The 10th Anniversary of the St Oscar Romero Cross

September 7, 2023202 views0

The 10th Anniversary of the St Oscar Romero Cross

2023-09-07T10:26:09+01:00

By Marie

A special ecumenical service is being held at St George’s Cathedral in Southwark to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Romero Cross, the national shrine of St. Oscar Romero.The service of a Sung Evening Prayer will be led by Archbishop John Wilson on Thursday 28th September at 6pm.The Romero Shrine in St. George’s Cathedral has been a Diocesan Shrine since 2013. The importance and love of St. Oscar Romero has continued to grow in the UK since then, through the work of the Romero Trust and the Romero Award for schools.This led to the shrine being elevated to the status of a National Shrine for England and Wales in May 2023.Canon Michael Branch, the Dean of St George’s Cathedral said:“St. Oscar Romero is an example for all of us on what it truly means to be a follower of Christ and to love our neighbour, which is why he continues to inspire millions of people around the world.“It is a privilege to have a National Shrine for St Oscar at our Cathedral and I encourage all to attend what will be a beautiful service, where we can pray for his intercession so that we too can be outspoken advocates of the Gospel.”The Romero Cross is in St George’s Cathedral between chapels dedicated to St Joseph and St Patrick. It was commissioned by the Archbishop Romero Trust in partnership with the Cathedral.Within the cross is a reliquary containing Archbishop Romero’s zuchetto (skull cap) and a piece of the blood-stained alb that he was wearing when he was martyred on 24th March 1980.St Oscar Romero was Archbishop of San Salvador in El Salvador from February 1977 until his assassination and martyrdom on 24 March 1980.He was an outspoken advocate of the Gospel and the teaching of the Catholic Church in defence of justice and peace, human rights and the protection of the poor. In March 2018, Pope Francis approved a miracle attributed to Romero which led to his canonisation on 14 October 2018.The ecumenical service will begin at 6pm on Thursday 28th September at St George’s RC Metropolitan Cathedral, Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HR.The preacher at the service will be the Very Rev. Dr. John Hall – the former Dean of Westminster Abbey.ALSO READ: History of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM)