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le 21 mai Les Martyrs de la guerre des Cristeros. Les martyrs de la guerre des Cristeros sont des prêtres et laïcs morts au cours de la guerre opposant des paysans catholiques à l'état mexicain au …Plus
le 21 mai Les Martyrs de la guerre des Cristeros.

Les martyrs de la guerre des Cristeros sont des prêtres et laïcs morts au cours de la guerre opposant des paysans catholiques à l'état mexicain au début du XXe siècle. Ils sont répartis en deux groupes ; l'un se compose de vingt-deux prêtres et trois laïcs qui ont été canonisés le 21 mai 2000 par Jean-Paul II, l'autre de quatre prêtres et neuf laïcs béatifiés le 20 novembre 2005 par Benoît XVI.
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Les 10 premières minutes du fils Cristeros sur Viméo
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Wednesday of the Fifth week of Easter
Acts of the Apostles 15:1-6.

Some who had come down from Judea were instructing the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the Mosaic practice, you cannot be saved."
Because there arose no little dissension and debate by Paul and Barnabas with them, it was decided that Paul, Barnabas, and some of the others should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles …Plus
Wednesday of the Fifth week of Easter

Acts of the Apostles 15:1-6.

Some who had come down from Judea were instructing the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the Mosaic practice, you cannot be saved."
Because there arose no little dissension and debate by Paul and Barnabas with them, it was decided that Paul, Barnabas, and some of the others should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and presbyters about this question.
They were sent on their journey by the church, and passed through Phoenicia and Samaria telling of the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers.
When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, as well as by the apostles and the presbyters, and they reported what God had done with them.
But some from the party of the Pharisees who had become believers stood up and said, "It is necessary to circumcise them and direct them to observe the Mosaic law."
The apostles and the presbyters met together to see about this matter.

Psalms 122(121):1-2.3-4ab.4cd-5.
I rejoiced because they said to me,
"We will go up to the house of the LORD."
And now we have set foot
Within your gates, O Jerusalem.

Jerusalem, built as a city
With compact unity.
To it the tribes go up,
The tribes of the LORD.

According to the decree for Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
In it are set up judgment seats,
Seats for the house of David.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 15:1-8.
I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower.
He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit.
You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you.
Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me.
I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing.
Anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned.
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you.
By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.

Commentary of the day : John Tauler
"Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit"

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21. Mai Heiliger Christoph Magallanes Jara
spanischer Name: Cristóbal
Gedenktag katholisch: 21. Mai
nichtgebotener Gedenktag
Todestag: 25. Mai
nicht gebotener Gedenktag im Erzbistum Katowice: 22. Mai
Name bedeutet: der Christusträger (griechisch)
Priester, Märtyrer
* 30. Juli 1869 in La Sementera bei Totatiche im Budesstaat Jalisco in Mexiko
† 25. Mai 1927 in Colotlán im Budesstaat Jalisco in …Plus
21. Mai Heiliger Christoph Magallanes Jara

spanischer Name: Cristóbal
Gedenktag katholisch: 21. Mai
nichtgebotener Gedenktag
Todestag: 25. Mai
nicht gebotener Gedenktag im Erzbistum Katowice: 22. Mai
Name bedeutet: der Christusträger (griechisch)
Priester, Märtyrer
* 30. Juli 1869 in La Sementera bei Totatiche im Budesstaat Jalisco in Mexiko
† 25. Mai 1927 in Colotlán im Budesstaat Jalisco in Mexiko
Christoph Magallan war Sohn eines Landwirts, er hütete in seiner Jugend die Herden. Im Alter von 19 Jahren kam er ans Priesterseminar und wirkte nach der Priesterweihe als Pfarrer in Totatiche. Dort gründete er Schulen, eine Zeitung, katechetische Zentren für Kinder und Erwachsene, Schreinereien und eine elektrische Anlage zur Versorgung der Mühlen. Er baute Agrargenossenschaften auf, in denen die indigene Bevölkerung und die Menschen in der Stadt zusammenwirkten. Bekannt wurde er für seine Verehrung der Maria.

