BEATIFIED MARTYRS FROM MYANMAR.. Bishop Stephen Tjephe of Loikaw said that the beatification of Father Mario Vergara and lay catechist Isidoro Ngei Ko Lat will give impulse to vocations and to mission in Myanmar. The two missionaries, who were martyred in Myanmar’s Loikaw in May 1950, were beatified on May 24 in the Cathedral of Avversa in Italy. “We rejoice for the beatification of PIME missionary Father Vergara and the lay catechist Isidoro. We are proud of them both. It was Father Mario Vergara who evangelised us and we see it as a blessing from God that we have this blessed priest as our father in the faith. We are his sons and his daughters. He is an inspiration for our local Church, a source of great strength and hope. We remember and we share his zeal for evangelisation,” said Bishop Tjephe. Emeritus Bishop Sotero Phamo of Loikaw, who knew Father Vergara personally, also expressed his joy, “His faith and his blood, will give life to us today: he gave his life for us and for our Church. And for this we will be eternally grateful and I believe that the seed of the many good fruits we reap today was his offering.” Bishop Tjephe said that the martyrdom has borne fruits: “Today, we have about 80,000 Catholic faithful. We are continually blessed with new vocations and the Beatification will certainly give new impulse to vocations and to missionary work. It will also offer encouragement to our laity. Isidoro was a layman and he remains a model for all our young people.” He said that the main challenges in the diocese today were evangelisation and formation. The prelate emphasised the need to deepen faith and for life to be centred on Christ. Source: Agenzia Fides
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 01:15:58 +0000
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