Vamos Tod@s

Vamos todos al banquete,
a la mesa de la creación,
cada cual con su taburete,
tiene un puesto y una misión.

Standing in front of three crosses
With words written from
A simple homily once spoken
By Monsenor Romero
About a man from the campo
Who became a priest
And saw the suffering of the poor
Calling forth for justice
His name was Padre Rutillo Grande

Padre Rutillo came to Auguilares
Preaching the Gospel with his life
Teaching campesinos how to read
How to think from themselves
Speak
Finding the Word of God
In their suffering
Realizing the will of God was never to be
In misery
Never to be hungry
But to work for the Kingdom
To fight for justice and truth

The Reign of God
Where everyone can come
To the banquet
At the table of creation
With their own stool or seat
Knowing that we of course
Share this mission of life

Hoy me levanto muy temprano,
ya me espera la comunidad,
voy subiendo alegre la cuesta,
voy en busca de tu amistad.

I stood their reflecting
On the lives of the old man
And young boy
Who were killed with Padre Rutillo Grande
Contemplating the reality
They probably woke up early that morning
As they did each day
With their community
To work in fields tending corn and sugar cane
Finding the joys in the way of life
And walking in friendship
With Padre Rutillo down the road that night

Vamos todos al banquete,
a la mesa de la creación,
cada cual con su taburete,
tiene un puesto y una misión.

And here I am
Before the tombas
Of these three
Martyrs
Who laid down their lives
In love of their country
Love of their Savior
Suffered persecution
Oppression
From a military
Funded and trained by my own nation

I kneel here
With my soul deeply rooted
And my heart bleeding
Realizing the weight of my US
Privilege and responsibility
In the midst of this time of accompaniment

Listening to the stories
Of Oti
Share about her father
And how he once knew Padre Rutillo
How we came all this way
Just to sit and be present in the presence
Of his body
And how that meant so much

Contemplating the reality
Padre Rutillo was Monsenor Romero’s
Mejor amigo
And how Salvador changed
With the call of unica misa
To reflect upon the lives of these three martyrs
Who may have died
On March 12, 1977
But are resurrected
In the memory an commemoration
With every Eucharistic celebration

For we are all called to this eternal banquet
At this table of creation
Bringing our own seat and stool if need be
To be together breaking bread
In unity
Welcoming all of humanity
Especially those who condemn me
For we are called to be
Family
Una familia humana
Vamos tod@s
4.15.14

Memorial of Padre Rutillo, Nelson, and Manuel


Tomba de Padre Rutillo Grande


Tombas en La Ingelsia Paisnal