Als die Regierung, die seit 1915 eine antikirchliche Politik betrieb, das Kirchengut verstaatlichte, den KlerikernEin Kleriker ist in der orthodoxen, katholischen, anglikanischen und altkatholischen Kirche ein geweihter Amtsträger, der eine der drei Stufen des Weihesakraments - Diakon, Priester oder Bischof - empfangen hat. Im Unterschied zu den Klerikern bezeichnet man die anderen Gläubigen als Laien. Angehörige von Ordensgemeinschaften gelten, wenn sie nicht zu Priestern geweiht sind, als Laien und in der Orthodoxie als eigener geistlicher Stand. In den protestantischen Kirchen gibt es keine Unterscheidung von Klerus und Laien. das Wahlrecht entzog, die ausländischen Missionare auswies schließlich auch alle Priesterseminare schließen ließ, sammelte Christoph die vertriebenen Seminaristen und gründete sein eigenes Priesterseminar, aber auch das wurde schnell unterdrückt. Er gründete ein weiteres Seminar und nach dessen Schließung noch ein anderes; als auch dieses geschlossen wurde, unterrichtete er die Seminaristen in Privathaushalten. Schließlich wurde er beschuldigt, den Aufstand der Cristeros, bei dem etwa 50.000 Menschen bewaffnet für die Kirche kämpften, unterstützt zu haben, und am 21. Mai 1927 verhaftet, als er unterwegs war, um auf einem Bauernhof die Messe zu feiern. Im Gefängnis gab er seine wenigen verbliebenen Besitztümer an seine Aufseher, erteilte ihnen die Absolution und erlitt ohne Gerichtsverfahren zusammen mit dem Priester Augustinus Caloca den Märtyrertod.
Kanonisation: Christoph Magallan wurde am 22. November 1992 von Papst Johannes Paul II. zusammen mit Augustinus Caloca und weiteren 20 Priestern sowie drei Laien seliggesprochen, diese Gruppe wurde im Heiligen Jahr 2000 am 21. Mai durch denselben Papst heiliggesprochen.
www.heiligenlexikon.de/BiographienC/Christoph_Magal…
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May 21 Saint Cristóbal Magallanes, Martyr
Like Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, S.J., Cristóbal and his 24 companion martyrs lived under a very anti-Catholic government in Mexico, one determined to weaken the Catholic faith of its people. Churches, schools and seminaries were closed; foreign clergy were expelled. Cristóbal established a clandestine seminary at Totatiche, Jalisco. Magallanes and the …Plus
May 21 Saint Cristóbal Magallanes, Martyr
Like Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, S.J., Cristóbal and his 24 companion martyrs lived under a very anti-Catholic government in Mexico, one determined to weaken the Catholic faith of its people. Churches, schools and seminaries were closed; foreign clergy were expelled. Cristóbal established a clandestine seminary at Totatiche, Jalisco. Magallanes and the other priests were forced to minister secretly to Catholics during the presidency of Plutarco Calles (1924-28).
All of these martyrs except three were diocesan priests. David, Manuel and Salvador were laymen who died with their parish priest, Luis Batis. All of these martyrs belonged to the Cristero movement, pledging their allegiance to Christ and to the Church that he established to spread the Good News in society—even if Mexico's leaders once made it a crime to receive Baptism or celebrate the Mass.
These martyrs did not die as a single group but in eight Mexican states, with Jalisco and Zacatecas having the largest number. They were beatified in 1992 and canonized eight years later.

Comment:

Every martyr realizes how to avoid execution but refuses to pay the high price of doing so. A clear conscience was more valuable than a long life. We may be tempted to compromise our faith while telling ourselves that we are simply being realistic, dealing with situations as we find them. Is survival really the ultimate value? Do our concrete, daily choices reflect our deepest values, the ones that allow us to “tick” the way we do? Anyone can imagine situations in which being a follower of Jesus is easier than the present situation. Saints remind us that our daily choices, especially in adverse circumstances, form the pattern of our lives.

Quote:

During his homily at the canonization Mass on May 21, 2000, Blessed John Paul II addressed the Mexican men, women and children present in Rome and said: “After the harsh trials that the Church endured in Mexico during those turbulent years, today Mexican Christians, encouraged by the witness of these witnesses to the faith, can live in peace and harmony, contributing the wealth of gospel values to society. The Church grows and advances, since she is the crucible in which many priestly and religious vocations are born, where families are formed according to God's plan, and where young people, a substantial part of the Mexican population, can grow with the hope of a better future. May the shining example of Cristóbal Magallanes and his companion martyrs help you to make a renewed commitment of fidelity to God, which can continue to transform Mexican society so that justice, fraternity and harmony will prevail among all.”

www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx