{"id":102031,"date":"2026-08-21T13:17:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/brasile-dedicazione-del-santuario-senhor-do-bonfim-nel-giorno-del-perdono-di-assisi\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:19:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:19:48","slug":"brasile-dedicazione-del-santuario-senhor-do-bonfim-nel-giorno-del-perdono-di-assisi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/brasile-dedicazione-del-santuario-senhor-do-bonfim-nel-giorno-del-perdono-di-assisi\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil: Dedication of the Senhor do Bonfim Shrine on the Day of the Pardon of Assisi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On August 2, 2026, hundreds of faithful gathered at the <em>Senhor do Bonfim<\/em> Shrine in Santo Andr\u00e9, State of S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, to receive the plenary indulgence of the Pardon of Assisi.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This grace, which our Seraphic Father St. Francis obtained and asked the Church to extend to all the faithful, springs from the experience of forgiveness. Francis of Assisi was a man fully reconciled with God, with his brothers and sisters, and with creation. On this day, the Church celebrated the mercy of God, who never grows tired of forgiving. As Pope Francis reminds us: \u201cGod\u2019s mercy is for everyone. Let us not forget this: God\u2019s mercy is for everyone, for each one of us\u201d (Pope Francis, <em>Homily<\/em>, January 22, 2023).<br \/>\nAs part of the Franciscan Jubilee Year, the day also included the dedication of the <em>Senhor do Bonfim<\/em> Shrine Church.<br \/>\nThe celebration began with the church shrouded in near darkness. Following the Rite of Dedication, the interior was gradually illuminated during the liturgy. In his homily, the Most Reverend Pedro Carlos CIPOLLINI, Bishop of Santo Andr\u00e9, stated: \u201cThe Church is the house where God awaits us. It is the place where we celebrate the sacraments. Dedicating a church means remembering that we, too, are \u2018living stones.\u2019 The building is sacred and becomes even more sacred with the people, the living temple of the Holy Spirit.\u201d<br \/>\nHe then anointed the altar and, with the assistance of the Minister Provincial of the Province of St. Francis in Brazil, Friar Jos\u00e9 Hugo da Silva SANTOS, went on to anoint the twelve columns supporting the church\u2019s dome\u2014a symbol of the twelve Apostles upon whom the Church is built\u2014thus consecrating the church to God forever.<br \/>\nOthers attending the solemn liturgy included the Assistant General for the Federaci\u00f3n Am\u00e9rica Latina Conventuales (FALC), Friar Rog\u00e9rio PEREIRA XAVIER; the Pastor and Rector of the Shrine, Friar Carlos Alberto DE QUEIROZ; the Parochial Vicar, Friar Avedis BARBOSA; friars from the local fraternity; and several representatives of the State of S\u00e3o Paulo. Also present were the Rector of the Postulancy Program, Friar Ant\u00f4nio Felipe de Oliveira ZAGO, together with the men in formation, diocesan priests, permanent deacons, diocesan seminarians studying theology, and hundreds of faithful.<br \/>\nThrough the intercession of St. Francis, St. Clare, and Our Lady of the Angels, may this Shrine always be a refuge of mercy and a place of encounter with God for all who enter it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Friar Reinaldo Azevedo DA SILVA, Vocation Minister<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 2, 2026, hundreds of faithful gathered at the Senhor do Bonfim Shrine in Santo Andr\u00e9, State of S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, to receive the plenary indulgence of the Pardon of Assisi. 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