Dr. Mecheline Zonia Manalastas | Vincent Altez |
October 15, 2019
Political Science
For the Letran community, the beatification of the two holy martyrs of the 1936 Spanish Civil War, Fr. Jesus Villaverde Andres, O.P. and Fr. Antonio Varona Ortega O.P., will now be an additional part of the rich and continuing history of the Colegio. More so, this would be an emerging call for this institution to be more motivated in shaping contemporary mass consciousness to become genuine disciples of truth and humble apostles of Jesus Christ. The life and martyrdom of these venerable servants of God will be an open epistle reminding every member of the community that life is always beautiful especially if it is spent according to the will of God. Martyrdom is indeed a gift to some. Everyone has the chance but only few will experience this opportunity where faith in God is valiantly expressed in exchange of a suffering of death. Hence, the immeasurable courage of these two martyrs is more than enough to be a source of inspiration, hope, love and courage as well. And as pure as their hearts, it would be a strong testimony that we, too, even if we may not become martyrs of our time, should always have the same faith in God.