{"id":225592,"date":"2025-09-13T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/?p=225592"},"modified":"2025-10-23T13:32:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T11:32:31","slug":"torreciudad-jornada-mariana-de-la-familia-carf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/torreciudad-jornada-mariana-de-la-familia-carf\/","title":{"rendered":"Marian Family Day at Torreciudad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Torreciudad<\/strong> commemorated on this occasion a very special event: the celebration of the <a href=\"https:\/\/torreciudad.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/torreciudad.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">50th anniversary<\/a> of the opening for worship of the new temple dedicated to the Virgin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A meeting marked by joy, prayer and the certainty of sharing the faith as a family. As the Vicar of Opus Dei in Spain, Fr. Ignacio Barrera, said: \"How much beauty and joy can be transmitted by a family that prays! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>CARF Foundation<\/strong>The Foundation, faithful to its commitment to priestly formation and to the universal Church, was one of the sponsors of this event, thus joining in the joy of the families who came to the Aragonese sanctuary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"33rd Marian Family Day at Torreciudad\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FEqsCFEerE0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"la-familia-que-reza\">The praying family<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The main event was the <strong>Eucharist celebrated on the esplanade<\/strong>Ignacio Barrera, Vicar of Opus Dei in Spain, who invited all those present to be \"sowers of peace and joy,\" recalling the words of St. Josemar\u00eda: families are called to be \"luminous and joyful homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a world so often marked by haste, division and uncertainty, Barrera recalled that \"the Lord will take care of the rest and will kindle many other lights\" if each family tries to give witness to love in their daily lives: \"The Lord will take care of the rest and will kindle many other lights\" if each family tries to give witness to love in their daily lives.<strong>Give light in your homes, schools, workplaces, etc.<\/strong>... How much beauty and joy can be transmitted by a family that prays, that loves one another, that forgives one another and is united\". And he asked: \"Don't you think that there is much need for this in our time, in social life, in political life, in the work environment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This day breathes fraternity and prayer. After praying the Angelus, there was a varied presentation of offerings by the participating associations, parishes, schools and groups, who offered flowers, products of the earth, images of the Virgin, children's handicrafts and other symbols of gratitude and faith. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a gesture full of tenderness, <strong>the parents offered their children to the Virgin of Torreciudad<\/strong>entrusting them with their future and asking for her protection. This moment, lived with tears and smiles, was a testimony of what it means to walk together as a Christian family: to allow ourselves to be guided by Mary towards her Son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33-Jornada-Mariana-de-la-Familia-en-Torreciudad-06.webp\" alt=\"torreciudad-jornada-mariana-de-la-familia-carf\" class=\"wp-image-225596\" style=\"width:790px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33-Jornada-Mariana-de-la-Familia-en-Torreciudad-06.webp 1000w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33-Jornada-Mariana-de-la-Familia-en-Torreciudad-06-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33-Jornada-Mariana-de-la-Familia-en-Torreciudad-06-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33-Jornada-Mariana-de-la-Familia-en-Torreciudad-06-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33-Jornada-Mariana-de-la-Familia-en-Torreciudad-06-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In dialogue with Nachter and Roseanne. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nachter-y-roseanne\">Nachter and Roseanne<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The day was full of moments of encounter and testimony. The couple formed by <strong>Nachter and Roseanne<\/strong>known for their humor and closeness in social networks, shared their experience on \"how to improve our family relationships with a lot of humor. They recalled that \"laughing with others, not at others\" is a simple key to living charity in the home, and that \"in the face of pain, it is essential that our life is not defined by suffering, but by the help we give each other. And above all God, who is Father and we can fully trust in Him, even if sometimes we do not understand Him\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33-Jornada-Mariana-de-la-Familia-en-Torreciudad-08.webp\" alt=\"torreciudad-jornada-mariana-de-la-familia-carf\" class=\"wp-image-225598\" style=\"width:790px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33-Jornada-Mariana-de-la-Familia-en-Torreciudad-08.webp 1000w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33-Jornada-Mariana-de-la-Familia-en-Torreciudad-08-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33-Jornada-Mariana-de-la-Familia-en-Torreciudad-08-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33-Jornada-Mariana-de-la-Familia-en-Torreciudad-08-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33-Jornada-Mariana-de-la-Familia-en-Torreciudad-08-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A group of volunteers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"un-gesto-sencillo\">A simple gesture<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the day, <strong>more than 200 volunteers<\/strong> collaborated in the reception, parking, information and cleaning services, together with the Guardia Civil, Turismo de Arag\u00f3n, the regions of Somontano, Ribagorza and Cinca Medio, the municipalities of Secastilla and El Grado, the <strong>CARF Foundation<\/strong> and the Mahou San Miguel Group. In addition, hygiene products were collected for needy families, which will be delivered through C\u00e1ritas Diocesana de Barbastro-Monz\u00f3n: a simple gesture that embodies Christian love made service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the 50th anniversary of the church, this Marian Day once again showed the vibrant heart of the Church: <strong>families united by faith, praying, forgiving and trusting in God.