During the recent gathering of SCJ bishops in Spain, Bishop Ronilton Souza de Araújo, former provincial superior of the Brazil – Sao Paulo Province and now the bishop of the Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil), reflected on his mission as a bishop. Click here to access the interview. The bishop speaks in Portuguese, but there are English subtitles.
Bishop Ronilton says that he “feels happy, encouraged, full of hope, despite the great challenges we face in this ministry, and I truly believe that all of this is God’s grace… without God’s grace I could accomplish nothing. This motivates me every day, especially since there is genuinely a lot of work, a lot of service…
“There is something I believe in very much: the challenge of bringing about a work of reparation. I feel that God has called me to this mission because everywhere there is a need for reparation. It is true, it is necessary everywhere, but perhaps even more so among priests. So, I try to bring my experience and my intimacy with Christ, because I deeply believe in this project, in this process of restoring relationships to be more human, more filled with love and forgiveness. And without an encounter with Christ, this is impossible.”
