Blessed Stanley Francis Rother
Martyr (
1981 Anno Domini A.D.) Feast: 28 July
Saints Who Were Leaders
Stanley was born in Okarche , Oklahoma , to a farm family 
He heard a call to the priesthood & entered Assumption Seminary in San Antonio , Texas 
His struggle to master Latin 
led to a transfer 
to Mount Saint Mary 's in Emmitsburg , Maryland . He was ordained in 1963
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After serving in Oklahoma parishes, Stanley answered a call for missionaries in 1968. He drove 2,000 miles 
to his new assignment in Guatemala , where he served among the Tz'utujil natives, living poorly among the poor. Here, languages gave him no trouble. He mastered Spanish 
and Tz' utujil , even going so far as to partially translate the New Testament into the native tongue.
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to his new assignment in Guatemala , where he served among the Tz'utujil natives, living poorly among the poor. Here, languages gave him no trouble. He mastered Spanish and Tz' utujil , even going so far as to partially translate the New Testament into the native tongue.#Catholic
https://youtu.be/LEueU_Cb63Q
He used his farming know-how to help them in their struggles to grow food on their land, creating an irrigation system & introducing new crops. He even brought in tractors 🚜 which he fixed himself 🧰🔧 👨🔧 All the while, a civil war was raging. Death squads carried out regular murders, especially of the poor. When Stanley 's name appeared on a death list ☠️ 📝 he was called back to Oklahoma , but remained there only a short time.
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"A shepherd cannot run from his flock," he told his brother. 
3 months after his return to Guatemala , in the early morning of July 28, 1981 A.D. 3 men broke into Stanley 's rectory & shot him dead. He was beatified in 2016 as the United States 's first native-born martyr.
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3 months after his return to Guatemala , in the early morning of July 28, 1981 A.D. 3 men broke into Stanley 's rectory & shot him dead. He was beatified in 2016 as the United States 's first native-born martyr.#Catholic
http://youtu.be/EpGSy4gaGBY
Eternal Father, through the intercession of Blessed Stanley Francis Rother , make me a defender of the poor & lowly 
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