<\/strong>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/donar\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/donar\/\">CARF Foundation<\/a>present among them, shares this mission of radiating hope and forming priestly hearts that serve so many families throughout the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Torreciudad, once again, was light. A light that is born of Mary and that, through the family, illuminates society with the joy of the Gospel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33-Jornada-Mariana-de-la-Familia-en-Torreciudad-07.webp\" alt=\"torreciudad-jornada-mariana-de-la-familia-carf\" class=\"wp-image-225599\" style=\"width:792px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33-Jornada-Mariana-de-la-Familia-en-Torreciudad-07.webp 1000w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33-Jornada-Mariana-de-la-Familia-en-Torreciudad-07-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33-Jornada-Mariana-de-la-Familia-en-Torreciudad-07-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33-Jornada-Mariana-de-la-Familia-en-Torreciudad-07-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33-Jornada-Mariana-de-la-Familia-en-Torreciudad-07-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Virgin of Torreciudad in procession during the recitation of the Rosary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"au\">Mayors encourage repeat business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Javier Betorz, delegate of the Government of Aragon in Huesca, stressed that \"Torreciudad is an undoubted focus of attraction, therefore has our full support in promoting religious and cultural tourism\". Mari Carmen Obis, mayoress of El Grado, has pointed out the importance of the festival \"in these calls to share our heritage and our joy, so that they reach new visitors\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jos\u00e9 Luis Arasanz, deputy mayor of Secastilla, and Ana Mar\u00eda Rabal, councilor, trust in the road axis project with El Grado and Graus through the municipality. Antonio Comps, mayor of Castej\u00f3n del Puente, thinks that \"the day is a very important event for Alto Arag\u00f3n, with a deep positive meaning for the family and as an element of promotion\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fernando Torres, mayor of Barbastro, said he was \"very happy to repeat another edition, and to have shared the concern of the sanctuary for the damage caused by last night's storm\", while for Jos\u00e9 Pedro Sierra, mayor of Peraltilla, \"the best thing is that I have seen many people, with families that we hope will repeat and make our environment known\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Civiac, president of the Cinca Medio region and mayor of Alf\u00e1ntega, commented that \"I have seen many people, willing to travel a long way sometimes, and of course, we must all work together to increase the number of visitors\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lola Ibort, councilor in Almud\u00e9var and provincial deputy, said in her second attendance to this day, that \"I am very happy to return because I share so many values that promote the family, which is so important. And these young families are, at the same time, the best ambassadors of our territory\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in attendance were the mayoress of El Pueyo de Santa Cruz, Teresa Rup\u00edn, and municipal representatives from Puente de Monta\u00f1ana, Ar\u00e9n, Enate and Artasona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marta Sant\u00edn<\/strong>journalist specializing in religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><p><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p><nav><div><div class=\"\"><a href=\"#la-familia-que-reza\">The praying family<\/a><div><div class=\"\"><a href=\"#nachter-y-roseanne\">Nachter and Roseanne<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"\"><a href=\"#au\">Mayors encourage repeat business<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/nav><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Angels of Torreciudad celebrated the 33rd Marian Family Day, which brought together more than six thousand pilgrims from all over Spain. The priest \u00c1ngel Lasheras welcomed the attendees, as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the opening for worship of the new temple dedicated to the Virgin of Torreciudad. The CARF Foundation was present, one more year, supporting and sponsoring the meeting.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":225597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[309,269,6],"class_list":["post-225592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-jornada-mariana-de-la-familia","tag-torreciudad","tag-vida-cristiana"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225592"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":225682,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225592\/revisions\/225682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/225597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}