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THE MISSIONARY MARTYRS
March 16
Colombia
Archbishop ISAIAS
ISAIAS we will always remember you.
Colombia is mourning the death of the Archbishop of Cali, Monsenior ISAIAS Duarte Cancino
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Archbishop Duarte, who was shot after holding a wedding on 16 March, had criticized the leaking of drug money in election campaigns. (Photos Reuters)
Among the bishops attending the Mass on March 19 was the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami, Msgr. Thomas Wenski, who represented the Catholic Bishops Conference of the United States.
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The candidate for the presidency of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, paid a final tribute to the Archbishop of Cali.
While the ceremony was taking place inside the Cathedral of St. Peter in Cali, tens of thousands of faithful filled the square surrounding Caycedo intoning songs and deploying a huge panel with the face of the Archbishop reminded in which read: “Isaiah, you the example to follow, you always remember.
At the conclusion of the Mass, the remains were buried the beloved prelate in the same cathedral during a private ceremony.
A commentator in the chain Radio Caracol said emblematic day of the funeral of Archbishop, the Feast of St. Joseph, noting that “on the day of the patron saint of the Good Death, Msgr. Duarte Cancino frequent and fervent devotee of his teachings, begin the journey of no return, but will leave a footprint planted since vallecaucana arrived in the capital with the following sentence: ‘I have come to fight for peace in Cali. ”
Students carried lighted candles to pray in front of the coffin of the Archbishop. 
On the day of his funeral, the daily El Tiempo published an emotional chronicle in which narrates how was the last ceremony Mgr. Duarte, who, without presage his assassination, said goodbye to his people sirviéndolo with a smile.
Saturday night, Msgr. Duarte arrived at the Church of the Good Shepherd, one of the poorest neighbourhoods O’ Holy › Edit — WordPressof Cali to preside over the marriage of almost a hundred pairs. Archbishop arrived at 6:30 in the afternoon, calm and confident, without any protection.
“While the pastor Oscar de la Vega organized couples who came from different districts of eastern Cali, Duarte Cancino smiled under the feet of the giant Christ the altar of the church in the neighborhood Ricardo Balcazar Aguablanca district,” says El Tiempo.
Some priests were unable to contain their grief when they came to the coffin of Msgr. Duarte Cancino during his funeral on 19 March.
Father De la Vega convened since last November cohabiting couples of ensuring that the Church would take over the cost of the documents required for marriage.
“Two years ago blessed to 60 pairs by the year of Jubilee, but today reaches gigantic dimensions, it is an indication that people want to live in peace with God and leave behind sin. That’s why I came to casarlos myself, “said the Archbishop.
After the Gospel, Mgr. Duarte said: “I will only say two words: quiéranse and respétense.” An hour after starting the mass marriage, the prelate approached each of the couples. “Each marry them and ask if they are confident that the step will give,” he said. “I feel a great satisfaction because there are couples who wore 45 years together, and finally were able to sanctify their love with the blessing of God,” said Msgr. Duarte shortly before his last start ceremony.
One woman showed their grief at the loss of Archbishop ISAIAS Duarte.
The ceremony ended at 8:15 at night, but the Archbishop was on the street congratulating some of the new spouses. At 8:30 he went to his truck in front of the temple, where his driver was waiting for him. One minute after the shots were heard. Ten minutes later, the lifeless body of Mons. Duarte came to the hospital Carlos Holmes Trujillo.
At Easter Radio Caracol broadcasted his last recording.
For its part, Radio Caracol announced that the Colombian people will remember even more emotional during Holy Week, when the radio station transmitting nationwide broadcasted the Fourth Word of the Seven who often commented on Good Friday and that the Archbishop of Cali recorded few days before the crime.
According to Caracol, “Archbishop Duarte Cancino recorded left the Fourth Word, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”, Which corresponded to the Sermon of the Seven Words in Easter.
“In his statement, the prelate says that Colombians can not leave everything in the hands of the State, but take a serious commitment, sincere, faith, which serves to a genuine and profound transformation of a society hungry for answers to their needs,” The report concludes radio.
(Media Services Combined: ACI, Fides, Zenit, CNS.)
March 21
Uganda
Fr. Declan
Missionary was assaulted days before fatal ambush
At 6pm Irish time yesterday, while travelling 100 kilometres north of the town of Kotido with his Ugandan driver and cook, his vehicle was attacked and all three occupants were killed.
Occupants of a car some distance have reported seeing one assailant dressed in an army flak jacket and a native kilt, which is standard dress for local bandits.
Fr O’Toole, who was a native of Headford in County Galway, is survived by two sisters, his brother and his parents. He was ordained by the Archbishop of Tuam, Dr Michael Neary, in June 1997.
This evening, Irish Ambassador to Uganda, Maitin O Fainnin said the government had assured him that the military was not involved in the killings. Mr O Fainin is flying to the north to attempt to bring the priest’s remains back to the capital.
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Fr. Jorge Altafulla
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Sister Marta Ines Velez Serna
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Fr. Pierre Tondo
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Sister Cecilia
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Fr. Augustin Geve
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Fr. Jose Luis Arroyave
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Alberto Neri Fernandez
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Fr. Declan Collins
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