{"id":23793,"date":"2026-02-11T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T05:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/?p=23793"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:13:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:13:01","slug":"embers-to-flame-how-we-bear-witness-this-lent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/embers-to-flame-how-we-bear-witness-this-lent\/","title":{"rendered":"De las Brasas a la Llama: C\u00f3mo Damos Testimonio en Esta Cuaresma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El mi\u00e9rcoles 28 de enero por la tarde, algo tan desgarrador como sagrado ocurri\u00f3 frente a la Corte de Inmigraci\u00f3n de Miami. Una adolescente guatemalteca del sur de Florida se present\u00f3 ante m\u00e1s de 200 estudiantes y adultos cat\u00f3licos \u2014 con la voz quebrada \u2014 y comparti\u00f3 que sus padres inmigrantes est\u00e1n detenidos en diferentes estados. Jessica no ha visto a su padre, quien trabajaba como paisajista, en m\u00e1s de seis meses, ni a su madre en tres meses. Sin sus padres, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/miami-dade\/catholic-institutions-members-of-the-community-march-to-miami-immigration-court-to-pray-for-migrants\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">esta adolescente<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> y su hermana de 20 a\u00f1os cuidan de sus dos hermanos menores.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despu\u00e9s de que ella hablara, los participantes colocaron flores frente a un cartel que dec\u00eda \"Protejan a nuestra Sagrada Familia\", nombrando p\u00fablicamente a amigos y vecinos inmigrantes por quienes oraban. Se elevaron oraciones en ingl\u00e9s, espa\u00f1ol y criollo haitiano. Estudiantes universitarios de la Universidad Barry se unieron a estudiantes de cinco escuelas secundarias cat\u00f3licas de Miami (Belen, Carrollton, Columbus, La Salle y Pace). Quince sacerdotes, muchos de ellos de la Red Jesuita de Migraci\u00f3n, hab\u00edan celebrado Misa con la comunidad en la cercana Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica Ges\u00fa apenas una hora antes. El tema del cuidado y la preocupaci\u00f3n reson\u00f3 en el centro de Miami: No est\u00e1n solos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Me impresion\u00f3 no solo el testimonio en s\u00ed, sino c\u00f3mo la compasi\u00f3n enciende compasi\u00f3n y el valor enciende valor.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> En noviembre, 35 cat\u00f3licos de Miami se reunieron para un servicio de oraci\u00f3n al aire libre similar en la festividad de la Madre Francisca Xavier Cabrini. En enero, ese n\u00famero hab\u00eda aumentado a m\u00e1s de 200.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nuestros n\u00fameros son peque\u00f1os en comparaci\u00f3n al <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/2026\/02\/09\/as-ice-operations-rattle-minneapolis-catholic-women-step-forward\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">testimonio extraordinario<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> de miles de personas en Minneapolis. Sin embargo, ofrece un anticipo de lo que el Esp\u00edritu Santo est\u00e1 moviendo en toda nuestra Iglesia \u2013 una Iglesia diaconal, sinodal, y misionera.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Al entrar en la temporada de Cuaresma, les invito a reflexionar sobre una pregunta: <\/span><b>\u00bfC\u00f3mo te est\u00e1 llamando el Esp\u00edritu Santo a dar testimonio de tu fe durante estos cuarenta d\u00edas?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Cuaresma es un tiempo para oraci\u00f3n y arrepentimiento, para alimentar nuestra esperanza y salir de nuestras propias preocupaciones para prestar atenci\u00f3n a quienes lo necesitan. Es un tiempo de permitir que las brasas que arden en nuestros corazones se conviertan en llamas. \u00bfQu\u00e9 forma podr\u00eda adoptar tu testimonio de oraci\u00f3n? Quiz\u00e1s acompa\u00f1ando a familias inmigrantes, organizando un servicio de oraci\u00f3n, escuchando atentamente a quienes sufren, defendiendo a los vulnerables, o creando un espacio para un discernimiento m\u00e1s amplio dentro de tu parroquia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Discerning Deacons ofrece diversas formas de profundizar en el discernimiento y compartir experiencias durante la Cuaresma.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00danete a DD en nuestro esfuerzo para consultar a 10.000 cat\u00f3licos sobre el futuro del diaconado durante la fase de implementaci\u00f3n del S\u00ednodo. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/host-a-house-meeting\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consiga aqu\u00ed su kit de herramientas en espa\u00f1ol.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reciba una reflexi\u00f3n en ingl\u00e9s diaria gratuita en formato escrito y audio sobre la Cuaresma de la Red de Solidaridad Ignaciana para cultivar su esperanza inquebrantable. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/lent-2026\/?utm_source=ISN+Updates+List&amp;utm_campaign=d771255cd8-NEWS_VOICES_081220_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_f721035495-df6aca53f5-257581848&amp;mc_cid=d771255cd8\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reg\u00edstrese para unirse a una llamada nacional el martes 24 de febrero.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">escubre c\u00f3mo proteger y promover la dignidad humana para todos participando en un movimiento cat\u00f3lico nacional \u2014 Temporada de Testimonio Fiel \u2014 destinado a catalizar eventos locales de testimonio prof\u00e9tico desde el Mi\u00e9rcoles de Ceniza hasta el Corpus Christi. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/faithfulwitness2026.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/9rS3hEsrSJm1cXdE2juzyw?_x_zm_rtaid=DQdoaRKGQHSV3DkpS3pd9A.1769197024712.4122465e94f0fe5a5053792ea85b9d13&amp;_x_zm_rhtaid=231#\/registration\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reg\u00edstrese para unirse a una llamada nacional el martes 24 de febrero.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Que podamos recorrer juntos este camino cuaresmal \u2014 en oraci\u00f3n, en testimonio y con corazones transformados al acompa\u00f1ar a los marginados.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday afternoon, January 28th, something both heartbreaking and holy unfolded outside Miami&#8217;s Immigration Court. 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