Romero Anniversary Homilies & Talks
We are happy to publish a number of talks and homilies about Archbishop Oscar Romero which are all available to download in .pdf format.
St Oscar Romero: True Pilgrim of Hope
Address given by Sr Gemma Simmonds CJ, given during Evensong at St Albans Cathedral to mark the 45th Anniversary of the martyrdom of St Oscar Romero, 23 March 2025.
Address given by Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald at the Ecumenical Service in St Martin-in-the-Fields, London for the 45th Anniversary of the martyrdom of St Oscar Romero, March 2025
Talk given by Luis Orlando Pérez Jiménez SJ in Leeds and Liverpool to mark the 45th Anniversary of the martyrdom of St Oscar Romero, March 2025
Powerful and Prophetic Resilience in the Face of Injustice
Address given by Dr Raymond Perrier at the Ecumenical Service in St Martin-in-the-Fields, London for the 44th Anniversary of the martyrdom of St Oscar Romero, March 2024
Responding to the Cry of the Poor Today
Address given by Maria Exall at the Ecumenical Service in St Martin-in-the-Field's, London for the 43rd Anniversary of the martyrdom of St Oscar Romero, March 2023.
The Inspiration of St Oscar Romero and the Martyrs of El Salvador
Talk given by Peggy Healy for Romero Week 2023 in Birmingham, Canterbury, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds and Liverpool.
Microphones of God: Romero's Message for the Present Time
Address given by Edgardo Colón-Emeric at the Ecumenical Service in St Martin-in-the-Field's, London for the 42nd Anniversary of the martyrdom of St Oscar Romero, March 2022.
Homily given by Bishop Nicholas Hudson at the Mass celebrating the 104th birthday of St Oscar Romero, in St George's Cathedral, Southwark on 14 August 2021.
Unchanging Truth in Changing Times
Homily given by Archbishop John Wilson at Mass with installation of the Guardians of the shrine of St Oscar Romero in St George's Cathedral, Southwark, 27 March 2021.
Address given by Dr Gemma Simmonds CJ at the Ecumenical Service in St Martin-in-the-Field's, London for the 41st Anniversary of the martyrdom of St Oscar Romero, March 2021.
Sermon given by Edgardo Colón-Emeric during BBC Radio 4 Sunday Worship, 29 March 2020 from Wesley’s Chapel, London during COVID-19.
Homily given by Mgr Pat Kilgarriff at Mass with blessing and dedication of the shrine to St Oscar Romero in St George's Cathedral, Southwark, for the Feast Day of St Oscar Romero, 23 March 2019.
Address given by David McLoughlin at the Ecumenical Service in St Martin in the Field's, London for the 39th Anniversary of the martyrdom of St Oscar Romero, March 2019.
Sermon at Solemn Evensong in Thanksgiving for Canonisation of St Oscar Romero
Sermon given by Very Rev'd Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster Abbey, at the Solemn Evensong of Thanksgiving for the Canonisation of St Oscar Romero, 17 November 2018.
St Oscar Romero Thanksgiving Homily 2018
Homily given by Archbishop Bernard Longley at the National Mass of Thanksgiving for the Canonisation of St Oscar Romero, 3 November 2018.
Pope Francis address to Salvadoran Pilgrims
Address by Pope Francis to the pilgrims of El Salvador on the occasion of the canonisation of Oscar Romero, 15 October 2018.
Canonisation homily by Pope Francis
Homily given by Pope Francis during the Canonisation of Oscar Romero, Paul VI, Francesco Spinelli, Vincenzo Romano, Maria Caterina Kasper, Nazaria Ignazia of Saint Teresa of Jesus, and Nunzio Sulprizio, 14 October 2018.
Homily on Feast of Blessed Oscar Romero
Homily given by Bishop John Rawsthorne at Mass in St George's Cathedral, Southwark, on the 38th Anniversary of Archbishop Romero's martyrdom - 24 March 2018.
Peace: the Product of Justice and Love
Anniversary address given by Rubén Zamora at the Ecumenical Service in St Martin in the Field's, London, March 2018.
