Once I Was A Clever Boy

Today is appointed for the liturgical commemoration of Bl. Salvio Huix Mirelpeix C.O., the Oratorian Bishop of Lleida martyred along with twenty of his clergy in the opening weeks of the Spanish Civil War. I wrote about their deaths on the ninetieth anniversary in August in my article Bl. Salvio Huix Mirelpeix

Bl.Salvio Huix Mirelpeix 

Image: santiebeati.it

I have now found another, illustrated, account of his life and death on a Brazilian website - but with an English translation included - and which can be accessed at Beato Salvio Huix-Miralpeix, Bispo e Mártir

The Mass and Benediction in Bl. Salvio’s honour at the Oxford Oratory was celebrated by Fr Dominic Jacob C.O., who has a longstanding devotion to the martyr. At the conclusion of his homily Fr Dominic told the congregation that the lace decorated alb he was wearing was one which had belonged to Bl.Salvio, and of his sense of the privilege of being able to wear it.

May Bl. Salvio and his fellow martyrs continue to pray for the Spanish Church and Realm, for the Oratorian congregation, and for us all