Prayers and Liturgies
Each year in preparation for the Feast of St Oscar Romero on the anniversary of his martyrdom (24th March) a liturgy is prepared which can be download from this page. These are Liturgical Resources that may be of assistance in the planning of your own Liturgies, be it in church, school or in your own home.
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Good Friday Liturgy: A Life Laid Down
A Good Friday Service on Radio 4 broadcast in 2005. It was recorded in El Salvador with Jon Sobrino and an introduction by Julian Filochowski.
Holy Island Pilgrimage Liturgy 2023
Reflections used as part of the pilgrimage to Holy Island in July 2023, based on the words of the community in Puentecitos, El Salvador, St Oscar Romero, and Blessed Rutilio Grande SJ.
Liturgy booklet for the Ecumenical Service in St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, for the 41st anniversary of the martyrdom of St Oscar Romero, held on 13 March 2022.
Liturgy booklet for the Mass live-streamed from the Parish of St Oscar Romero, Liverpool on the eve of the Feast of St Oscar Romero, 23 March 2021.
Mass for the birthday of St Oscar Romero 2020
Liturgy booklet for the Mass live-streamed from St George's Cathedral, Southwark, to mark the 103rd birthday of St Oscar Romero on 15 August 2020.
Romero 40 Years On: Ecumenical Service
Booklet for the annual Ecumenical Service at St Martin in the Field's for Romero's anniversary of martyrdom. The service was unable to take place due to COVID-19.
40th Anniversary Mass for St Oscar Romero
Mass booklet for Romero's Feast in 2020. The Mass was unable to be celebrated due to COVID-19.
Centenary Evensong for Blessed Oscar Romero
Evensong liturgy from Westminster Abbey to mark the Centenary of Oscar Romero's birth, held on 23 September 2017.
An Oscar Romero Litany for private devotion, using titles for Romero, to which we respond, "pray for us".
Adaptable Resources for Liturgy
Includes an opening act of reconciliation, readings, and extracts from Romero's homilies. Easily adaptable to various services and settings.
Guidance on hymns and prayers, and model liturgies for Mass and ecumenical services.
Liturgy used in the 2014 National Memorial Service for the 34th anniversary of the Martyrdom of Archbishop Romero
Liturgy used for the 2013 Romero Memorial Service in St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, London.
Westminster Abbey - Order of Service 2010
The Order of Service from the Evensong in Westminster Abbey held on 28th March 2010 at which the Archbishop of Canterbury preached. At the end of the Liturgy a wreath was laid at the statue of Mons. Romero by Julian Filochowski.
York Minster - Order of Service 2010
Order of Service from the Liturgy held in York Minster on 24th March 2010 - Presider: Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Preacher; Archbishop John Sentamu.