In the vigil in the Cathedral of Bari to walk with the victims of all discrimination
Testimony of Valeria de la Tenta di Gionata on La Prayer in front of the crucifix for all victims of any discrimination with Archbishop Giuseppe Satriano (Cathedral of Bari, 24 November 2023)
In the week in which the victims of transphobia are remembered, a prayer vigil against all discrimination took place in Bari, in the cathedral, entitled "... and God will dry every tear from their eyes (AP 7:17)". The heart of the event was the sharing of life, in front of the crucifix, of 5 stories of people: a woman victims of family violence, a foreign mother with disabled son, a lesbian girl, a woman victim of the section of human beings, a family of migrants.
The Zaccheo group of young believers LGBTQ+ Pugliese collaborated firsthand with the archbishop Giuseppe Satriano in the organization of the event, who collected people from the whole diocese and touched the hearts of those present. Following the testimony of Valeria, of Bari, mother of an LGBTQ+ person and partner of the la Tenda di Gionata.
ἰοίην. It was an ancient poet to suggest the word capable of describing the inner experience of those present at the vigil for the victims of all discrimination.
Means that I can go further An obstacle, a limit, a weight, a suffering, a closure and allow my heart to re -emerge.
That I can go further, Lord, violence, refusal, marginalization, annihilation, exclusion, segregation, contempt, demonization, devaluation, denial, indifference, distrust, the attitude of extraneousness and superiority, the derision and insult that the prejudices have generated for too long in my behavior towards many of your children and my brothers. For all this, an incalculable number has lost the life that you have given them.
That I can go further, Lord, resentment, anger, disappointment, resignation, loneliness, sadness, humiliation, fear, loss, sense of abandonment and insecurity, loss of self -esteem, the deprivation of love, despair, inner devastation, the discomfort and loss of hope that the prejudices of my brothers have generated for too long, I still see many of my friends die for this.
So ... ἰοίην Gentleman!
That this desire to go beyond emerging during the prayer vigil for the victims of all discrimination makes a profound and authentic change of hearts in your and our church finally flourish!
