Inicio del Año Jubilar: Mártires de San Joaquín (1927-2027)
En este año 2026, la Provincia de México de los Misioneros Claretianos da inicio a la celebración del jubileo por el centenario del martirio del P. Andrés Solá, CMF, el P. José Trinidad Rangel, y el laico Leonardo Pérez. Conocidos como los "Mártires de San Joaquín", su entrega radical a Cristo nos invita a reflexionar sobre el llamado a la misión y a vivir nuestra propia vocación con audacia. En palabras del M.R.P. Ernesto Mejía, CMF, Superior Provincial: "Sangre de mártires, semilla de cristianos". Te invitamos a acompañarnos durante este tiempo de gracia, caminando en sinodalidad a través de las diversas actividades que realizaremos hacia el 2027. ¡Viva Cristo Rey! Más información: Conoce más sobre nuestra misión y actividades en: Misioneros Claretianos de México | Inicio
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The Martyrs of Rancho San Joaquín, Mexico - April 25
At the top of the mountain stands the Statue of Christ the King, loaded with strong symbolism for Mexican Catholicism, which, between the years of 1926 and 1929, suffered a bloody persecution. Also around this sanctuary is the chapel of “Nuestra Señora de Aguas Buenas” [Our Lady of Good Waters] which conserves the remains-relics of Fr. Andrés Solá, CMF and Fellow Martyrs of San Joaquin, murdered in 1927 for the cause of Christ the King.
The Pope alluded to these Martyrs, especially at the Mass on Sunday, the 25th. Directing his words to all Christians and ecclesial communities of America, which during these years are celebrating bicentennials of the movements of political independence, he asked them to resist the temptation to a superficial and routine faith, at times fragmented and incoherent.
Here we need to overcome fatigue related to faith and rediscover “the joy of being Christians, of being sustained by the inner happiness of knowing Christ and belonging to his Church. From this joy spring the energies that are needed to serve Christ in distressing situations of human suffering, placing oneself at his disposition and not falling back on one’s own comfort”. This can be seen clearly in the saints who dedicated themselves fully to the cause of the Gospel with enthusiasm and joy without counting the cost, even of life itself. Their hearts were centered entirely on Christ from whom they had learned what it means to love until the end.
The celebration ended with the Angelus prayer. In a previous message he commended all the Latin American people to the Virgin of Guadalupe that they pass through times of suffering and uncertainty, and alluding to the Martyrs, he said: In times of trial and suffering, she has been invoked by many martyrs who, in shouting out “Viva Cristo Rey y María de Guadalupe” [Long Live Christ the King and Our Lady of Guadalupe], have given steadfast testimony of fidelity to the Gospel and dedication to the Church.
On Sunday afternoon he exhorted the Bishops of Latin America, gathered for Vespers in the Cathedral of Léon, to be bearers of hope for their people hurt by criminality, violence, and injustice. He asked of them:
Stand beside those who are marginalized as the result of force, power or a prosperity which is blind to the poorest of the poor. The Church cannot separate the praise of God from service to others. The one God, our Father and Creator, has made us brothers and sisters: to be human is to be a brother and guardian to our neighbOração pela Beatificação do Padre Mariano …