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    From rich@1:396/4 to All on Tue Feb 9 09:18:38 2021
    From: rich <richarra@gmail.com>

    10 February =E2=80=93 St Jos=C3=A9 S=C3=A1nchez del R=C3=ADo =E2=80=9CJosel= ito=E2=80=9D

    =C2 Known as =E2=80=9CJoselito=E2=80=9D =E2=80=93 (28 March 1913 =E2=80=
    =93 10 February 1928) Boy Martyr
    was a Mexican Cristero who was put to death by government officials
    because he refused to renounce his Catholic faith. His death was seen
    as a largely political venture on the part of government officials in
    their attempt to stamp out dissent and crush religious freedom in the
    area.

    =C2 Patronages =E2=80=93 Persecuted Christians, Catholic Children and Adolescents, Sahuayo, Mexico, his birthplace. He was declared to be
    venerated on 22 June 2004 by St Pope John Paul II and was beatified by
    Pope Benedict XVI =E2=80=93 through the Cardinal-Prefect of the Congregatio=
    n
    of the Causes of Saints =E2=80=93 on 20 November 2005 in Mexico. Pope Franc=
    is
    approved a miracle attributed to him on 21 January 2016, allowing for
    his canonisation to take place and he was proclaimed to be a saint on
    16 October 2016.

    Jos=C3=A9 S=C3=A1nchez del R=C3=ADo was born on 28 March 1913 in Sahuayo, M= ichoac=C3=A1n,
    Mexico. Wanting to defend the faith and rights of Catholics, he
    followed in the footsteps of his two older brothers and asked his
    mother for permission to join the Cristeros. She objected, telling him
    that he was too young.=C2 =E2=80=9CMama=E2=80=9D, he replied, =E2=80=9Cd=
    o not let me lose the
    opportunity to gain Heaven so easily and so soon=E2=80=9D.

    At that time, the laws banned religious orders, deprived the Church of
    property rights and denied priests civil liberties, including the
    right to trial by jury and the right to vote. As the restrictions on
    religious liberty increased, Catholics could be fined or imprisoned
    for teaching Church doctrine, wearing clerical attire, meeting
    together after their convents were disbanded, promoting religious life
    or holding religious services in non-church locations.

    On 5 February 1928 the young boy was captured during a battle and
    imprisoned in the church sacristy. In order to terrorise him, soldiers
    made him watch the hanging of one of the other captured Cristeros. But Jos=C3=A9 encouraged the man, saying, =E2=80=9CYou will be in Heaven before=
    me.
    Prepare a place for me.=C2 Tell Christ the King I shall be with Him soon=E2=80=9D.

    In prison, he prayed the Rosary and sang songs of faith. He wrote a
    beautiful letter to his mother telling her that he was resigned to do
    God's will. Jos=C3=A9's father attempted to ransom his son =
    but was unable
    to raise the money in time.

    On 10 February 1928 the teenager was brutally tortured and the skin of
    the soles of his feet was sheered off; he was then forced to walk on
    salt, followed by walking through the town to the cemetery. The young
    boy screamed with pain but would not give in.

    At times the soldiers stopped him and said, =E2=80=9CIf you shout, =E2=80= =9CDeath to
    Christ the King', we will spare your life=E2=80=9D. But he answered=
    : =E2=80=9CLong
    live Christ the King! Long live Our Lady of Guadalupe!=E2=80=9D.

    Once he arrived at the cemetery, Jos=C3=A9 was asked once more if he would
    deny his faith. The 14 year old shouted out: =E2=80=9CLong live Christ the King!=E2=80=9D, and was summarily shot. (vatican.va)


    =C2 From Anastpaul 2018


    =E2=80=9CYou will be in Heaven before me.
    Prepare a place for me.
    Tell Christ the King I shall be with Him soon=E2=80=9D.
    =C2 =E2=80=93 St Jos=C3=A9 S=C3=A1nchez del R=C3=ADo =E2=80=9CJoselito=E2= =80=9D

    Saint Quote:
    The crown of victory is promised only to those who engage in the struggle. --St. Augustine

    Bible Quote:
    "My brothers, do not let class distinction enter into your faith in
    Jesus Christ, our glorified Lord. Now suppose a man comes into your
    synagogue, well-dressed and with a gold ring on, and at the same time
    a poor man comes in, in shabby clothes, and you take notice of the
    well-dressed man, and say, 'Come this way to the best seats'; then you
    tell the poor man, 'Stand over there' or 'You can sit on the floor by
    my foot-rest.' In making this distinction among yourselves have you
    not used a corrupt standard?"=C2 James 2:1-4


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