Saints celebrated on the 10th of July
Prayer to the Angels and the Saints
Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation.
In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven.
Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses.
Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives, so that, after sharing their faith on earth, we may also experience their peace in heaven. Amen.
BL. FAUSTINO VILLANUEVA, MARTYR
The Martyrs of Quiché are a group of victims of the civil war in Guatemala. It is made up of Spanish priests and Guatemalan lay faithful, who were assassinated by government troops because of their religious activities among the poor and indigenous. Recognized as martyrs by the Catholic Church, they are venerated as blessed.
THEY HUNTED DOWN PRIESTS, RELIGIOUS, AND LAY PEOPLE
From 1960 to 1996, Guatemala experienced a conflict between the military regime and various Marxist guerrilla groups. During this period, more than 150,000 people were killed. From 1980, systematic persecution began against the Catholic Church. The Patrullas de Autodefensa Civil, militias of the military regime, hunt down priests, religious and lay people, considered enemies of the state.
POPE FRANCIS HAS RECOGNISED THEIR MARTYRDOM
Since his accession to the pontificate, Pope Francis has recognised the martyrdom of several victims of persecution in Guatemala.
FAUSTINO VILLANUEVA:
Born February 15, 1931 in Yesa, Spain, he made his religious profession with the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart on September 8, 1949. Ordained a priest on February 25, 1956, he was first a professor at the seminary, before being sent to mission in Guatemala in 1959. He carried out many pastoral activities with the indigenous populations, which is why he was assassinated on July 10, 1980, in his parish of Joyabaj.
(Information from Wikipedia France -
https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyrs_de_Quich%C3%A9)
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