Book Review: When the Saints Come Marching In

BEATIFICATION OF ARCHBISHOP ROMERO, MAY 23, 2015
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Continuing our look at books that help us understand Blessed Oscar Romero, his ministry and his recent beatification, we consider Scott Wright’s 2010 offering, Oscar Romero and the Communion of the Saints: A Biography (available as a paperback and as an e-book) (Orbis Books, New York, January 15, 2010; featuring photographs of Octavio Durán).  A while back, I wrote a blogpost I called “Romero 101” or “Romero For Dummies,” which sought to break down major themes into discrete modules.  Scott Wright does that in book-length, telling Romero’s story in bite-sized morsels that are easy to digest, with lots of pictures (over a hundred photos permeate the 154-page book), making light reading out of a dense subject matter.

Apart from the appeal of an easy read, Wright’s book is remarkable because it seeks to establish, as its title suggests, a theological framework for understanding Romero.  Wright was a pastoral worker in El Salvador during the 1980s and he has since been a director and spiritual guide to a number of activist organizations like the Ecumenical Program on Central America and the Caribbean (EPICA) and the Religious Task Force on Central America and Mexico (RTFCAM).  It was in that capacity that I met him in March 2000, when I had the opportunity to engage with him and travel with him through El Salvador, visiting the now well-known Romero sites, as well as other places of pilgrimage from the Salvadoran conflict, including the site of the 1989 Jesuit massacre and El Mozote, where a thousand peasants were killed by the army in 1981.  I particularly remember one late-night conversation with Wright, where he expounded at some length his view that Blessed Romero’s life exceeded the mere realm of human action and was imbued with a sense of the divine.  Wright seems to make his own the Jesuit Ignacio Ellacuría’s observation that, “Through Archbishop Romero, God walked through El Salvador.”

In his book, Wright notes the facial similarities between the story of Blessed Romero and the life of Christ: both “were born into conditions of poverty, in the province of a small and insignificant country.”  Both Christ and Blessed Romero “lived a life of profound intimacy with God and prayed by night.”  Both “learned the trade of a carpenter.”  Both had a forerunner who foreshadowed the coming of a greater prophet—Jesus was preceded by John the Baptist and Romero by Rutilio Grande.  Both maintained a public three year ministry, “proclaiming the goodness of God and announcing the coming of the kingdom of God as a new order of love among all people.”  Wright quotes an anonymous Salvadoran peasant refugee who states: “Monseñor Romero was like a Salvadoran Jesus Christ … When they killed him, we were very sad because we thought that everything had ended.  But later we saw that his spirit gave us strength to resist oppression.  For that reason we also believe more now in Jesus Christ.”

Wright has picked up his insights in the field, living in the communities where Blessed Romero lives on and rubbing shoulders with the peasants that Wright often quotes, as well as from established Romero scholars.  Not surprisingly, given its provenance in Wright’s immersion among the poor communities, the book often has the feel of a travel guide, providing the reader a guided whirlwind tour which covers a significant expanse of territory.  The generous helping of photographs—most of them taken by Romero’s photographer, Br. Octavio Durán—help the material come alive with stunningly candid insights into Romero’s everyday life.  Durán was a seminarian who became Romero’s de facto photographer through an internship with the diocesan paper, and he started accompanying Romero during his pastoral visits, capturing some of the most memorable images of Blessed Romero available today.  In the book, Durán’s photographs and Wright’s insights complement and complete one another to provide a collaborative illustration of Blessed Oscar Romero’s ministry.

Wright (center) captured in the crowd at the recent beatification of Archbishop Romero.

For its user-friendly format and spiritual approach, Oscar Romero and the Communion of the Saints is my recommended “beginner’s guide” to Blessed Oscar Romero and his work.

