Bones in the Cross
At first glance, the cross sitting in front of the altar at Immaculate Conception parish in Chicago's South Chicago neighborhood Friday morning looked like just another ornately bejeweled silver cross.
But upon closer inspection, the six claret-colored discs running along the arms and body of the cross are little windows. And at the center of each is a relic -- tiny bone fragments from six Roman Catholic priests martyred for their faith in 1920s Mexico.
The six "Priest Martyrs of Mexico" are now saints, having been canonized by the late Pope John Paul II in 2000. Each of the men -- Luis Batiz Sainz, Jose Maria Robles Hurtado, Mateo Correa Magallanes, Miguel de la Mora, Rodrigo Aguilar Aleman and Pedro de Jesus Maldonado Lucero -- was executed between 1926 and 1927 by the Mexican government during what is known as the Cristero War.
Three were hanged, two were shot, and one was beaten to death.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/religion/cst-nws-relics22.html
But upon closer inspection, the six claret-colored discs running along the arms and body of the cross are little windows. And at the center of each is a relic -- tiny bone fragments from six Roman Catholic priests martyred for their faith in 1920s Mexico.
The six "Priest Martyrs of Mexico" are now saints, having been canonized by the late Pope John Paul II in 2000. Each of the men -- Luis Batiz Sainz, Jose Maria Robles Hurtado, Mateo Correa Magallanes, Miguel de la Mora, Rodrigo Aguilar Aleman and Pedro de Jesus Maldonado Lucero -- was executed between 1926 and 1927 by the Mexican government during what is known as the Cristero War.
Three were hanged, two were shot, and one was beaten to death.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/religion/cst-nws-relics22.html
posted by Dani @ 5:47 AM
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