Originally published at National Catholic Register
In his first public Mass, celebrated in Seville province, Spain, Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who has been living in exile in Rome since January, prayed and offered his pectoral cross to Our Lady of Sorrows.
In his first public Mass, celebrated in Seville province, Spain, Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who has been living in exile in Rome since January, prayed for his “beloved Nicaragua” and offered his pectoral cross to Our Lady of Sorrows.
“For me, it is a pleasure, a joy and, above all, a blessing to be celebrating among you this Holy Eucharist in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows, in the memory of Our Lady of Hope, Our Expecting Lady, of sweet waiting, and I must also say, on the eve of the 100 years of the canonical foundation of my blessed and beloved Diocese of Matagalpa in Nicaragua,” the prelate said in his homily.
The Diocese of Matagalpa was founded on Dec. 19, 1924, during the pontificate of Pope Pius XI.
“We pray for you in this beautiful town of wonderful people and for our beloved Nicaragua,” added the bishop of Matagalpa and apostolic administrator of Estelí, as seen in a video by 100% Noticias Nicaragua.
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