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The Maltese Connection

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This month, we are examining books that help us understand Blessed Oscar Romero, his Ministry and his recent beatification. The title that we are examining today helps us understand the global reach of Romero, as we consider the first book on Blessed Romero for an entire (albeit small) nation. “Qatlu lill-Arċisqof — Il-ġrajja vera ta’ Oscar Romero” (They killed the Archbishop — the true story of Oscar Romero) by Robert Aloisio is the first book about Blessed Romero in Maltese. Malta, 2015 (460 pages).

In many respects, a Maltese book on Romero is the same as a book about Romero in anywhere else in the world. Accordingly, this book posits that Romero is one of the most important figures in the history of Christianity of the 20th century, a true saint, that he does not belong to the left nor the right, and that he was a man of the church. However, the first Maltese book on Romero must emphasize the only Maltese connection involved in Romero’s story. In a chapter titled “The Maltese Nuncio,” the book provides a unique insight into the troubled relationship between Blessed Romero and Maltese Archbishop Emanuele Gerada, who was Nuncio in El Salvador during the Decade of the 1970s.

Born in Malta in 1920 — the same day, month and year, as Saint John Paul II, the author Aloisio tells us — Nuncio Gerada comes off as a heavy in some oversimplified narratives of the life of Romero. In Aloisio’s telling of the story, Gerada becomes three dimensional and, consequently, so too Romero and his time.

Blessed Romero and Nuncio Gerada.

Aloisio tells the familiar story of how Gerada was originally an ally of Romero — in fact, he pushed him to the Archbishopric in 1977, when progressive clerics preferred another candidate, Msgr. Arturo Rivera Damas, the auxiliary. In a point that was stressed during the recent beatification ceremony, Romero underwent a pastoral change after the assassination of his friend, Fr. Rutilio Grande, in the days after the appointment of Romero as Archbishop. Thereafter, Gerada became the unwitting mouthpiece for conservative institutions warning Romero to exercise prudence when he opted for a course that shocked the conformist mentality of the time.

Like St. Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England, Romero and Gerada would see their friendship tested by history. The process was especially painful for Romero. After he received the support of John Paul II, Romero reached out to Gerada, asking that their friendship revert to the warmth of previous years. After Romero’s assassination, Gerada became a witness in the canonization process, testifying that Romero had died for the faith.

There are a few other new details in the book that had not been publicly disclosed. Aloisio describes a meeting between Romero and a young Lorenzo Baldisseri. Vaticanistas will recognize Baldisseri as the current Secretary General of the Synod of bishops, who was criticized by conservatives for his handling of the Synod. In 1977, Archbishop Romero, 60, had to endure a severe rebuke by the then 37-year-old Monsignor Baldisseri, assigned to the Nuncio’s Office in San Salvador. Baldisseri berated Romero like a misbehaving schoolboy, because of Romero’s intention to celebrate a “Single Mass” after the murder of Rutilio Grande. After suffering the outburst in silence, Romero said, “Please tell the Nuncio that there will be a single mass. This is the decision of almost all the clergy, and it is also my decision.”

Aloisio did not write the book, his first, only to document the Maltese connection in Romero’s story. The young Catechist told Super Martyrio that he also wanted to present the Maltese Church with the model of a true Christian to emulate. According to Aloisio, Romero reminds us that human rights are violated not only by dictators and in time of war, but even in democracies when they become dominated by corruption, favoritism, injustice and the lack of social awareness.

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La conexión maltés

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Este mes, estamos examinando libros que nos ayudan a entender al Beato Oscar Romero, su Ministerio y su reciente beatificación. El título que estamos examinando hoy nos ayuda a entender el alcance global de Romero, ya que consideramos el primer libro sobre el Beato Romero para un país entero (aunque pequeño). “Qatlu lill-Arċisqof — Il-ġrajja vera ta' Oscar Romero” (Han asesinado al arzobispo — la verdadera historia de Oscar Romero) por Robert Aloisio es el primer libro sobre el Beato Romero en maltés. Malta, 2015 (460 páginas).

