In Cochabamba, Bolivia, as in many other places where there are groups of TA members, the feast of St. Pedro Poveda was celebrated on the anniversary of his martyrdom on July 28.

misa boliviaBut not so many places have a church dedicated to St. Pedro Poveda near an educational center that also bears his name, as in this case. In Cochabamba, Pedro Poveda is an educator from the school and the temple where the community becomes alive following the style of being like the first Christians.

On the occasion of the celebration of the feast of St. Pedro Poveda, on Sunday, July 24, we had a Eucharist presided by Father Cyrille de la Barre de Nanteuil, Vincentian, in our church San Pedro Poveda. We could not do it on the 28th because the residents and those who work would not have been able to attend for a work-related reason.procesion

Procession

The Eucharist was preceded by a procession in which residents of the Guadalupe area of Cochabamba participated. The students, parents and teachers of the Colegio Pedro Poveda carried the saint in a very well prepared and colorful float.

Communitarian work

Father Cyrille in his homily highlighted the presence of Poveda to educate children and simple people at the time in Guadix and now in Bolivia. He also thanked the Teresian Association for all the good it does in the area through the church dedicated to St. Pedro Poveda.

The church is located on the outskirts of the city, in a new built neighborhood.

Aidé Raquel Reynolds Calderón, Cochabamba (Bolivia).

NOTE:

The temple dedicated to St. Pedro Poveda in Cochabamba is the fruit of a communitarian work that culminated in 2019 with its consecration which was already reported on this website.

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