{"id":3068,"date":"2022-01-19T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jesuitssouthern.africa\/?p=3068"},"modified":"2022-01-21T22:33:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T20:33:30","slug":"press-statement-beatification-of-fr-rutilio-grande-sj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jesuitssouthern.africa\/pt-pt\/2022\/01\/19\/press-statement-beatification-of-fr-rutilio-grande-sj\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Statement: Beatification of Fr. Rutilio Grande SJ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/brandfolder.com\/jesuitsglobal\/attachments\/pnmgpsjjt6gkcv9nz45bbpb\/jesuit-media-2022-01-19-news-release-rutilio-grande-en-genericfile.pdf?dl=true&amp;resource_key=g43w9khh6mmsq9zb466pb9&amp;resource_type=Collection\">Download this Press Statement<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jesuit priest Rutilio Grande of El Salvador is to be beatified on Saturday 22nd January in San Salvador along with two lay companions and Franciscan Father Cosme Spessotto. All were victims of murder at the hands of death squads during years of terror in El Salvador and were martyrs for faith and justice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rutilio Grande and his two companions died on 12th March 1977. They were shot down by gunmen acting for the then government.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beatification of Rutilio Grande SJ - A message by Fr. General Arturo Sosa\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-Qwn02EtKkQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a video message, Fr. Arturo Sosa, Superior General of the Jesuits, said:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFr. Rutilio Grande was a Jesuit of unsuspected human and religious dimensions. In his weakness he found his greatness. (&#8230;) He knew how to be a counselor, an understanding and kind companion, and at the same time firm and serious about the Christian life and the responsible exercise of the priestly ministry. The peasant population, of which he himself was a part and which he served with dedication in his pastoral service, found in him a close, self-sacrificing and loving religious, ordained priest to share life with the community of the followers of Jesus who witness to the Good News.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The beatification ceremony will be performed by Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Ch\u00e1vez. Father Pascual Cebollada, Postulator of the Cause, will represent Father General at the ceremony. He says about his experience:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was a consolation to read about the life of Rutilio, to see how this Jesuit was so committed to the powerless and the defenceless. I also appreciated his humanity and I could identify with him in so many aspects of his life. His commitment to prayer and to being close to Jesus poor and humble \u2013 something all Jesuits are called to \u2013 has now made him an example that we can all learn from.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rutilio Grande was born on 5th March 1928, he entered the Jesuits in 1945 and was ordained in the year 1959. He was the first priest killed in the civil war in El Salvador. His murder had an enormous impact on \u00d3scar Romero, the then Archbishop of San Salvador who became increasingly outspoken about the war and who himself was eventually murdered.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/brandfolder.com\/jesuitsglobal\/attachments\/pw3m6n2jrc6qn485qpnpqw6c\/jesuit-media-rutilio-grande-sj-eng-summarium-vitae-genericfile.pdf?dl=true&amp;resource_key=g43w9khh6mmsq9zb466pb9&amp;resource_type=Collection\">chronology of Rutilio Grande\u2019s life<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/brandfolder.com\/jesuitsglobal\/attachments\/xvmxmv2b2ns9vpb83mqbxc3h\/jesuit-media-fr-general-s-letter-for-the-beatification-of-rutilio-grande-eng-genericfile.pdf?dl=true&amp;resource_key=g43w9khh6mmsq9zb466pb9&amp;resource_type=Collection\">Father Sosa\u2019s letter<\/a> to the Society of Jesus on the occasion of his beatification, photos and other documents are available in the press section of <a href=\"https:\/\/jesuit.media\/press\">jesuit.media<\/a>. Also available are a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-Qwn02EtKkQ\">video message<\/a> from Father General and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jesuits.global\/2021\/01\/20\/not-yet-officially-saint-but-on-the-way\/\">video<\/a> on Rutilio Grande from the series on \u201cJesuit Saints\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A recent article in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americamagazine.org\/faith\/2022\/01\/14\/rutilio-grande-beatification-salvador-pineda-242194\">America magazine<\/a> gives some lessons that can be learned from the life of Fr. Grande.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Georgetown university is running <a href=\"https:\/\/berkleycenter.georgetown.edu\/events\/the-life-and-beatification-of-rev-rutilio-grande-s-j\">an online event<\/a> on Jan 21st about the beatification (10 a.m. El Salvador time, 11 a.m. U.S. Eastern time, 5 p.m. Rome time).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The beatification celebration will be streamed live on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCAAszbYCgmS6FXeneRgiOrw\">YouTube<\/a> on January 22nd at 5 p.m. El Salvador time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Archdiocesan Television of San Salvador has prepared a series of four videos on the life of Rutilio Grande (in Spanish):&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cmT92UTaXHA\">Part 1&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ik0szDD0huQ\">Part 2<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lPLJ0qh5hok\">Part 3&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u0bJwCLE6Ww\">Part 4<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contacts :&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">E-mail:<br>Pierre B\u00e9langer, SJ, journalist: <a href=\"mailto:infosj-redac@sjcuria.org\">infosj-redac@sjcuria.org<\/a><br>John Dardis, SJ, Head of Communications: <a href=\"mailto:infosj-dir@sjcuria.org\">infosj-dir@sjcuria.org<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Telephone:<br>Pierre B\u00e9langer, SJ: +39 335 533 7002&nbsp;<br>John Dardis, SJ: +39 334 638 7516&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Check out our social media accounts:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JesuitsGlobal\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JesuitsGlobal<\/a><br>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesuitsGlobal\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesuitsGlobal<\/a>&nbsp;<br>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/JesuitsGlobal\/&nbsp;\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/JesuitsGlobal\/&nbsp;<\/a><br>YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/JesuitsGlobal&nbsp;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/JesuitsGlobal&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Download this Press Statement] Jesuit priest Rutilio Grande of El Salvador is to be beatified on Saturday 22nd January in San Salvador along with two lay companions and Franciscan Father Cosme Spessotto. 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