Is Oscar Romero A Prophet?

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Is Oscar Romero a prophet? The main focus of this essay is Oscar Romero and how he is a prophet, like Isaiah, a messianic prophet. A prophet is someone who speaks for God or the Word of God. Oscar Romero was an archbishop who was changed after the death of his good friend. Oscar Romero spoke the Word of God to save his people, the people of El Salvador, and changed the world forever. Even though there was a war going on, he still gave hope to the people of El Salvador by preaching the Word of God like a prophet. The definition of a prophet is someone who speaks for another. In the case of the Holy Prophets, they speak for God. They speak the truth, or the Word of God. The Word is like fire; it burns, yet it renews the intricate tree of the …show more content…

He did not dare question Him, for he feared the consequences. Oscar Romero is the topic of this essay. He was born on the 15th of August, 1917. He was ordained (made a priest) in Rome, on the 4th of April, 1942. He became an Archbishop on the 23rd of February, in 1977. A few months after, a friend of his (Rutilio Grande, a progressive Jesuit priest who was creating self-reliance groups among the poor, as well as being Romero's first priest) was assassinated. His death had a large impact on Romero, and Oscar later stated, “When I looked at Rutilio lying there dead I thought, 'If they have killed him for doing what he did, then I too have to walk the same path'” He asked the government to investigate the death of the Jesuit priest, but they said no. Also, not a word was heard from the press. After the death of Rutilio, Romero made it his mission to stop the violence. He was killed with a shot to the heart on the 24th of March, 1980, at age 62. The day before he was killed, he did a speech for the army; one that invited mutiny. It went something along the lines of: “Brothers, you are from the same people; you kill you fellow peasant. No soldier is obliged to obey an order that is contrary to the will of

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