Program

Martyrdom: To Give One’s Life
4:30 p.m. Welcome by Andreu Oliva, S.J., Rector of the UCA. Inauguration by Jon Sobrino, S.J.
5:00 p.m. Martyrdom, dying for the faith or to defend life?
Presenter: José María Castillo
6:30 p.m. The martyred people today and the hope they bring us
Presenter: Martha Zechmeister, C.J
Martyrdom: Cry for Justice
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Presentation of documentaries about the martyrs
5:00 p.m. “Justice and Wisdom”. The Sages of Israel and Their Concern for Justice
Presenter: José Luis Sicre, S.J.
6:30 p.m. Indigenous Spirituality and Resistance
Presenter: Ricardo Falla, S.J.
Martyrdom: Sacrament of God
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Presentation of documentaries about the martyrs
5:00 p.m. The Preeminence of the Martyrs’ “Doing Theology” over Theologians’ “Talk about God”
Presenter: Javier Vitoria
6:30 p.m. Sacrament of the Present God
Presenter: Melinda Roper, M.M.
9:00 a.m. Presentation of the book La civilización de la pobreza. El legado de Ignacio Ellacuria (The Civilization of Poverty; The Legacy of Ignacio Ellacuria), UCA Editores (Editor), by one of the autors, Rodolfo Cardenal, S.J.
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 m. Dialogue with witnesses to Monseñor Romero and the martyrs of the UCA
Monseñor Ricardo Urioste, Hna. Noemí Ortíz, Sonia Suyapa Pérez Escapini and Hector Dada Hirezi
5:00 p.m. Attending to the cry of the poor; the following of Jesus in each martyr
Presenter: José Raúl Vera López, O.P., Bishop of the Diocese of Saltillo, México
After each presentation there will be space for questions and dialogue