Our visit to Divina Providencia, the chapel on the hospital grounds
where Mons. Oscar Romero was assassinated in 1980.
This was the event that galvanized the people into a bloody unrest
that continued until the peace accords of 1992.
The altar inside where he was shot through the heart while celebrating holy communion.
The doors through which the sharpshooter fired. We went through an exercise in which we envisioned what he was looking at... (his death), as well as the trajectory of the bullet. We were challenged to remember the values that he stood for, and how we might help make them a reality.
At the home of Mons. Romero (across the street).
"Profit and martyr...this is what the people called you, without waiting for church sanction"
In Oscar Romero´s garden, with Hannah from Cristosal
The Palacio Nacional next to the cathedral,
where the people were fired upon (from the roof)
and 40 died during the funeral for Mons. Romero
Oscar Romero's tomb beneath the cathedral
The Diocesan office of El Salvador
In the courtyard with Daniela, a physician employed by the diocese.
Back at the guesthouse, listening to Fredy Granillo, a local musician
who incorporates human rights into his music.
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