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The bishop presides over the Mass of thanksgiving for the reopening of the parish of St. James Lorca (13/10/2014)

In the afternoon yesterday, Sunday, the Bishop of Cartagena, Mons. José Manuel Lorca Planes, presided at the Mass of thanksgiving for the reopening of the parish of St. James in Lorca, after more than three years that has remained closed temple restorations have been carried out to rebuild after the damage caused by the earthquake of May 11, 2011.

In his homily, the bishop referred to the state in which the temple was after the earthquake, practically demolished, and pain suffered by the parish community.

Mons. Lorca said that after the earthquake, the image of the parish of St. James appeared in newspapers and television stations around the country to show the magnitude of the misfortune occurred in Lorca.

"When we saw him cry then and now glad, now we thank God, because we have seen God's hand.

The Lord has been close to us, because the hearts of many people has expressed solidarity with us, have come to our meeting, and it is true that, although we have not reached the end of all needs, the mechanism has been implemented "Bishop said. Lorca thanking God.

"A lesson learned himself," the archbishop noted, "that the face of difficulties, however great they may be, the Lord is always near us.

This lesson has to lead us to trust, and to tell those who are with us to trust in the Lord. "

At the offertory, two children led to the altar two bricks.

These two children were among a group of catechesis planned to hold their First Holy Communion in this parish the same month in which the earthquakes occurred.

After the celebration, the Bishop explained that the official opening of the temple could take place in April 2015, trying to match the placement of the high altar of the temple.

In July this year, coinciding with the feast of St. James, returned to his dressing room the image of the head of the parish, by the Valencian sculptor José Gerique, which could be rescued from the rubble, but with serious damage.

Source: Obispado de Cartagena

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