Sister Lourdes Reiss died at the age of 82

The Archdiocese of Panama reported death Sister Lourdes Reisswhich he led for more than four decades Home of San José de Malambo.

“Sister Lourdes Reiss, a woman dedicated to the service of needy children in our country, who exhausted herself serving them until her last moments, has gone to the Father’s house,” said the Archbishop of Panama. Jose Domingo Ulloa.

“We ask the people of God to unite in prayer for his eternal rest.”Monsignor Ulloa added.

After overcoming his doubts about his life’s mission to take on, Idian Reiss Flores she chose the path of religious service, moreover, focused on overcoming the injustices that children experience in their homes and in the justice system.

The nun was in intensive care at a private hospital in the city for more than a week.

Working at the San José de Malambo home, she earned the qualification of orphan protector and defender of children’s rights.

He was born on February 14, 1941 in Chiriquí. His mother was Panamanian and his father Czechoslovak.

As she herself told at the time, she had a suitor in her youth, but her love for God and her vocation prevailed, so in 1962 she entered the Society of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vinko Paulski.

That strength in God, as she told this media, made her firm in her work with children.

“I didn’t have bad moments that made me give up my mission. Whenever I have negative situations that bother or hurt, I felt God’s strength. I had to wear the Hogar San José de Malambo cross, to make sure that no, nothing is missing, improve the quality of service, create projects that help meet needs”, he commented.

He always emphasized that the children who enter the home are socially threatened, that their rights are violated, mistreated, abused, that they are abandoned, that they are disabled or that they have HIV.

“These are children with a broken heart. In the Home, we meet all their needs, we offer them a home to look at life in a different way,” he explained.

She was also critical of child laws and the role of government.

“Governments must issue laws that guarantee continuous monitoring of the foundations where children are placed. If they close the foundations in Panama right now, what would they do with those children,” he said.