Chiara’s Feast in Ethiopia 2023.
“We had three days for Chiara in three different places. Hawassa on March 4 with about twenty people all returned happily.
In Dilla on March 18 as in Addis Ababa with the presence of 40 people, mostly young, who participated in the Hombre Mundo program last year. Many of them spontaneously shared what the spirituality of unity is for them. It was a simple and profound exchange. The program ended with a holy mass celebrated with great dedication by the parish priest of Dilla, Abba Thomas.
In Addis Ababa
There were about a hundred people; including Cardinal Berhane Yesus, the Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Antoine Camilleri, the Secretary of the Nunciature Mgr Massimo, who sang us a gen4 song (a small package….). There were also ours from Adama, Modjo, Mendida and Addis Ababa :
Including families, Teens, Youth, adults, religious and priests. It was a beautiful day where we experienced so much joy, peace, and the presence of God and of Chiara.
In the end, the Nunziò told us two things about the Focolare that encouraged us so much: he said: the focolarini work a lot in the Church with the hierarchy, the pope… if Chiara were still alive she would be very happy with Pope Francis because he is very much in tune …
the second thing he said is that when there are difficult things and situations that others don’t want to face, the focolarini are asked, not because they are good but because they are humble and do what no one wants to do.
We thank God for this occasion to give His charism of unity to so many and ask Him to carry forward the sown seed.”, Margarita, Gen from Ethiopia