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 This year, we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the martyrdom of four U.S. churchwomen – Jean Donovan, Sr. Maura Clarke, MM, Sr. Ita Ford, MM and Sr. Dorothy Kazel, OSU – who were killed in El Salvador on December 2, 1980 by graduates of the School of the Americas.
Below please find several resources to use during this anniversary year. Several of these resources are provided by the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland. For more information on the Ursuline Sisters, visit their Web site at http://www.ursulinesisters.org/.
Prayer
Prayer for the Churchwomen - Copyright Urusline Sisters of Cleveland, 2005
Oración en Memoria de las Mártires Norteamericanas en El Salvador - Spanish translation
Poem
Seeds Born in Us - by Jean Stokan, Pax Christi USA Policy Director
Lesson Plans and Resources for Teachers and Students
Lesson plan for primary grades - by Sister Kathleen Foster, St. Gregory School
Lesson plan for junior high school - by Sister Margaret Link, Urban Community School
Lesson plan for high school/intermediate school - by Sister Karen Bohan, St. Bernadette School
Resources from Pax Christi USA
Jean Donovan and the Call to Discipleship - by Fr. John Dear, SJ
Prayer for a Globalization of Solidarity - by Fr. Jim Hug
Oracion por la globalizacion de la solidaridad - by Fr. Jim Hug
More Resources
Legacy of the Martyrs: December 2, U.S. Churchwomen - resources from the Religious Task Force on Central America and Mexico (RTFCAM)
Something worth living for... - Liturgy for December 2
Statement on the 25th Anniversary of the Four Missionary Women from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops - by Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, Bishop of Orlando
We also invite you to purchase a copy or copies of RTFCAM's Special Edition of Central America and Mexico Report, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the martyrdom of the four U.S. Church Women who died December 2, 1980 in El Salvador. Click here for a flyer on this report, or to order a copy, email general@rtfcam.org. Single copies cost $5.00 (includes postage). 10 copies cost $10.00. Prices include postage and will be sent priority mail (ten copies and under).
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