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The Archdiocese of Caracas celebrated yesterday morning Mbad of Thanksgiving and Farewell Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, at the Church of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá, in La Florida , on the occasion of his retirement, after 35 years of episcopal service Pope Francis accepted his resignation when the Archbishop placed his office in order to reach the age limit of 75 years old.
With the Cardinal, the Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Tulio Ramírez, the Archbishop of Cumaná, concelebrated Mbad. Jesús González de Zárate, and the bishops of different dioceses of the country. A large number of parishioners attended Mbad and participated with songs and prayers. "It's an honor to accompany our cardinal in his farewells, in so many years of service to God and he will always be present in the hearts of all of us and Venezuela," said L & # 39; Archbishop Ramirez
at the ceremony. He expressed that he will not leave the Venezuelans and will continue to bet on the peace in Venezuela. "I'm retiring as an archbishop, but I'm not leaving my country and I will continue to fight for the rights of the Venezuelan people," he said. He stressed that Venezuelans must regain faith for the reconstruction of society. "This situation is crossing Venezuela, we can overcome if we recover and strengthen our faith in Christ," he said.
He also applauded the appointment of the Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Caracas, Cardinal Baltazar Porras Cardozo. from the country. "With love and respect, we will receive our new cardinal, July 24, who will continue to serve God and for you," he told the parishioners in Caracas.
The high priest also said that he would continue to accompany the people from difficulties and the challenge of the Church is to continue to proclaim Jesus Christ. "I continue with people in this crisis, Jesus Christ encourages us, guides us, gives us hope and alone He is our savior," he said.
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