Our last day in Gyor!

Our last day in Gyor! 

The morning prayer was led by Taiwanese group. The theme of today was “Happy are those who announce mercy”. We have experienced God´s Reign these days! The universal communion or
fraternity is possible when Risen Jesus is in our midst and when he lets us experience the Father´s Mercy. This is what we are called to live and announce once these days are over.

The sharing groups and workshops took place afterwards. The whole day was marked by fraternal
sharing. The exposition about the Verbum Dei Identity and Mission allowed us to nibble on different
sweets brought by different countries :)

The celebration of Eucharist took place in Holy Spirit parish, close to the place where we are staying. The parish priest father Ferenc gave us a warm welcome. He expressed his gratitude for choosing Gyor for the place of our encounter. Twelve participants of the encountered shared with us their experience of these days. During the offertory lead by african liturgical dance, we offered the Lord all of our experiences expressed in one word. These words were written on the ribbons that were part of our symbol – heart, during the encounter.


Lucia Herrerias, the president of our community closed the Eucharistic celebration by thanking the organizers of the pre-ecounter for their self-giving and the parish for their welcoming. The male and female missionaries have been preparing this event for more than a year.

Special thanks went to the Budapest community, in particular to the three missionaries: Barbara, Iria and Suzanne who courageously offered their country to make this dream happen. We also gave thanks to God and Lucia invited all of us not to hesitate in following of Jesus. When He calls, follow him! He won’t fail you and nobody else can be as generous as He is.

The missionary festival is taking place right now. We will leave for Auschwitz tomorrow at the daybreak carrying Hungary in our hearts.