En muchos aspectos, un libro maltés sobre Romero es lo mismo que un libro sobre Romero en cualquier otro lugar del mundo. Por lo tanto, este libro postula que Romero es una de las figuras más importantes en la historia del cristianismo en el siglo XX, un verdadero Santo, que no pertenecen a la izquierda ni a la derecha, y que fue un hombre de la iglesia. Sin embargo, el primer libro maltés sobre Romero tenía que enfatizar la única conexión maltés en la historia de Romero. En un capítulo titulado a «el Nuncio Maltés», el libro ofrece una visión única de la atribulada relación entre el Beato Romero y el arzobispo maltés Emanuele Gerada, que fue Nuncio en El Salvador durante la década de los 1970.

Nacido en Malta en 1920, el mismo día, mes y año, como San Juan Pablo II nos dice el autor Aloisio — el Nuncio Gerada se ha convertido en un personaje oscuro en algunas narrativas simplistas de la vida de Romero. En la historia de Aloisio, Gerada recupera sus tres dimensiones y, en consecuencia, también Romero y su tiempo.

El Beato Romero y el Nuncio Gerada.

Aloisio cuenta la historia familiar de cómo Gerada originalmente era un aliado de Romero — de hecho, lo empujó al Arzobispado en 1977, cuando los clérigos progresistas prefirieron otro candidato, mons. Arturo Rivera Damas, el auxiliar. En un punto resaltado durante la reciente ceremonia de beatificación, Romero sufrió un cambio pastoral después del asesinato de su amigo, el p. Rutilio Grande, en los días siguientes a su designación como arzobispo. Tal vez sin quererlo, Gerada se convirtió en el portavoz de las instituciones conservadoras que advertían a Romero a tener cuidado mientras este optaba por un curso de choque para la mentalidad conformista de la época.

Como Santo Tomás Becket y el Rey Enrique II de Inglaterra, Romero y Gerada vieron su amistad probada por la historia. El proceso fue doloroso, especialmente para Romero. Después de recibir el apoyo de Juan Pablo II, Romero le escribió a Gerada, pidiendo que su amistad volviera al calor de años anteriores. Después del asesinato de Romero, Gerada fue un testigo en el proceso de su canonización, declarando que Romero murió por la fe.

Hay algunos otros detalles nuevos en el libro, que no habían sido divulgados públicamente. Aloisio describe un encuentro entre Romero y un joven Lorenzo Baldisseri. Los vaticanistas reconocerán a Baldisseri como el actual Secretario General del Sínodo de los obispos, que fue criticado por los conservadores por su manejo del Sínodo. En 1977, Monseñor Romero, de 60 años, tuvo que soportar una severa reprimenda por el Monseñor Baldisseri, entonces de 37 años de edad, asignado a la Nunciatura de San Salvador. Baldisseri reprendió a Romero como un colegial de mala conducta, por la intención de Romero de celebrar una “Misa única” después del asesinato de Rutilio Grande. Después de tolerar el berrinche en silencio, Romero declaró: “Por favor dígale al Nuncio que habrá una misa única. Esta es la decisión de casi todo el clero y es también mi decisión”.

Aloisio no escribió el libro, su primero, solo para documentar la conexión maltés en la historia de Romero. El joven catequista dijo a Súper Martyrio que ha querido presentarle a la iglesia maltesa un modelo de un verdadero cristiano a emular. Según Aloisio, Romero nos recuerda que los derechos humanos no son violados sólo por los dictadores en tiempo de guerra, sino también en las democracias cuando prevalece por la corrupción, el favoritismo, la injusticia y la falta de conciencia social.

