Archbishop Romero
ARCHBISHOP OSCAR ROMERO Archbishop Oscar Romero was murdered and martyred in El Salvador in 1980 for speaking out in God's name for justice and human rights for his people. For many Christians, he is an inspiration to work for the justice and peace which God demands for all his people. Pope Benedict spoke several times in 2007 about Archbishop Romero. On 25th March, at his noon blessing, the Holy Father referred to Romero as he prayed for the many missionary martyrs of recent years: 'These are bishops, priests, men and women religious, and lay people, cut down while fulfilling their mission of evangelisation and human promotion." And then, on the plane on the way to Brazil in May, he spoke to journalists who asked him about the process of Romero's beatification. He is reported as saying: 'Romero was certainly a great witness to the faith. He was a man of great Christian virtue, who was committed to peace and against the dictatorship. He was killed during the moment of consecration, therefore it was a truly incredible death, a testimony to the faith… That Romero as a person merits beatification, I have no doubt.' The Archbishop Romero Trust
The Archbishop Romero Trust was founded in 2005, on the 25th anniversary of Archbishop Romero's death. Its Patrons are Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop John Sentamu and Archbishop Rowan Williams. Bishop Michael is one of the founding trustees. You can support the work of the Trust by making a donation or by becoming a 'Friend of Romero'. The aims and projects of the Trust can be found at: http://www.romerotrust.org.uk/index.htm
Further information: Archbishop Romero -minibiography Photos of Romero and of Bishop Michael's visit to El Salvador. Romero - the film For an inspiring portrait of the martyred archbishop, see Raul Julia's portrayal in the film 'Romero', produced by Paulist Pictures.
Oscar Romero - CTS booklet by Fr Ashley Beck Fr Beck has written a 70-page booklet in the Catholic Truth Society series "20th Century Martyrs", published in January 2008. For just £1.95, it is an excellent introduction to Archbishop Romero.
The Violence of Love
This book of short reflections from the writings of Archbishop Romero has a foreword by Henri Nouwen and can be read or downloaded from the Plough website at:
http://www.plough.com/ebooks/pdfs/ViolenceOfLove.pdf
The following internet links provide useful information:
http://salt.claretianpubs.org/romero/romero.html
http://www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/romero.html
http://ncronline.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2005b/041505/041505a.php
The Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador
The website of the San Salvador Office for the Canonisation of Archbishop Romero is all in Spanish, but it includes a photo gallery, songs, a video and above all extracts from Romero preaching his homilies (galleria de audios de homilias). These include the moment of his assassination (el dia de su asesinato). You may find that this is temporarily unavailable. The link is: http://www.romeroes.com/
If your Spanish is good, there is a simple power point presentation available. You need to click the screen on each slide to move on to the next. http://www.peaceint.org/umoar_files/SanOscarRomero_pastor_1_.pps
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