Romero Days 2022: Óscar Romero’s Final Words and the Christian Journey Today
In his three years as archbishop of San Salvador (1977-1980), Óscar Romero boldly proclaimed the demands of the Gospel and the call to follow Christ in the midst of a world marked by injustice, violence, and oppression. He was martyred while celebrating Mass on March 24. Romero Days 2022 will take place on the 42nd anniversary of Romero’s death and will explore the theological and spiritual depths of Romero’s final homily for the Christian journey today. Attendees are invited to read and reflect on Romero’s homily in advance, but we will also read it together at the beginning of the session.
Speakers: Juan Miguel Alvarez and Marlyn Batista
Respondent: Todd Walatka
Romero's Final Homily (English) | La Última Homilia de Romero (español)
Followed by Mass in All Saints Chapel (upstairs, in Jenkins Nanovic Hall) at 5:00pm.
Juan Miguel Alvarez
Juan Miguel Alvarez is a second-year student in the Master of Divinity program at the University of Notre Dame. He is a former Cristo Rey Jesuit High School theology teacher and former Director of Faith Formation at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Chicago, where he led several trips to El Salvador. He attended Óscar Romero's canonization in Rome and continues to study how Romero's theology and ministry speak to our world today.
Marlyn Batista
Marlyn Batista is a third-year student in the Master of Divinity program at the University of Notre Dame. She currently serves as an Assistant Rector in Cavanaugh Hall and is a course facilitator for the Camino Spanish-language theology courses at the McGrath Institute for Church Life. Before coming to Notre Dame Marlyn was a youth minister and a high school theology teacher...