by Maria Price, Friends of Esquipulas Board
The common prayer we share with our sister parish, Our Lord of Esquipulas, includes “You have brought us together to live in solidarity and friendship.” Our prayerful solidarity is needed now.
On Monday, August 1, the Nicaraguan government seized control of 7 radio stations throughout the Matagalpa diocese that includes Radio Esquipulas from our sister parish, Our Lord of Esquipulas. At Our Lord of Esquipulas church, police in full riot gear confiscated the equipment and shut down the radio station. Leo Cisneros, who has visited Louisville and works as a technician in the Nutrition Project, is one of the volunteer radio show hosts.
News accounts speculate that this action was taken because the Bishop has spoken out against the Ortega administration. Crackdown on public opposition to the government escalated in 2018. More than 200 nonprofits have been closed in recent months. Read the account in the National Catholic Reporter.
Please pray for the safety and well-being of our Nicaraguan family. For the participants in the Organic Project, the Nutrition Project and patients of San Guillermo Clinic, may they keep courage as they plant seeds of hope through their daily lives and community ministry.
Our God,
Our Father and Mother,
Place your hands on us, Our communities of
St. William and Our Lord of Esquipulas.
Help us to share our prayers with each other
As we receive your grace in so many blessings.
You have brought us together, to live in solidarity and friendship.
Give us all, we pray, the peace of your resurrection as we continue our journey together to bring the reign of God to this earth. Amen
The common prayer we share with our sister parish, Our Lord of Esquipulas, includes “You have brought us together to live in solidarity and friendship.” Our prayerful solidarity is needed now.
On Monday, August 1, the Nicaraguan government seized control of 7 radio stations throughout the Matagalpa diocese that includes Radio Esquipulas from our sister parish, Our Lord of Esquipulas. At Our Lord of Esquipulas church, police in full riot gear confiscated the equipment and shut down the radio station. Leo Cisneros, who has visited Louisville and works as a technician in the Nutrition Project, is one of the volunteer radio show hosts.
News accounts speculate that this action was taken because the Bishop has spoken out against the Ortega administration. Crackdown on public opposition to the government escalated in 2018. More than 200 nonprofits have been closed in recent months. Read the account in the National Catholic Reporter.
Please pray for the safety and well-being of our Nicaraguan family. For the participants in the Organic Project, the Nutrition Project and patients of San Guillermo Clinic, may they keep courage as they plant seeds of hope through their daily lives and community ministry.
Our God,
Our Father and Mother,
Place your hands on us, Our communities of
St. William and Our Lord of Esquipulas.
Help us to share our prayers with each other
As we receive your grace in so many blessings.
You have brought us together, to live in solidarity and friendship.
Give us all, we pray, the peace of your resurrection as we continue our journey together to bring the reign of God to this earth. Amen
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