Argentina – All is in readiness for the 54th Pilgrimage of Faith to Chimpay, in homage to Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá

19 August 2024
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(ANS– Chimpay) – Once again the small rural community of Chimpay is preparing to welcome thousands of pilgrims, who between Friday 25 and Sunday 27 August 2023, will arrive in this town in the Province of Río Negro, which gave birth to Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá, to pray and thank God for the gift of the "lily of Patagonia". It will be the 54th "Pilgrimage of Faith to Chimpay", which this year will take place under the motto "Ceferino, attentive gaze, sensitive heart, supportive hands". It will take place on the liturgical anniversary of the memory of the Blessed, on 26 August.

The event will begin on 23 August with Mass at the Ceferino Sanctuary Park and will continue the following day with the Mass welcoming pilgrims, the celebration of some baptisms, moments of prayer and conviviality.

25 August will be characterised by several important moments, such as the dawn prayer on the hill of the Fifth Centenary Cross and the beginning of the Pilgrimage itself, which will be animated by radio (which is why pilgrims are invited to wear their headphones). At 11 a.m. the pilgrims will arrive at the Ceferino Sanctuary Park, where Mass will be celebrated and where the blessing and missionary sending of young people from the communities of the region will follow.

On 26 August, the day of the Liturgical Memorial of Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá, it will be dedicated to the Mass of thanksgiving and some recreational activities, before the final greeting.

The complete and detailed programme of the Pilgrimage, as well as a series of materials useful for preparing for the event and learning more about the figure of Zeffirino Namuncurá, are available on the website of the Salesian Province of Argentina South (ARS).

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