The Cuban parish priest Kenny Fernández Delgado reported threats from agents of the Cuban State Security after inviting devotees to hold a family prayer day in the parks of all cities, for Cuba and Venezuela, this Saturday, August 3rd, starting at 10:00 AM.
"About 9:45 p.m., almost an hour ago, an Immigration official called me for an appointment at 19 and K right at 10:00 a.m. Later, a Lieutenant Colonel called me to tell me that if I don't go, there will be consequences. No matter what happens to me, we will all be united, praying," wrote the Cuban religious leader from his profile on the social network X.
In that same publication, he warned that "this call does not depend on me at all, but on the conscience of each individual. And I also tell you that I am willing to follow Jesus Christ: Until the End!"
A little later, from his own profile, Fernández Delgado reaffirmed his intention to carry out his call. “In every city, in every park. And no matter what happens, count on my prayer and that of the Cubans,” he affirmed.
On Thursday, the parish priest, in a statement on Facebook, said that "praying in a park is not prohibited" and invited everyone to join in prayer "without signs, without slogans, without any leader other than Jesus Christ, and above all, without fear."
The call to prayer includes the flexibility for each person to pray as they prefer, whether in silence or using known prayers such as the rosary.
"Jesus Christ will help us if we ask Him with faith," said the parish priest, using the hashtag #OremosEnFamilia to promote the initiative.
The call by Fernández Delgado was scheduled for the same day that thousands of Venezuelans mobilized, both inside and outside the country, in a massive protest against the alleged electoral fraud perpetrated by Nicolás Maduro in the recent elections.
The protests that took place in several cities around the world this Saturday aim to denounce the lack of transparency and demand the recognition of the true winner, Edmundo González.
Opposition leader María Corina Machado addressed thousands of protesters who gathered at the Plaza de Las Mercedes, Caracas, despite the increasing repression, and conveyed a message of hope and resistance to them.
Despite strong protests and allegations of fraud from the opposition, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) confirmed on Friday the victory of Nicolás Maduro in the elections held last Sunday with 96.87% of the votes counted.
Countries like the United States, Costa Rica, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, and Uruguay have recognized González as the legitimate elected president of the nation.
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