V Encuentro Proceedings and Conclusions

66 | Proceedings and Conclusions of the V National Encuentro of Hispanic/Latino Ministry Inter-regional Sessions Mid-Day Mass Presider and Homilist: Seán Cardinal O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Boston Inter-regional Reporting Plenary Facilitators: Ken Johnson-Mondragón, Coordinator of Research for the V National Encuentro Lynette Sáenz, Diocesan Coordinator of Cultural Ministries and Director of the Hispanic Pastoral Institute for the Diocese of Rochester Keynote Speaker Most Rev. Arturo Cepeda, Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit Panel Conversation Panelists: Brittany Koepke García, Coordinator of Pastoral Juvenil Hispana for the Diocese of Knoxville Juan Pablo Padilla, Coordinator of Pastoral Juvenil Hispana and Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Archdiocese of Chicago José López, Director for Migrant Ministry and Director of Hispanic Youth and Young Adult Ministries for the Diocese of Stockton Digna Ramírez-López, Director of Hispanic Ministry for the Diocese of Stockton Ministerial Area Sessions Final Evening Banquet and Celebration Meal Blessing: Most Rev. Octavio Cisneros, Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn SUMMARY OF HOMILIES AND KEYNOTES Saturday Morning Prayer Homily – Blase Cardinal Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago In this morning prayer, Cardinal Cupich invited everyone to join the prayer of Zechariah as his life was being transformed by the birth of his son. With the birth of John the Baptist, Zechariah developed a new perspective on human life and all of history. Through this event, he saw God as a faithful, merciful, and tender Father. In the same way, there is a new birth happening in the Church today through the Latino experience. In Isaiah, the “cloaked” image of God reminds us of a Gospel truth we may have forgotten—that God loved us before we loved God, and we were chosen by Jesus before we chose Him. Bearing Fruit