A painting did a long time ago.
I think I should do a new one.
A martyr for our times.
At the time of the killing of Pro, Mexico was under rule of the fiercely anti-clerical and anti-Catholic President Plutarco Elías Calles who had begun what writer Graham Greene called the "fiercest persecution of religion anywhere since the reign of Elizabeth." - Source
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God our Father,
you gave your servant Michael Augustine
the grace to seek ardently your greater glory
and the salvation of your people.
Grant that, through his intercession
and following his example,
we may serve you and glorify you
by performing our daily duties with fidelity and joy
and effectively helping our neighbor.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen
"Viva Cristo Rey!" moments before he was executed by a firing squad.
ReplyDeletePadre Pro, ruega por Mexico y por el mundo entero.
Amen
Happy feast day Yaya!
DeleteGracias, Terry! Same to you!
DeleteI really like this painting Terry....has a numinous light about it,
ReplyDeleteHe has quite a following in Houston, Texas, perhaps owing to the large population of immigrants from Mexico who make their home here. .there is even a shrine here. .http://puffin.creighton.edu/jesuit/pro/provision_shrine.html
ReplyDeleteIs that what you've been doing since you abandoned us, painting?
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