On Monday, January 17th, a short course began at the “Casa de la Iglesia” in Xalapa, Veracruz, for 20 neo-priests of the Archdiocese of Xalapa. The course was led by Father Antonio Rivero, LC, who taught them on the topic “The Importance of Spiritual Direction”. As part of the activities of this course, the new Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Xalapa, Monsignor Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong, participated virtually, highlighting the importance of this topic, congratulating the priests for their dedication to the Lord.
The course, held at the Major Seminary “San Rafael Guízar y Valencia” from January 17 to 20, was also attended by the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese, Monsignor José Rafael Palma, as well as the apostolic administrator, Monsignor José Trinidad Zapata Ortiz, with whom Father Rivero also concelebrated.
Monsignor Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong reiterated to the priests of his new diocese that they have his support and spoke about the importance of spiritual direction. He shared his own experience from his years as a priest and bishop: “spiritual direction helped me a lot in my progress in prayer and discernment in my priestly and episcopal life,” he mentioned.
The coordinators of the LOGOS apostolate in the city of Xalapa, Mr. Luis Uscanga Campos and his wife, Mrs. Socorro González Mora, also participated with a brief talk about the LOGOS apostolate and its activities, and invited the diocesan priests to the upcoming spiritual exercises.
