ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 6th of September
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. TOMAS RAMIREZ CABA, MARTYR
BACKGROUND:
The Martyrs of Quiche are a group of victims of the civil war in Guatemala. These were Spanish priests and Guatemalan lay faithful, who were assassinated by government troops because of their religious activities among the poor and indigenous. Recognised as martyrs by the Catholic Church, they are venerated as blessed.
BL. TOMAS RAMIREZ CABA:
Blessed Tomas was born December 30, 1934 in Chajul, Guatemala, this father served as sacristan in the parish of Chajul. He was assassinated on September 6, 1980
Another of the martyrs (pictured) is Blessed Jose Maria Grand Cicera, who was born on April 27, 1945 in Barcelona, he made profession with the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart on September 8, 1966. Ordained a priest on June 9, 1972, he first exercised his ministry in Valencia, before being sent on mission to Guatemala, in 1975. In 1978 he was appointed parish priest of San Gaspar de Chajul. He became close to the poorest and the natives. Despite being threatened by the military authorities, he continued his pastoral activities. After a visit to a village in the parish, he was assassinated on June 4, 1980 with his sacristan, Domingo del Barrio Batz. They had stopped to pray by the wayside, and were riddled with bullets at that time.
(Information from Wikipedia France - https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyrs_de_Quich%C3%A9)
Blessed Martyrs of Quiche, pray for us!
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