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OSCAR ARNULFO ROMERO 1917 - 1980

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“There are moments in life when one catches a fleeting glimpse of God at work in the world … the man we all knew as ‘Monseñor’ provided such a glimpse.” Julian Filochowski

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“We must not seek the child Jesus in the pretty figures of our Christmas cribs. We must seek him among the undernourished children who have gone to bed at night with nothing to eat … among the newsboys who will sleep covered with newspapers in doorways.” Romero, 1979

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“When the Church hears the cry of the oppressed it cannot but denounce the social structures that give rise to and perpetuate the misery from which the cry arises.” Romero, 1978

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“The Church would betray its own love for God and its fidelity to the Gospel if it stopped being a defender of the rights of the poor.” Romero, 1978.

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“Brothers, you are from the same people; you kill your fellow peasant … no soldier is obliged to obey an order that is contrary to the will of God.” Romero, 1980

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“Christ invites us not to fear persecution because, believe me, brothers and sisters, the one who is committed to the poor must run the same fate as the poor, and in El Salvador we know what the fate of the poor signifies: to disappear, be tortured, to be held captive -- and to be found dead.” Romero, 1980

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“In the name of God then, in the name of the suffering people I ask you, I beg you, I command you in the name of God: stop the repression.” Romero, 1980

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On March 24 th 1980 Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated while celebrating Mass in a small hospital chapel.

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“If God accepts the sacrifice of my life, may my death be for the freedom of my people … A bishop will die, but the Church of God, which is the people, will never perish.” Romero, 1980.

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“Let my blood be a seed of freedom and the sign that hope will soon be reality." Romero, 1980

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“I do not believe in death without resurrection. If they kill me, I shall arise in the Salvadoran people.” Romero, 1980

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This is what the Lord asks of you, only this: that you act justly, that you love tenderly, that you walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8

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We offer grateful thanks to Equipo Maiz, the Canonisation Office of the Archdiocese of San Salvador and the Centro Monseñor Romero, who have provided images for this PowerPoint presentation.

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Romero PowerPoint Designed and produced by Sarah Dumpleton (2007) Salford Diocese Faith & Justice Commission Cathedral House 250 Chapel St Salford M3 5LL Tel. 0161 832 1363 E-mail: faithandjustice@salforddiocese.org.uk