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Éste Sí Es el Pan

Author: William Loperena

William Loperena, O.P. Father William Loperena was born in Moca, Puerto Rico on December 14, 1935. He was the middle son of Evaristo Loperena Ortega and America Soto Hernández. Raised in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico where he studied at the Colegio San Carlos. He attended the diocesan seminar San Ildefonso in Aibonito, Puerto Rico. Eventually joined the Order of Preachers known as Dominicans on August 16, 1955. Studied philosophy in Dover, Massachusetts, Washington and theology in Nijmegen, Holland. He became an ordained priest in the Netherlands on September 25, 1961. In 1968, he composed a complete Catholic mass infused with cultural elements of Puerto Rico including folk music and deeply rooted traditions which he called Misa Jíbara th… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Yo soy Pan de vida y vida daré
Title: Éste Sí Es el Pan
Author: William Loperena
Place of Origin: Puerto Rico
Language: Spanish
Refrain First Line: Este sí es el pan
Notes: País: Puerto Rico; English: This Is Indeed the Bread
Copyright: © William Loperena, OP. Derechos reservados. Con las debidas licencias.

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Flor y Canto (3rd ed.) #595

Flor y Canto (4th ed.) #568

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