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La connessione Maltese

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Questo mese, staremo esaminando libri che ci aiutano a capire il Beato Oscar Romero, il suo ministero e la sua recente beatificazione.  Il titolo che esaminiamo oggi ci aiuta a comprendere la portata globale della figura di Romero, dato che consideriamo il primo libro su Beato Romero per un’intera (anche se piccola) nazione.  “Qatlu lill-Arċisqof — Il-ġrajja vera ta' Oscar Romero” (Hanno ucciso l'arcivescovo — La vera storia di Oscar Romero) di Robert Aloisio è il primo libro su Beato Romero in lingua maltese.  Malta, 2015 (460 pagine).

In molti aspetti, un libro maltese su Romero è lo stesso di un libro su Romero in qualsiasi altra parte del mondo.  Quindi, questo libro postula che Romero è una delle figure più importanti nella storia del cristianesimo del 20 ° secolo, un vero santo, che non appartiene a sinistra oa destra, e che era un uomo di chiesa.  Però, il primo libro maltese su Romero deve sottolineare la sola connessione maltese coinvolti nella storia Romero.  In un capitolo intitolato “Il Nunzio Maltese”, il libro fornisce una visione unica maltese sul rapporto travagliato tra il Beato Romero e l’Arcivescovo Emanuele Gerada, che è stato il Nunzio a El Salvador durante il decennio degli anni 1970. 

Nato a Malta nel 1920 — lo stesso giorno, mese e anno, come san Giovanni Paolo II, ci dice l’autore Aloisio — Nunzio Gerada è diventato un personaggio oscuro in alcune narrazioni semplicistiche della vita di Romero.  Nel racconto di Aloisio, Gerada diventa tridimensionale e, di riflesso, così anche Romero e il suo tempo.

Beato Romero e Nunzio Gerada.

Aloisio racconta la storia familiare di come Gerada era originariamente un alleato di Romero — infatti, lo ha spinto al’arcivescovado nel 1977, quando chierici progressisti preferivano un altro candidato, mons. Arturo Rivera Damas, l’ausiliare.  In un punto sottolineato durante la recente cerimonia di beatificazione, Romero ha subito un cambiamento pastorale dopo l'assassinio del suo amico, P. Rutilio Grande, nei giorni successivi alla nomina di Romero come Arcivescovo.  Forse inconsapevolmente, Gerada è diventato il portavoce delle istituzioni conservatrici avvertendo Romero di esercitare prudenza nel momento in cui ha optato per un corso che ha scioccato la mentalità conformista del tempo. 

Come San Tommaso Becket e Re Enrico II d’Inghilterra, Romero e Gerada hanno visto la loro amicizia messa alla prova dalla storia.  Il processo è stato doloroso, soprattutto per Romero.  Dopo aver ricevuto il sostegno di Giovanni Paolo II, Romero allungò la mano per Gerada, chiedendo che la loro amicizia sia tornata alla cordialità degli anni precedenti.  Dopo l'assassinio di Romero, Gerada ha testimoniato nel processo di canonizzazione, dichiarando che Romero morì per la fede.

Ci sono alcuni altri nuovi dettagli nel libro, che non erano stati pubblicamente divulgati.  Aloisio riguarda un incontro tra Romero e un giovane Lorenzo Baldisseri.  I vaticanisti riconosceranno Baldisseri come l’attuale Segretario Generale del Sinodo dei Vescovi, che è stato criticato dai conservatori per la sua gestione del Sinodo.  Nel 1977, l'arcivescovo Romero, di 60 anni, ha dovuto sopportare un grave rimprovero da parte del monsignore, 37enne, assegnato alla nunziatura di San Salvador.  Baldisseri rimproverato Romero come uno scolaretto di cattiva condotta, per l'intenzione di Romero di celebrare una “Messa Unica” dopo l'assassinio di Rutilio Grande.  Dopo sofferto lo sfogo in silenzio, Romero avrebbe detto, “Vi prego di comunicare al Nunzio che ci sarà una messa unica. Questa è la decisione di praticamente tutto il clero, ed è anche la mia decisione”.

