Saint Toribio Romo González

Memorial: 21 May
Profile: Ordained at age 21; he received a special dispensation from the Vatican to be ordained so young. Parish priest in Tequila, Jalisco, archdiocese of Guadalajara, Mexico. Parish priest in Agua Caliente, Mexico. Known for a great devotion to the Eucharist. Murdered during the Mexican Revolution for being a priest. One of the Martyrs of the Cristero Wars.
Born: 16 April 1900 in Santa Ana de Guadalupe, Jalostotitlán parish, San Juan of the Lakes diocese, Jalisco, Mexico
Died: shot in the back around 5am on Saturday 25 February 1928 in his rectory in Agua Caliente, Jalisco, Mexico
Venerated: 7 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified: 22 November 1992 by Pope John Paul II
Canonized: Sunday 21 May 2000 by Pope John Paul II
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Print References: Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
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Readings: Lord, do not leave me nor permit a day of my life pass without my saying the Mass, without receiving your embrace in communion.

- prayer of Saint Toribio