A Guadalupano Wins the Palm of Victory
“Viva Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe!” - final words before his martyrdom.
The Revolutionary Becomes a Martyr
The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
“Thanksgiving for Columbus Day”: Martyrs of Zamora
"When I say, ‘Viva Cristo Rey! Viva la Virgen de Guadalupe!’ then you can shoot."
“We Should Not Ask for the Persecution to End”
"...that there be a hero in every Catholic, as in the time of Nero."
Protomartyr of the Cristero War
Above: the State of Puebla, Mexico. To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.– Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-74) Shoulders draped with chains, heads crowned with thorns, flesh punctured with cacti, ankles bound with fetters. Barefoot penitents stood, waiting to begin the annual Good Friday tradition: Procession…