Aloisio non ha scritto il libro, il suo primo, solo per documentare il collegamento maltese nella storia di Romero.  Il giovane catechista ha detto Super Martyrio che voleva presentare la chiesa maltese con un modello di un vero cristiano da emulare.  Secondo Aloisio, Romero ci ricorda che i diritti umani non siano violati solo da dittatori e in tempo di guerra, ma anche nelle democrazie in cui prevalgono la corruzione, favoritismi, l'ingiustizia e la mancanza di consapevolezza sociale.

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Book Review: ‘A Prophetic Bishop Speaks to His People’

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In an effort to promote knowledge about the Blessed Óscar Romero following his beatification, this blog will feature a  series of book reviews in the month of June, which highlight some aspect of the Blessed’s ministry or work.  We begin this series with an urgent new book, A Prophetic Bishop Speaks to His People: The Complete Homilies of Oscar Arnulfo Romero, Volume 1 (Cycle C - 14 March to 25 November 1977), a new set of English translations of Blessed Romero’s homilies by Fr. Joseph V. Owens, SJ, edited by Rafael Luciani, Felix Palazzi, and Julian Filochowski.  Convivium Press; 1st edition (April 24, 2015).  Paperback, 495 pages (including indices).

Volume 1 is available now from Amazon and also directly from the publisher.  Volumes 2 & 3 should be available in July and volumes 4-6 in the latter part of the year.  Volume 1 covers the preaching at the beginning of Blessed Romero’s ministry as Archbishop of San Salvador in March-November 1977 (46 homilies, whose selection corresponds to the “C” liturgical cycle of mass readings).  This set of Romero homilies is crucial to understanding the import of Romero’s ministry and of his recent beatification.  As Cardinal Amato preached during the beatification homily, “A change in his life from gentle and almost shy pastor came with the murder of Fr. Rutilio Grande,” at the very beginning of Romero’s time as archbishop—during the period covered by this book. 

“Since that day,” Card. Amato explained, Romero’s “language became more explicit in defending his oppressed people and persecuted priests, without worrying about the threats he received on a daily basis.”  Volume 1 takes up this drama in medias res, with those events already in motion, as the first sermon captures for posterity Romero’s funeral mass for Grande in Aguilares, followed by the historic “Single Mass” Romero preached in the Cathedral as the dramatic entrée to his San Salvador ministry.  In short order, another priest was assassinated and a rightwing death squad “ordered” all Jesuits to leave the country on pain of death, leaving flyers with the ominous message “Be a patriot, killed a priest.”  In the subsequent 45 sermons after Grande’s death, Romero calibrated his message and established the pastoral line that he would follow through his short, but brilliant, three year ministry as Archbishop of San Salvador.

Through this new set of translations, English language readers will be able to encounter Romero the way ordinary Salvadorans did—through his sermons, which are brought to a startling new level of clarity and precision in Fr. Owens’ translations.  There is a new freshness here, which aims to strike a balance between a reference set suitable for every seminary and college library, and one that preserves the nuisances and eccentricities of Romero’s personal style, given that we are dealing with sermons that were preached extemporaneously without a “script.” Romero preached loosely based on notes, but he often departed from his outline, abandoned sentences midstream, and otherwise took creative license with language that made his sermons thrilling to hear live (as his famously captive national radio audiences would attest to), but challenging to translate accurately.

Oftentimes, the qualitative improvements Fr. Owens makes over previously existing English translations are very subtle, but appreciable nonetheless.  Consider and compare the improvements in the translation of this famous phrase from a September 25, 1977 sermon, which some of us heard at the beatification.

Spanish Original

Me glorío de estar en medio de mi pueblo y sentir el cariño de toda esa gente que mira en la Iglesia, a través de su Obispo, la esperanza.

Modified Google Translation (i.e., the Literal Translation)

I glory in being in the midst of my people and feeling the affection of all those people who see in the Church through its bishop, hope.

