Agenzia Fides REPORT- On Sunday, February 5, Pedro Manuel died, aged 43, after saving the lives of seven children who had been dragged off into the sea, in front of a beach near the small town of Quinindé, in Ecuador. Pedro Manuel belonged to the Community "Hogar of Nazareth", founded by Maria del Prado Almagro. According to the note sent by the diocese of Cordoba (Spain) to Fides, "Brother Pedro" was a lay consecrated to the Lord, and from 1990 until 1998 he lived in Hogar of Nazareth in Cordoba. This year he was assigned to the mission that the society runs in the village of Quinindé (Ecuador). In this place he helped abandoned children as responsible of the "Holy Family School of Nazareth", a commitment recognized by many.
On the Sunday that Latin America will celebrate the Day of Consecrated Life, this event reminds how far the love for God and neighbor can reach. Mgr. Eugenio Arellano Fernandez, M.C.C.I., Apostolic Vicar of Esmeraldas, said that "Brother Pedro died as he lived, given to God and the children". (CE) (Agenzia Fides 08/02/2012)
On the Sunday that Latin America will celebrate the Day of Consecrated Life, this event reminds how far the love for God and neighbor can reach. Mgr. Eugenio Arellano Fernandez, M.C.C.I., Apostolic Vicar of Esmeraldas, said that "Brother Pedro died as he lived, given to God and the children". (CE) (Agenzia Fides 08/02/2012)
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