Archbishop Romero Trust

There is an exquisite working of the Holy Spirit in the heart of every person and every community —St Oscar Romero, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

No city or civilisation can stand firm on foundations of injustice and bloodshed, on foundations of assaults and torture —St Oscar Romero, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

The divine word ought to be, for us who believe in it, a light that
illuminates our steps —St Oscar Romero, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

Faith is the acceptance not only of God’s truths but also of God’s will. It means not only handing over my mind to God’s truths but handing over my mind and my heart to what God desires —St Oscar Romero, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

If we simply respected traditions without seeking to change them, then we would be like a dead trunk, like a museum of ancient artefacts —St Oscar Romero, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

True love is love inspired in faith; it is serene love that does not fear violence or make use of violence for it has no need of it —St Oscar Romero, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

Love must win out. It is the only thing that can —St Oscar Romero, 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

Insensitivity is a grave sin. When we have something to eat, even an ice cream, we can sometimes become insensitive to those who do not have even these —St Oscar Romero, 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

God has given these goods to everyone so that together we can make this world, which was created by God for the happiness of all, a foretaste of the kingdom of heaven —St Oscar Romero, 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

God does not bless laziness or idleness; rather God blesses the efforts of those who place their trust in him —St Oscar Romero, 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

Christ says... the goods of the earth are from God. People possess them as stewards, and the owner will demand an account of every steward... for as little or as much as they possess —St Oscar Romero, 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

A Christian must be a person who fights with ideas, not with violence —St Oscar Romero, 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

We are less God's children when we no longer treat others as neighbours, when we exploit them because we do not see them as images of God and as our brothers and sisters —St Oscar Romero, 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

Your vocation is to make this world conform to God's plan so that the world's goods are better distributed and all people feel that they are children of God —St Oscar Romero, 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

Worship of God means sharing the happiness of having with those who have not — this is the happiness of loving —St Oscar Romero, 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

Let us believe in love... in the love that awaits us, in the love that seeks a happier nation, in the love that desires to give others the true bread of human dignity —St Oscar Romero, 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

No sin can extinguish the fire of God's love. To the comtrary, this love of God is like a fire that will burn away all the underbrush of sin that exists in the world —St Oscar Romero, 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

God calls you, his love awaits you, and his love triumphs —St Oscar Romero, 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

God would not be my Author if I were something useless. We are all worth a lot because we are creatures of God, and God has poured out his gifts on each person —St Oscar Romero, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

You are the image of God... You are great, no doubt about it —St Oscar Romero, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

As long as human rights are violated, as long as there are arbitrary arrests, as long as there are tortures, then the Church considers herself persecuted as well —St Oscar Romero, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

If God has created me, then my faith tells me that I must live as a child of God. If Christ has saved you, then don’t just memorise it — live it! —St Oscar Romero, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

The truly wealthy are those who trust in the richness of God. These are the true members of the eternal covenant with Christ —St Oscar Romero, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

True humanity consists of trusting in God for everything —St Oscar Romero, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

God wants us to be happy here on this earth. He wants the new heaven and the new earth to be reflected even during our earthly pilgrimage —St Oscar Romero, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

The word of God is proclaimed in a concrete way for the community that is reflecting on it —St Oscar Romero, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

Conversion means asking at every moment: what does God want of my life? —St Oscar Romero, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

We must continue promoting human beings, defending their dignity and their rights, and proclaiming a Gospel that does not turn its back on the world but rather engages the world —St Oscar Romero, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

Priests, religious, Catholic schools, church institutions, pious
associations — all of us, beginning with the archbishop, have to examine our lives to see if we are living in accord with God’s will —St Oscar Romero, 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

When the prophet disturbs those who are not building according to God’s plans... he must be persecuted and not allowed to speak his bothersome words. But the prophet could not speak otherwise —St Oscar Romero, 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero 2/2