Former Translation from the Romero Trust

I am glad to be in the midst of my people and feel the kindness of all these people who see the Church, through their bishop, as a sign of hope.

New Owens Translation (which was also sponsored in part by the Romero Trust)

I delight to be in the midst of my people and to feel the kindness of all these folks who through their bishop see the church as a sign of hope.

Fr. Owens has meticulously captured subtle aspects of Romero’s expression that make his translation a refreshing improvement.  For example, the expression “to glory” in, which Romero uses, means to “take great pride or pleasure in” something, and Fr. Owens’ translation captures the intensity of the sentiment better than the other ones, and better than the literal translation, which is not a typical English expression.  Additionally, Romero uses “pueblo” and “gente,” which both may be translated as “people,” but Fr. Owens does the phrasing justice by differentiating the terms.  A similar attention to detail pervades every line of all 46 sermons brought to life by Fr. Owens’ dynamic translations.  Also, if I may say, Fr. Owens’ translations are simply more elegant and mellifluous.

One final consideration which commends this collection is its organizational style: for example, Volume 1 encompasses all the 1977 sermons preached by Romero which fall under the “C” cycle of liturgical readings.  Blessed Romero said he wished the faithful to relate his preaching to the liturgical cycles: “I ask you to center your attention on the main focus of my preaching,” he said on April 23, 1978.  “I want my preaching to echo the Liturgical Year,” the life of Christ—reflecting on the national reality so that the reality would be illuminated by the life of Christ, but never shifting the focus from Christ.  In this regard, the new collection of translations has several useful tools, including helpful footnotes (for example, footnote 1 sets forth the circumstances of Fr. Grande’s assassination for the first sermon), a subject matter index, an index of names, and—most significant for the aforementioned liturgical consideration—an index of Biblical citations.  Thus, a homilist looking for a Romero blurb on a particular Biblical passage would be able to easily find one here.

In short, this new set of translations is a reference set that no Romero student can do without.

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Romero Beatification Compendium

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So that all may “Feel and Think With the Church”—and “Feel and Think With Romero,” in the words of Archbishop Paglia—Super Martyrio presents the texts of the official documentation and discourses relating to the May 23, 2015 beatification of the Blessed Óscar A. Romero.

• Apostolic Letter from Pope Francis authorizing the Beatification of Archbishop Romero (May 14, 2015)
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• Pope Francis’ Letter to the Archbishop of San Salvador (May 23, 2015)
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• Address of Pope Francis to Salvadoran pilgrims (October 30, 2015)
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• Pope Francis’ Allocation Following the «Regina Caeli» (May 24, 2015)
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• Biography of Oscar Romero (May 23, 2015)
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• Cardinal Amato’s Homily during the Beatification Ceremony (May 23, 2015)
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• Salvadoran Bishops’ Pastoral Letter regarding the Beatification of Archbishop Romero (May 21, 2015)
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• Salvadoran Bishops’ Joint Statement regarding the Beatification of Archbishop Romero (May 14, 2015)
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• Archbishop Paglia’s Final Allocution during the Beatification Ceremony (May 23, 2015)
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• Instruction regarding Miracles (May 26, 2015)
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• Decree on Eucharistic Celebrations (July 30, 2015)
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Additional texts or translations will be added as they are completed.  Please use freely and share generously.  Attribution of the source is very much appreciated.  Corrections are welcome.  Thank you!

