Following the beatification in 2022 and approaching the 50th anniversary of the killings on 12 March 2027, a number of resources have been produced in both Spanish and English to help us better understand the deep faith and witness to justice and peace that was lived out in the life of Fr Rutilio Grande. We have collected a number of the English language resources on this page and will add more as we receive them. A small selection of Spanish material can be found towards the end of the page.

A selection of homilies, articles, lectures and reflections in English

The homily of Cardinal Rosa Chávez at the Beatification of Rutilio Grande, Manuel Solórzano, Nelson Lemus and Cosme Spessoto on 22 January 2022.

A talk given by the late Dean Brackley SJ in 2005 entitled Rutilio Grande and Archbishop Romero: Martyrs for our Time.

Rutilio, Romero and Pope Francis - The Romero Lecture of Rodolfo Cardenal SJ from 2016.

Saints for our Time. Keeping the rumour of God Alive - a talk given by Canon Michael Everitt in February 2021.

Rutilio Grande’s Miracle - a talk by Martin Maier SJ and adapted for an article in La Civilta Cattolica in February 2022.

Remembering Fr Rutilio Grande and the Parish of Aguilares  by Fr José Aníbal Meza Tejada SJ, who grew up in the parish of Aguilares where Fr Grande was his parish priest. This article is also available in Spanish.

A reflection given by Julian Filochowski at an ecumenical service in St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, in April 2021. You can also watch the service below.

Julian was at the beatification ceremony in San Salvador in January 2022 and reflects on the beautiful and memorable occasion here.

A comic-style presentation on the life of Rutilio Grande from the magazine of the British Jesuits, 'Jesuits and Friends'

America Magazine, the Jesuit journal in the United States, has published a number of articles about Rutilio Grande over the years, some of which are archived online:

A Priest With His People by Thomas M Kelly
An Interview with Rodolfo Cardenal SJ
4 lessons from Rutilio Grande by Ana María Pineda
Who is Rutilio Grande, and what does his beatification mean for the people of El Salvador? by Colleen Dulle
Father Rutilio Grande: the (future) patron saint of breaking mental health stigma? by Cameron Bellm

The British Jesuit journal Thinking Faith has also published articles on Rutilio Grande:

Keeping the rumour of God alive by Canon Michael Everitt
Homily at the Mass in Edinburgh marking the beatification - David Stewart SJ

You can watch the Mass on YouTube, held on 22 January 2022 at more or less the same time as the beatification ceremony itself, where the principal celebrant was Archbishop Leo Cushley, Patron of the Romero Trust.

Spanish Materials

Below are the texts of two pamphlets that were produced in San Salvador at the Monseñor Romero Centre at the UCA (the Jesuit University) - which has kindly given permission for the Trust to put them here in downloadable pdf formats.

 XXV Aniversario de Rutilio Grande. Sus homilías - Contributors are Salvador Carranza SJ, Miguel Cavada Diez and Jon Sobrino SJ.

 XXX Aniversario P. Rutilio Grande - Contributors are Miguel Cavada Diez, Salvador Carranza SJ, Jesús Octavio Cruz Olmedo, María Ernestina Rivera, Monseñor Ricardo Urioste, Eduardo Valdés SJ and Jon Sobrino SJ.