14 Oct 2018

14th October 2018 - Canonisation of Archbishop Oscar Romero

On this weeks programme we are joined by Sr Louise O'Rourke to discuss the life and times of one of the newest saints on the block - Archbishop Oscar Romero. We have our regular reflection on the Sunday gospel, a quick run through the saints of the week and other odds and ends. 

You can listen to the podcast of this weeks programme HERE.

St Oscar Romero


SS102fm is delighted to have Sr Louise O'Rourke back with us on this weeks programme as she shares with us the story of Archbishop Oscar Romero who was one of the six newest saints canonised by Pope Francis this weekend in Rome including Pope Paul VI. 

You can listen to the interview with Sr Louise excerpted from the main programme podcast HERE.



7 Saints Pope Francis Will Canonize on Sunday & the Amazing Miracles Attributed to Their Intercession
Pope’s canonization of Paul VI, Romero personal, political
Pope hails Romero, Paul VI as icons of ‘outward-looking’ Church
The greatness of Oscar Romero
Oscar Romero: ‘Starting from the world of the poor’



Oscar Romero: the people’s saint
The Continuing Presence of Archbishop Romero
Telling Romero’s story
Romero: ‘the voice of those who had no voice’
This is the homily Óscar Romero was delivering when he was killed.












New Saints, Old Gospels
No, Oscar Romero didn’t write the ‘Oscar Romero Prayer
Three Common Myths about Archbishop Oscar Romero
New documentary reveals rare interview of Blessed Oscar Romero
Oscar Romero confidante: ‘He never had a Marxist thought or Marxist ideology in his mind’
On Romero and Paul VI, and their surprising affinity for Opus Dei

Gospel - Mark 10:17-30


As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honor your father and mother.’” He said to him, “Teacher, I have kept all these since my youth.” Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, “You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions.

Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” They were greatly astounded and said to one another, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.”

Peter began to say to him, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.” Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the good news, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life.

Reflections on this weeks Sunday gospel:

Word on Fire
Sunday Reflections
Centre for Liturgy
English Dominicans

Liturgical odds & ends

Liturgy of the Hours - Psalter week 4

Saints of the Week

October 15th - St Teresa of Avila
October 16th - St Gall 
October 17th - St Ignatius of Antioch
October 18th - St Luke the Evangelist
October 19th - St John de Brebeuf and Companions
October 20th - St Aidan of Mayo

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