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Interview Portuguese Spanish    
Year 9 - N° 427 - August 16, 2015
ORSON PETER CARRARA
orsonpeter92@gmail.com
Matão, SP (Brasil)
 
Translation
Leonardo Rocha - l.rocha1989@gmail.com

 
Nélio Vicente Costa: 

“The biggest blessing I have received from the Creator was to have become a Spiritist”

The president of the Spiritist Centre Lar de Jesus (Home of Jesus) talks to us about the Spiritist Month of Caruaru, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, an event he has coordinated since 2001

The Spiritist Month of Caruaru – a city of 320,000 inhabitants in the north-east of Brazil – gathers a great number of guests every year. In this edition our interviewee is Nélio Vicente Costa, the events coordinator. Nélio, who became a Spiritist in 1975, has lived in the city since 1967. With a degree in Literature, he was a military man for 32 years. He

has been the president of the Spiritist Centre Lar de Jesus (Home of Jesus) since 2001. 

How did you become a Spiritist? 

I could say it was by chance, but as Spiritists we know there is no chance. I would say I became a Spiritist when my time came to show the world what I was here for, to get down to business and work on behalf of the Spiritist Movement. 

What aspect of Spiritism strikes you the most and why? 

The purity of its principles. Those who follow one of its main messages – “Spiritists, love yourselves and educate yourselves” – will inevitably feel urged to engage in the charity work and will never be able to dismiss any point of our beloved Teachings. 

When and how the Spiritist Month of Caruaru was created? 

This beautiful and so important movement was created in 2001. Once I was thinking about many aspects of life when I came up with a brilliant idea (which of course came from our Spiritual Benefactors): why doesn’t the city of Caruaru improve its work in the dissemination of Spiritism? We hold our meetings inside Spiritist Centres but many people who would be interested get embarrassed to come in. I thought: if we held our meetings in a public, open space many other people would probably join us. Let’s then follow the example of other cities that already do something like that! 

From all these years, what is your most cherished memory of the Spiritist Month of Caruaru? 

Every year we learned something really profound and important. But I would say that the most remarkable event of all events was when the great medium, Divaldo Franco, came to deliver a talk. We gathered 1,500 people to see him and they all left at the end saying things like: “I am so happy! What a wonderful feeling I’m taking home with me! Thank you, Lord, for Spiritism, thank you for these divine Teachings!” 

How did you manage to secure the comfortable and convenient Difusora de Caruaru Shopping Centre to host the event? 

I can certainly say that is something that came from above, because it was so straightforward that I was surprised. The Spiritual Benefactors must have worked very hard in the background, but we did not. It was quite easy to get authorisation. 

Tell us a bit more about Caruaru and its Spiritist Movement. 

Caruaru is some 130Km from the state capital, Recife. It has 320,000 inhabitants, excellent shops and commerce in general and good industry. Those who live here need nothing else for a happy life. Hail Caruaru, which was founded 158 years ago! It was founded on May 18th, 1957, exactly one month after the publication by Allan Kardec of The Spirits’ Book, which marked the beginning of modern Spiritism. 

Is there anything you like to share with us from all your years in the Spiritist Movement? 

I am not a medium with a capacity to hear, see or communicate directly with Spiritis. But once I was at a meeting and I saw clearly the face of a lady who was walking towards the stage change into someone else’s face. When the meeting ended and before I said that to anyone, a medium who was came to me and said: “Nélio, such and such person (the one I had seen) said she was present at our meeting”. 

Is there anything else you would like to add? 

That we, Spiritist, must have the humility and courage to get engaged and take active part in all events linked to the Spiritist Movement. That is the only way to strengthen our Movement. 

When will you be holding the Spiritist Month of Caruaru in 2016? 

It will be held, as usual, on every Sunday of the month of March. The three main speakers invited have already confirmed they will be here: Izaias Claro and André Marouço, from the state of São Paulo, and Ademar Faria Júnior, from the state of Espírito Santo. 

Is there anything else you would like to add? 

For those who have not as yet got to know Spiritism I would say: the biggest blessing I have received from the Creator was to have become a Spiritist. For the Spiritists I would say: how good it is to be a Spiritist. And for everyone all I can do is repeat the recommendation of the master of the masters, Jesus Christ: “Love one another as I have loved you.”
 


 


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