BL. DARIO ACOSTA ZURITA, PRIEST AND MARTYR

BL. DARIO ACOSTA ZURITA, PRIEST AND MARTYR - 25 JULY

BLESSED DARIO ACOSTA ZURITA, PRIEST AND MARTYR

➡️ The Martyrs of the Mexican Revolution

Father Dario Acosta Zurita (December 14, 1908 - July 25, 1931) was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest who ministered in Veracruz where he lived. Bl. Dario, during his studies for the priesthood, was known as the athletic seminarian.

Bishop Rafael Guizar Valencia ordained him in 1931. He was killed three months later after armed gunmen stormed the Assumption Cathedral in Puerto de Vera Cruz - enacting the so-called Tejeda Law - and shot him dead.

HE IS ONE OF THE PATRON SAINTS FOR PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS

Fr Dario's beatification cause was begun under Pope John Paul II on September 3, 1988 and he was beatified under Pope Benedict XVI on November 20, 2005 after the latter confirmed that Zurita had been killed 'in odium fidei' - in hatred of the faith.

Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins presided over the beatification on the pontiff's behalf in Guadalajara, Mexico. Bl. Dario is one of the patron saints for persecuted Christians, Catechists, and athletes.

Information from Wikipedia - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar%C3%ADo_Acosta_Zurita

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Blessed Dario may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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