What happens in the first eight weeks of life?Alder, Nicaraguan seminarian: "The Pope asked us to be courageous".From March 18 to 25, the Diocese of Leon, Nicaragua, held the Week of Life of the year 2023. This initiative was born several years ago, in order to encourage the promotion of the defense of life, from conception to natural death. It is animated by the family ministry of the diocese of Leon and its ministry in defense of life.
During the week different initiatives were developed, from the training of teachers of the subject of education in the faith with the educational pastoral, the presentation of catechesis for children, youth, parents and teachers; the presentation of audiovisual material Provida, school visits, talks, radio and television programs, prayer of the Holy Rosary....
Diocese of León
In a special way, in the diocese of Leon, on Thursday, March 23, a Holy Hour for Life was offered in the parishes, praying to the God of Life to accompany the efforts to defend human life. Likewise, on Friday, March 24, the pious exercise of the Stations of the Cross was offered in the parishes of the diocese.
In the diocese of Leon, since 2009, there has been a ministry in defense of life that works in favor of life, especially accompanying mothers who feel pressured or intend to have an abortion. To date they have been able to save more than 400 children from abortion.
Monsignor Sócrates René Sándigo Jirón, Bishop of the Diocese of León, Nicaragua, in a message to the family ministry of the diocese said: "One of our missions as a church is to promote that life for which our Lord Jesus Christ gave his life. He said: 'I have come that they may have life and have it in abundance'. He wanted to leave heaven, become incarnate, die to overcome death so that we may have life... We Christians, Catholics, good families who believe in our Lord Jesus Christ cannot lower our guard, we must continue working to say YES TO LIFE, not only from a conceptual point of view, but existentially, to create a culture that allows us to respect life more and more, from conception to natural death".
The week of life for the year 2023 concluded on March 25 in the Cathedral of Leon, with the Holy Eucharist presided by Father Marcos Francisco Diaz Prado, diocesan animator of family ministry.
