CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO (KFOX14/CBS4) — The mayor of Ciudad Juárez, Cruz Pérez Cuéllar, accompanied by his wife, Rubí Enríquez, attended the mass celebrated at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in observance of the 366th anniversary of the Founding of Ciudad Juárez.
The mayor highlighted that they are commemorating the 366 years of Ciudad Juárez, a celebration held every year.
“This is a great, heroic city, and the best thing it has is its people—hardworking and honorable. These are the first 366 years of many more to come,” he expressed.
The parish priest of the Cathedral, Father Eduardo Hayen Cuarón, gave a welcome message to the mayor, his wife, municipal officials, City Council members (regidores), as well as the parishioners.
The Eucharistic celebration was presided over by the Bishop of the Diocese of Ciudad Juárez, José Guadalupe Torres Campos, who recalled the decree of foundation for this border city by Friar García de San Francisco in 1659.
The Bishop gave thanks for these 366 years of the anniversary and urged the citizens to maintain faith and hope in the city.
He asked that the mayor and municipal officials perform their duties free of all guilt and that they carry out their work for the benefit of the entire community.
He added that the city provides light and life, and likewise invited all those present to keep hope alive and not to fear, as the Lord is with us.
“I invite you to be guided by that light and guide, which is the Holy Spirit,” he indicated.
“Let us give thanks for this anniversary for the city, that it may give us strength and that we may maintain hope in this borderland,” said Bishop Torres Campos.
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