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4th WORLD ULTREYA
Report on the IV World Ultreya
BY KATHY SPRINGER, REGION VI ENGLISH COORDINATOR
The IV World Ultreya was held on Saturday, August 1, 2009, from 12:00 Noon to 9:00 PM, at the Anaheim Convention Center and Arena in Anaheim, California. The keynote address (given by Guzman Carriquiry, Under Secretary, Pontifical Council for the Laity) is available on the OMCC website (http://www.orgmcc.org/events/index.httn1). Also available are the Mass homily (given by Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iniguez of Guadalajara), and the testimonies given by the witnesses in six languages (Korean, Tagalog, Spanish, Vietnamese, Italian, and English); the witnesses have been translated to English on the webpage.
There were thirty-two (32) countries present: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan, Uruguay, United States, Venezuela, and Vietnam in Diaspora. Some of the Cursillistas present commented that all gatherings/Masses should be like this!!