40 yrs ago today, while saying Mass, San Oscar Romero had a clear sight of the sniper who was about to shoot him through the heart. It was a fate he clearly foresaw. “One who is committed to the poor must risk the same fate as the poor.”
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“I have frequently been threatened with death. I must say that, as a Christian, I do not believe in death but in the resurrection. If they kill me, I shall rise again in the Salvadoran people. Martyrdom is a great gift from God that I do not believe I have earned. ..

Mar 24, 2020 · 11:39 AM UTC

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... But if God accepts the sacrifice of my life then may my blood be the seed of liberty, and a sign of the hope that will soon become a reality. . . . A bishop will die, but the church of God—the people—will never die.”—San Oscar Romero, d. March 24 1980
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