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In a family of twelve children, six of the sons chose the priesthood, two pursued married life, two daughters entered religious life, one daughter married, and another died at a young age.(Photo / courtesy Ibarra family By Vero Gutiérrez, Assistant Editor Sonia Llauró de Ibarra had 12 children over the course of 20 years. Six of her children are priests, two are nuns, three are married, and one daughter passed away at a young age. From the simplicity of an Argentine home

Jn 20:19-23 Pentecost Sunday We celebrate the birth of the Church and the fulfillment of Easter with the coming of the Holy Spirit, which Jesus promised His disciples before His passion when He assured them,“I will not leave you as orphans.” Originally an agricultural festival, Pentecost now commemorates the historical event of the covenant (50 days after the Exodus). It is the feast of the gift of the Spirit, which inaugurates the New Covenant on earth. The Spirit is given s

What is equally striking is the boldness of this preaching. The apostles speak not as men relying on their own strength, but as witnesses empowered by the Holy Spirit. Even in the face of persecution, they cannot remain silent: “We cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:20).