By Eduardo Berdejo
On Nov. 1, All Saints’ Day, the Archdiocese of Guayaquil will offer a Mass for young people lost to miscarriage or newborns. The Ecuadorian Archdiocese has announced that those who attend will be by online pre-registration “your intentions for the soul of your baby. “The registration link also includes intentions for a baby’s fitness in the womb.
The Mass will be held at 11 am in the Metropolitan Pantheon in coordination with the Charity Board of Guayaquil. The auxiliary bishops of Guayaquil Gerardo Nieves and Gustavo Rosales will concelebrate as the bishop emeritus of Daule, Giovanni Battista Piccioli.
A note sent to ACI Prensa, the CNA’s Spanish-language sister news agency, said that as part of the celebration, the remains of the young people who died recently “from causes in the prenatal and neonatal stage, giving rise to mourning for their families” will also be buried. , the contemplation and comfort they need. “
On this occasion, “the grotto of the Virgin of the unborn and unborn child will be dedicated, presented through the Guayaquil artists Jorge Velarde and Paola Cesa. ” The cave is located “adjacent to the mausoleum donated through the Metropolitan Pantheon of Benevolence for the burial of the unborn”.
The Mass for the Unborn has been celebrated since 2019 thanks to the Yes to Life movement, which during these years has made it imaginable “to honor the memory and give dignified burial to more than one hundred unborn young people and newborns who have died in the Metropolitan Pantheon of the Benevolent Council.
This story was first published through ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language press partner. It has been translated and adapted through CNA.