Today, Archbishop Prendergast spoke about Jesus' resurrection and Mary's hope during the last Mass that we celebrated at Sagrada Familia parish in Valladolid.
Saint Paul tells us that the victory in the resurrection will be shared with all of us. In Valladolid, there's a great devotion to Jesus and His Sacred Heart. Father Bernardo F. de Hoyos was beatified last year and was an apostle of the Sacred Heart, and this Sunday marks the 300th anniversary of his birth. During the World Youth Day Mass this Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI will consecrate the youth to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
However, the most important thing is not the act of consecration, but the transformation of our hearts and our intimate relationship with Jesus, explained Archbishop Prendergast.
Mary allowed us to have a deeply intimate relationship with Jesus because she gave permission to God to give birth to Him.
God wants to give us eternal life and the fullness of His love. By celebrating Mary's assumption today, we celebrate this love. Nothing can seperate us from the love of God and we are forever with Him in His love.
At the end of the Mass, we exchanged gifts with the priest and volunteers from Sagrada Familia parish.
The Days in the Diocese are now over and we are currently in Madrid. Photos taken by Javier Polanco Gonzalez during the Days in the Diocese have been posted online: https://picasaweb.google.com/117589744512370515497/PreJMJValladolidAgosto2011?feat=email.
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