Oscar Romero

Quotes to do with the transformation of Oscar Romero

Radio Homily (1979)

I am the voice of the voiceless

Matthew 25:40

Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.

Luke 4:18

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.

Post Rutilio Assasinaiton (1977)

Let this mass be a sign that the Church identifies with all those who suffer injustice

Homily 1978

Christ is crucified in every person who is tortured, in every Campesino who is murdered.

Violence of Love, Foreword (1979) - Social Structures

With this people it is not hard to be a shepherd. They are a people that impel to thier service

Homily, 1978 - Social Structures

The poor have taught me what faith really means

Violence of Love (1978) - Ethics

Nothing is more important than human life

Violence of Love (1979) - Spaces and Places

The Church must be where the suffering is — not behind walls, but in the streets