Posted on 10/25/2021 7:17:56 PM PDT by marshmallow
Fr. Juan Elías Medina and 126 companions, who were martyred during the Spanish Civil War, were beatified this month in Córdoba.
“While he announces the hatred of the world to us, Jesus reminds us of his favorite love, the merciful love with which he has chosen us,” Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, said during his homily at the Oct. 16 beatification Mass said in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.
“Death and life have fought in an amazing duel, the Lord of life conquers death. This consciousness animated our martyrs, many of whom when they were assassinated shouted, ‘Viva Cristo Rey!’” the cardinal preached.
Fr. Juan Elías Medina and his companions “is a group that puts before us a variety of human profiles,” he said.
"A richness and depth of spirituality, sometimes also with deep roots in theological sciences expressed in the multiplicity of daily experiences.”
"We are in front of a vision of history whose memory could become a place of evangelization within secularized contexts,” the cardinal noted.
The Spanish Civil War was fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Nationalist forces, led by Francisco Franco, and the Republican faction. During the war, Republicans martyred thousands of clerics, religious, and laity; of these, 11 have been canonized, and more than 2,000 beatified.
Of the group beatified in Cordoba, 79 were priests, 39 were laity, five were seminarians, and four were religious. Nearly all of them were imprisoned before being martyred.
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Republican faction- Communists
Anybody with an interest in the topic of the Spanish Civil War from a Catholic viewpoint should pick up Warren Carroll’s “The Lady Crusade”; it is a must-read.
Were they Hispanic?
Just like those natives in sub-Saharan Africa are African Americans.
“The Last Crusade”
A great book!
Just ordered The Last Crusade. Thanks!
Republican Faction=Communists
Communists=Atheists
I am glad that these Christian Martyrs and Victims of Communism are finally being recognized for the saints and heroes of the faith that they are.
And I’m not even Roman Catholic.
Vivo Christo Rey!
It’s a great read.
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