SUPER MARTYRIO ANALYIS:

• Summary
• After the Beatification
• Beatification and Evangelization
• Music of the Beatification

BEATIFICATION FACTS [VIDEO (Spanish)]   DATE:  Saturday, May 23, 2015   LOCATION: Divine Savior Plaza, San Salvador, El Salvador   CELEBRANT: Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints READINGS: Book of Wisdom 3, 1-9; Psalm 125, 1-2ab. 2cd-3. 4-5. 6 (R.: 5); Romans 8, 31b-39; St. John 17, 11b-19  NOTABLE CONCELEBRANTS: Monsignor José Luis Escobar Alas, Archbishop of San Salvador; Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family and Postulator of the Cause   ATTENDANCE: Six cardinals, approximately 100 bishops and 1,300 priests   NOTABLE GUESTS: Hon. Salvador Sánchez Cerén, President of El Salvador; Econ. Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador; Hon. Juan Orlando Hernández, President of Honduras; Hon. Juan Carlos Varela, President of Panama   CROWD ESTIMATE: 500,000 (source: San Salvador Archdiocese 5/23, Salvadoran Ministry of Tourism 5/27) — believed to be the largest non-papal beatification ceremony in history PATRONAGES: Caritas Internationalis, World Catholic Association for Communication (SIGNIS)

 

Compendio de la Beatificación Romero

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Para que todos puedan “Sentir con la Iglesia”—y “Sentir con Romero”, en las palabras del Arzobispo Paglia—Súper Martyrio presenta los textos de la documentación oficial y discursos relacionados con la beatificación el 23 de mayo 2015 del Beato Óscar Romero.

• Carta Apostólica del Papa Francisco autorizando la Beatificación de Monseñor Romero (14 de mayo de 2015)
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• Carta del Papa Francisco al Arzobispo de San Salvador (23 de mayo de 2015)
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• Discurso del Papa a peregrinación salvadoreña (30 de octubre de 2015)
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• Alocución del Papa Francisco después del «Regina Caeli» (24 de mayo de 2015)
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• Biografía de Óscar Romero (23 de mayo de 2015)
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• Homilía del Cardenal Amato durante la ceremonia de Beatificación (23 de mayo de 2015)
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• Carta Pastoral de los obispos salvadoreños con respecto a la Beatificación de Monseñor Romero (21 de mayo de 2015)
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• Declaración conjunta de los obispos salvadoreños con respecto a la Beatificación de Monseñor Romero (21 de mayo de 2015)
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• Alocución Final de Monseñor Paglia durante la ceremonia de Beatificación (23 de mayo de 2015)
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• Instrucción sobre Milagros (26 de mayo de 2015)
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• Decreto sobre Celebraciones Eucarísticas (30 de julio de 2015)
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ANÁLISIS DE SÚPER MARTYRIO:

• Resumen
• Después de la beatificación
• La beatificación y la evangelización
• La música de la beatificación

DATOS DE LA BEATIFICACIÓN [VIDEO]   FECHA: Sábado, 23 de mayo 2015   LUGAR: Plaza Divino Salvador del Mundo, San Salvador, El Salvador   CELEBRANTE: el cardenal Angelo Amato, Prefecto de la Congregación para las Causas de los Santos LECTURAS: Libro de la Sabiduría 3, 1-9; Salmo 125, 1-2ab. 2cd-3. 4-5. 6 (R.: 5); Romanos 8, 31b-39; San Juan 17, 11b-19 CONCELEBRANTES NOTABLES: Monseñor José Luis Escobar Alas, Arzobispo de San Salvador; Arzobispo Vincenzo Paglia, presidente del Pontificio Consejo para la Familia y Postulador de la Causa   ASISTENCIA: Seis cardenales, unos 100 obispos y 1.300 sacerdotes   PERSONAS NOTABLES: Hon. Salvador Sánchez Cerén, presidente de El Salvador; Econ. Rafael Correa, Presidente de Ecuador; Hon. Juan Orlando Hernández, Presidente de Honduras; Hon. Juan Carlos Varela, Presidente de Panamá   MULTITUD ESTIMADA: 500.000 (fuente: Arquidiócesis de San Salvador 23/5, Ministerio de Turismo Salvadoreño 27/5) — se cree que es la ceremonia de beatificación, no papal, más grande de la historia PATRONATOS: Caritas Internationalis, Asociación Católica Mundial para la Comunicación (SIGNIS)