Recently the Cardinal of Bogotá, Archbishop Luis José Rueda Aparicio, together with his two auxiliary bishops (Germán Medina and Alejandro Díaz), made a three-day pastoral visit to the Episcopal Deanery of San Pablo, in the southeast of the Colombian capital. La Resurrection Parish, which is run by the Community of Saint Paul, is located in that Episcopal Deanery.
During the visit, a meeting of the cardinal with young people from the Deanery was organized, which took place in the La Resurrección parish. After the meeting, Bishop Luis José Rueda and his auxiliary bishops accompanied the young people of the parish on the “Aguapanela Route”: they spent almost three hours walking through the neighborhood, greeting the homeless people they met and giving them a glass of hot “aguapanela” and a chicken sandwich.
It was a beautiful experience, and a great opportunity for the Cardinal to learn first-hand the reality of those who live on the streets in this sector of Bogotá, mostly people who consume psychoactive substances. At the end of the Route, archbishop Luis José expressed his satisfaction, pointing out that these activities are essential for the Church to get closer to those who are most vulnerable in our society.
