The Closing of the Centenary of the Stigmata

On the 15th of November, the Province of Ft. Francis of Quito, in Ecuador closed the 800 years Jubilee celebrations of the stigmata of St. Francis. There was a competition on Franciscan film that was promoted by Pastoral Education Institute. The activity brought together seven Franciscan Educational Institutions that exist in the country. The event was hosted by the fraternity of Loja. 36 students and 6 were hosted. It was a moment of great jubilation, creativity and show of many talents.

Through short films, our students conveyed to us an outstanding message of St. Francis on mount La Verna and showed us how the cinema is one of the useful means in the desire of communicating the Gospel values and the charism of St. Francis to the new generation.

Br. José Duván Delgado Ruiz, OFM