On December 6, the date of the passing to heaven of Fernando Rielo, thirteen years ago in New York, it was an intense day for the idente community of Madrid and Spain, as several events were held to recall the Founder of the Id Institute of Christ the Redeemer, Idente Missionaries. It began at 4:00 pm with the screening of the documentary “Be saints. The idente charism ” by Catherine Mc Gilvray, which took place in the Assembly Hall of the Conciliar Seminary of Madrid, with the assistance of the Cardinal Archbishop of Madrid, His Excellency Carlos Osoro Sierra, who would preside over the mass and who wanted to know more closely about the person and work of Fernando Rielo.
Later, at 6:00 pm, the solemn mass was celebrated in the Cathedral of Santa María la Real de la Almudena, concelebrated by the president of the Id Institute, Fr. Jesús Fernández Hernández, and by idente priests from all over Spain. In his beautiful homily, Cardinal Osoro highlighted the intellectual and humanist work of Fernando Rielo, as well as his deep spirituality and said that the religious Institute founded by him is very necessary for today’s society.
Representatives of the foundations of all Spain gathered at this celebration, as well as delegations of the foundations where Fernando Rielo has left his charism imprinted: Idente Family, Idente Youth, students of the Distance Modality of the Universidad Técnica Particular of Loja (Ecuador), among others.
After the Holy Mass, all went to visit the remains of Fernando Rielo, who are in the Neo-Romanesque Crypt of the Cathedral, where they prayed the trisagio idente, an endearing act that was also attended by the Cardinal Archbishop Carlos Osoro.
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- Procesión de entrada de la Eucaristía.
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- Inicio de la Santa Misa.
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- En primer plano, de izda. a dcha., Juana Sánchez-Gey y María del Carmen García Viyuela, Procuradora y Superiora general, respectivamente, de las misioneras identes.
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- En una de las ofrendas, las personas vestidas con el traje típico ecuatoriano.
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- En otra de las ofrendas, vistiendo el traje típico de India.
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- Durante las ofrendas.
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- Dos misioneros identes realizando la oración de los fieles.
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- Parte del numeroso público asistente.
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- El órgano de la catedral interpretado por Miguel Ángel Tallante, ganador del Premio Fernando Rielo de Música Sacra.
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- El cardenal Osoro impartiendo la comunión.
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- Palabras de agradecimiento del P. Jesús Fernández, presidente del Instituto Id.
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- Vista general del presbiterio durante la intervención del P. Jesús.
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- Momento de la recitación del trisagio junto con el cardenal, en la capilla del Rosario donde yacen los restos de Fernando Rielo.
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- El cardenal, el presidente del Instituto Id y la superiora general de las misioneras identes delante de la tumba de Fernando Rielo.
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- Los superiores del Instituto Id con César Nombela, rector de la UIMP, su esposa y Fernando Saavedra.
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- Algunos de los asistentes visitando la tumba de Fernando Rielo.
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- Durante la proyección del documental “Sed santos. El carisma idente” en el Seminario Conciliar de Madrid.
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- Vista de parte del público asistente a la proyección.
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- Vista de la nave central de la catedral desde el coro.
