In Memoriam<\/title> \n<\/head> \n<body><\/p>\nWith deep sorrow, we inform you that P. Benjam\u00edn Due\u00f1as Gorostegui, LC passed away on Tuesday, July 31, in a car accident while returning with his community after a few days of vacation.<\/p>\nThe priest was serving his priestly ministry in Mexico City as chaplain of the Rosedal Mexico Institute and of the community of Consecrated Women Domus Mariae Tarascas. Additionally, he was an assistant to the Tapachula sections and chaplain of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.manoamiga.mx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mano Amiga schools<\/a> for the past 7 years. During the summers, he used to collaborate as a spiritual advisor for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecyd.org\/es\/principal-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ECYD<\/a> collaborators.<\/p>\nIn light of this sudden death, we ask you to entrust the eternal rest of P. 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