ST CHRISTOPHER MAGALLANES, PRIEST AND MARTYR, AND HIS COMPANIONS, MARTYRS

ST CHRISTOPHER MAGALLANES, PRIEST AND MARTYR, AND HIS COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 21 MAY

SAINT CHRISTOPHER MAGALLANES, PRIEST AND MARTYR, AND HIS COMPANIONS, MARTYRS

➡️ The Martyrs of the Mexican Revolution

Christopher Magallanes was the son of Rafael Magallanes Huizar and Clara Jara Sanchez. He was born on July 30, 1869, in the "La Sementera" ranch in Totatiche, Mexico.

PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS

St Christopher and his companion Martyrs lived under a very anti-Catholic government in Mexico, which tried everything to weaken the Catholic faith of its people. Churches, schools, and seminaries were closed; foreign clergy were expelled.

A CLANDESTINE SEMINARY

Ordained a priest, St Christopher erected a clandestine seminary in Totatiche and he and his companions secretly preached and ministered to the faithful.

THEIR MARTYRS' CROWNS

St Christopher Magallanes, along with 21 other priests and three lay faithful, were martyred between 1915 and 1937, by shooting or hanging, for their membership in the Cristero movement.

The Cristero martyrs were canonised in 2000. Today's feast day is also known as "Martyrs of the Mexican Revolution".

A PRAYER:

May the intercession of the blessed martyr Christopher and of his Companions commend us to you, so that through their merits we may obtain that which we cannot accomplish by our own. 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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