During the persecution in Mexico of which we have spoken in connection with the holy Mexican martyrs (cf. p. 37 of this volume), among the many martyrs, some were recognized as blessed.
Among them, we draw a brief profile of some lay people, starting with Anacleto González Flores, also known as "the Gandhi of the Cristero revolution", killed with his martyred Catholic Action companions in 1927, José Dionisio Luis Padilla Gómez, Jorge Ramón Vargas González , Ramón Vigente Vargas González and in 1928 Miguel Gómez Loza and Luis Magana Servín.
JORGE RAMÓN VARGAS GONZÁLEZ
Lay, celibate, he belongs to the youth of Catholic Action. During religious persecution, in 1926, while working for the hydroelectric company, his house became a refuge for many persecuted priests. At the end of March 1927, the Vargas González family welcomed Anacleto González Flores into their home.
On April 1927, XNUMX, he was arrested along with two of his other brothers for welcoming a persecuted Catholic into their home and was killed after suffering atrocious torture.
The history of your Association
it is made up of many “saints next door” – many! –,
and it is a story that must continue:
holiness is a heritage to be guarded and a vocation to be welcomed.