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Lorca Planes chairs the Thanksgiving Mass on the anniversary of St. Vincent de Paul School in El Palmar]

The Bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, Bishop Jose Manuel Lorca Planes, this morning visited the Colegio San Vicente de Paul of El Palmar (Murcia) to preside over the celebration of the Eucharist in thanksgiving for the 80th anniversary of the arrival of the Daughters of Charity to this locality, founder of the center.

In celebration have been present more than 600 college students as well as teachers and other school staff, who for ten years depends on San Antonio Foundation.

In his homily, Bishop Lorca Planes reminded the students the importance of obeying parents, "as Samuel obeyed the high priest Eli, and the third time I hear the Lord's voice calling him, he answered," Here I am!

What can I do? ".

Mr. Bishop has also assessed the importance of the historical fact that Spain is living today with the crowning of Philip VI as king.

Alongside children, asked the Lord to help you hear and rule with respect, "and I ask the Lord, because the Lord is the king, because God is above all and He headed when we do need help. "

After the Mass the students three and four years have made a floral offering to the Virgin Mary and sang a prayer.

At its inception, and until ten years ago, were the Daughters of Charity who started teaching at this school, religious began in El Palmar and managing an asylum "after years of also caring for grandchildren of the elderly, decided to start teaching, "said the head of the school, Antonio Guillen, who for a decade is the representative of the San Antonio Foundation concluded in this school.

For his part, President of the Foundation, Mr. José Luis Mendoza, wanted to thank the teaching professionals, students recalled the importance of being witnesses of God in the world and explained that work will be done this summer expansion in the center to begin teaching high school next year.

Source: Obispado de Cartagena