addition to representatives of the Catholic, Jewish and Protestant communities.
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On behalf of the Catholic Church, the Archbishop of Montevideo and Primado del Uruguay, Cardinal Daniel Sturla were present; and the bishop of Canelones, Mons. Heriberto Bodeant. Pastor Jerónimo Granados participated for the Evangelical Church, and the Rabbi Daniel Dolinsky represented the Jewish community. Reverend Gonzalo Soria represented the Anglican Church.
Each of the religious leaders reflected on the biblical message and valued the opportunity to pray together for the new government. The passage chosen for prayer was the one that presents King Solomon asking for the gift of wisdom to govern the people.
As a final gesture of the ceremony, Cardinal Sturla invited President Orsi to light a candle, “a symbol of life, of the light that expires to darkness.” “We need light, and that the rulers are illuminated,” assured The purple.
Religious leaders then gave their blessing to those present.
After the meeting, the brand new president of the nation considered That participating in this prayer space “was a very good gift, because in the prayers and homilies there were very strong messages of hope, and although it is true that they are loaded with an important faith and religiosity, there were also very specific messages for someone, as is my case, that you have to take charge, nothing less, than of the government of a country.”
The message that was taken was “to understand that there is a people that need us to improve life”, a message from which spirituality and common sense and shared vision rescued.
The Bishop of Canelones and general secretary of the Episcopal Conference of Uruguay (CEU), Mons. Heriberto Bodeant, said that “all these meetings help us grow in the opening, dialogue and in the spirit of collaboration, also learning to look for that common point that allows us to walk together in good direction, in the common good, in the benefit of all.”
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.