“Missionaries of Hope in the footsteps of the Redeemer”
From February 20 to 22, 2026, in the Rimac district (Lima), the First Meeting of the Redemptorist Family of Peru was held, organized by the Shared Mission Commission of the Redemptorist Province Bolivia-Peru, with the participation of around 60 members of the Redemptorist Family, including professed and lay people from the various Redemptorist communities of the country.
This significant event was held under the motto “Missionaries of Hope in the footsteps of the Redeemer,” the Congregation’s motto for the current six-year term, and its general objective was to unite, integrate, and link, from a synodal experience, the lay people who collaborate in the communities animated by the Redemptorist missionaries, strengthening the common identity and consolidating the path of Shared Mission in the Province.
A synodal path of communion and co-responsibility
The meeting brought together representatives of the Redemptorist communities of Peru, as well as members of the various groups that make up the Redemptorist Family: lay people (MILARE, MILAR), institutes founded by Redemptorists, former seminarians, OVR and other lay people linked to the charism of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer.
Throughout the three days and following the pastoral methodology See – Judge – Act, reflection, community discernment, and the projection of concrete commitments for the Shared Mission were promoted, in terms of synodality, communion and co-responsibility.
Main topics and speakers
Among the main topics addressed during the meeting were “Who makes up the Redemptorist Family?”, a theme developed by Fr. Francisco Arias, CSsR; the history of the laity in the CSsR and in the Bolivia-Peru Province, presented by Fr. Narciso Chinguel, CSsR, highlighting the historical process of lay integration in the mission; the Redemptorist charism and spirituality, presented from Paraguay by Fr. Enrique López, CSsR, as the foundation of a shared identity between professed members and laity; synodality as a path of communion, participation, and co-responsibility in the mission, along with the challenges and opportunities of the Shared Mission, presented by Fr. Juan Bytton, SJ, who illuminated the process from the experience of Conversation in the Spirit; and the Shared Mission in the Redemptorist experience, presented by Fr. César Torres, CSsR, coordinator of the Redemptorist Conference of Latin America and the Caribbean. The presentation on the links and structures of lay participation in the CSsR and in the Province was given by layman Julio Chuquipoma Moreno. Fr. Román Ibarra, CSsR, also spoke, presenting and inviting participants to join the Popular Missions that will take place in Peru during 2026. Finally, the practical pastoral planning workshop, led by Fr. Narciso Chinguel, CSsR, and Julio Chuquipoma, enabled the communities to develop commitments and concrete actions for 2026, strengthening the Shared Mission in the Province.
Election of the new Shared Mission team in Peru
As a result of community discernment and the synodal journey experienced during the meeting, the new working team for the Shared Mission in Peru was elected, and it was made up of:
- Humberto Peña Hermoza, coordinator
- Eloy Guzmán Solano, secretary
- Luis Fernando Algarate Palma
- Mirtha Miranda Zavala
- José Martin Palacios Sáez
- Pamella Shapiama Sinti
This team, together with the Commission for the Shared Mission of the Bolivia-Peru Province, will have the mission of encouraging, accompanying and monitoring the process of consolidating the Shared Mission, promoting the co-responsible participation of religious and lay people in the life and mission of the Congregation in Peru.
Celebration, mission and sending
The meeting was marked by significant moments of prayer, visits to the Blessed Sacrament, and Eucharistic celebrations at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Saint Alphonsus in Rímac, strengthening common spirituality and a sense of belonging.
The Closing and Sending Mass reaffirmed the commitment to walk together —professed and lay— as missionary disciples of the Redeemer, assuming the Shared Mission as a sign of hope for the most needy, in fidelity to the Redemptorist charism and to the Church’s call to live synodality.
Santa Anita, February 27, 2026.
Shared Mission Commission
Province Bolivia – Peru.
