BL. ANDRES SOLA MOLIST, PRIEST AND MARTYR

BL. ANDRES SOLA MOLIST, PRIEST AND MARTYR - 25 APRIL

Saints celebrated on the 25th of April

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. ANDRES SOLA MOLIST, PRIEST AND MARTYR

Blessed Andres Sola Molist was born on October 7, 1895 in the Villarrasa farm, in the municipality of Taradell, in the province of Barcelona (Spain). His parents, Bonaventura Sola and Antonia, despite being humble farmers, were able to transmit a solid Christian piety to little Andres.

HE JOINED THE CLARETIANS

Thanks to the preaching of a Claretian missionary, Andres ascertained his vocation to the missionary religious life, entering the Congregation of the Missionaries Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretians) in the city of Vic, on October 27, 1909. On August 15, 1914 he made the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience.

AFTER A PREPARATION FOR THE MINISTRY, HE WAS SENT TO MEXICO

Already a religious, he spent eight long but fruitful years forming himself as a missionary priest. On September 23, 1922, he received priestly ordination, and after a preparation for the ministry, he was sent by his superiors to Mexico, where he arrived on August 20, 1923.

He worked as a professor and preacher in the city of Toluca. In December 1924 he was sent to the city of Leon, in the state of Guanajuato, where, in addition to preaching, he became known for his enthusiasm and pastoral commitment.

THE PERSECUTION AGAINST THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

When the persecution against the Church broke out throughout the country, but particularly in the area where Leon is located, Father Sola stood out for his courage, risking his life in the care and service of the faithful, who were in need of priests and sacraments.

On April 24, 1927, he was arrested by the army and imprisoned with his fellow martyrs and shot.

(Source: Santi e beati,

http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/92607)

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