Often we are tempted to personalise the administration of the sacraments, as if this priest celebrates the sacraments well while that other priest does not. The sacraments do not depend on the goodness or the badness of the priest! —#StOscarRomero, 20th Sun. in Ordinary Time 1979

Over and above the profits of a factory or a business, there are human beings, and for the Church human beings are what is most sacred —St Oscar Romero, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), 1979. Read/listen to the whole homily buff.ly/3z2PAVJ #StOscarRomero #HumanBeings

Being good is not defined by negation. Being good means doing all the good that can be done —St Oscar Romero, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), 1979. Read/listen to the whole homily buff.ly/3z2PAVJ #StOscarRomero #Goodness

Human beings, as images of God, are working with their Father God to make life more beautiful, more organised, and more pleasant —St Oscar Romero, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), 1979. Read/listen to the whole homily buff.ly/3z2PAVJ #StOscarRomero #ImageOfGod #Humans

No one can come to the Father without having an eager heart that the Father can fill with Christ —St Oscar Romero, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), 1979. Read/listen to the whole homily buff.ly/3z2PAVJ #StOscarRomero #God #Christ

No matter what happiness we achieve on this earth, our vocation is not complete if it fails to reach transcendence, if it doesn't achieve dialogue with God and intimacy with the Lord —St Oscar Romero, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), 1979 buff.ly/3z2PAVJ #StOscarRomero

I have to laugh when people say that I'm looking for power... God has called me to be a priest and to be of service from my church and from my priesthood —St Oscar Romero, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), 1979. Read/listen buff.ly/3z2PAVJ #StOscarRomero #Service

Even if they kill me, I have no need to fear —St Oscar Romero, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), 1979. Read/listen romerotrust.org.uk/homilies-and-w… #StOscarRomero

The truest expression of love is sharing. We should not claim that we are a society of mutual love as long as there is no sharing of things —St Oscar Romero, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), 1979. Read/listen buff.ly/3kpYTZy #StOscarRomero #Love #Sharing

The Church does not promote violence or hatred. She preaches peace, and she declares that the peace we have lost cannot return if there is no justice —St Oscar Romero, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), 1979. Read/listen buff.ly/3kpYTZy #StOscarRomero #Peace #Justice

On today’s gospel Oscar Romero speaks to our own time & place. His critique of ideologies of power based on ‘national security’ is one that we need to hear clearly in the UK in relation to our ‘debate’ on immigration. The racist, anti Muslim, crime & thuggery that we have seen

God wants us to help the poor as sisters and brothers. They are family, they are Christ, and we would never look down on Christ from above; rather, we would look up to him from below, to serve him —St Oscar Romero, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), 1979 #StOscarRomero #Christ

Be converted to love, and through love we will find ourselves rejoicing together in the bliss of God. I desire for all of you this joy of intimacy with the Lord —St Oscar Romero, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), 1979 Read/listen buff.ly/3kpYTZy #StOscarRomero #Love

Without Christ all the churches are useless, no matter how beautiful they may be —St Oscar Romero, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), 1979 Read/listen buff.ly/3kpYTZy #StOscarRomero #Christ #Churches #Beauty

We are the people of God. Let us try to do honour to that title by obeying the Lord, and then we will see how we truly are salt, energy, and light for the whole of our country —#StOscarRomero, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), 1979. Read/listen buff.ly/3kpYTZy

There is a danger of our becoming so comfortable on earth that we forget the loving call of a Father who awaits us with open arms —St Oscar Romero, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), 1979. Read/listen buff.ly/3tgnUdV #StOscarRomero #God #Embrace

I also want to speak about our religious sisters because religious life among us is a sign of the Church’s presence and we should esteem it highly —St Oscar Romero, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), 1979. Read/listen buff.ly/3tgnUdV #StOscarRomero #Religious #Sisters

The bishop always has a lot to learn from his people, especially about the charisms the Spirit gives to the people. That is where the bishop can find a touchstone for his humility and his authenticity —St Oscar Romero, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), 1979 #StOscarRomero

Christ is God in person who comes to free humankind —St Oscar Romero, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B), 1979. Read/listen to the whole homily buff.ly/3tgnUdV #StOscarRomero #Christ #God #Incarnation

We want men and women who are true images of God, and we want them to be respected even if they live in the slums or in the mountains. They are worth the same as the well-off people who live in the capital — #StOscarRomero, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B), 1979