Bishop John Rawsthorne Centenary Homily on BBC Radio 4
Homily given during Sunday Worship on BBC Radio 4 from the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, marking the Romero Centenary on 24 September 2017.
Sermon at Evensong in Westminster Abbey, Lord Rowan Williams
Sermon by Lord Rowan Williams preached in Westminster Abbey on 23 September 2017 at Evensong to mark the Romero Centenary.
Archbishop Paglia: Romero Centenary Homily
Homily given in St George's Cathedral, Southwark, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Romero's birth, by Archbishop Paglia, August 2017.
The Secret of Romero: Passion for Jesus and Com-passion for the Poor
Anniversary reflection given by Sr Martha Zechmeister CJ at the Ecumenical Service in St Martin in the Field's, London, March 2017.
Martha Zechmeister CJ March 2017
Full text by Sr Martha Zechmeister CJ for Romero Week 2017, given in Wrexham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Sheffield, Canterbury and Horsham.
Fr Jim O'Keefe, Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Homily given at the Mass marking the 37th anniversary of Romero's martyrdom and blessing of the Romero bust at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool on 19 March 2017.
Homily given in St George's Cathedral, Southwark by Bishop Patrick Lynch to mark Romero's 99th birthday and the start of the Archbishop Romero Centenary, 13 August 2016.
Tensions between peace and violence
Anniversary homily and talk by Francisco de Roux SJ given in Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester and London in March 2016.
Homily for the Beatification of Archbishop Romero
Homily for the Beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero by Cardinal Angelo Amato in May 2015.
Anniversary Homily by Cardinal Vincent Nichols
Homily delivered by Cardinal Vincent Nichols at the Ecumenical Service to mark the 35th anniversary of Archbishop Romero's martyrdom at St Martin in the Fields, March 2015.
He Heard Their Voice: Archbishop Romero – Mystic and Prophet
Essence of the reflection by Brian Pierce OP who was the guest speaker for Romero Week 2015.
Address given by German Jesuit theologian, Martin Maier, at St Martin in the Fields, London, for the 2014 anniversary of Romero's martyrdom.
Archbishop Romero An Icon for South Africa
Anniversary lecture given by Bishop Kevin Dowling C.Ss.R. at Notre Dame University and St Mary’s College, 28 March 2012 on Romero and South Africa.
Archbishop Oscar Romero: Prophet of Peace and Nonviolence
Homily delivered by Marie Dennis, Co-President of Pax Christi International, in St Martin in the Fields Church, London, to mark the 2013 anniversary of Romero's martyrdom.
Archbishop Romero as Preacher and Teacher
Talk given by Cardinal Peter Turkson at Notre Dame University in 2011.
Homily by Archbishop Vincent Nichols
Homily preached in Westminster Cathedral at a special Mass to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of Archbishop Romero - 24th March 2010.
Anniversary Homily by Bishop Michael Evans
Homily preached by the late Bishop Michael Evans in St John's Cathedral, Norwich on the 30th anniversary of the death of Archbishop Romero, 24th March 2010.
Sentir con la Iglesia: ‘Feeling with the Church’
Sermon given by Archbishop Rowan Williams for the 30th anniversary of Romero's martyrdom, delivered in Westminster Abbey. To listen to the sermon, click link at end of homily in download.
Homily by Bishop Maurice Taylor
Homily preached by Bishop Maurice Taylor at the Mass in Edinburgh Cathedral celebrated by Cardinal Keith O'Brien. 24th March 2010.
Homily preached by Fr Frank Turner, SJ at the Romero Memorial Service in St Martin in the Fields, London on 28th March 2009.
Homily preached at the Romero Memorial Mass in Edinburgh on 24th March 2009
Homily preached by Tony Lester, O.Carm., at the Archbishop Romero Memorial Service in St Martin in the Fields, London on 29th March 2008.
Homily preached by Chris Boles SJ at the Romero Memorial Mass in Edinburgh on Easter Monday, 24th March 2008. This is the only time Romero's anniversary has fallen in Eastertide - it will not do so again until 2160.
This reflection was given during the Archbishop Romero Memorial Mass in London on 24th March 2007