Making enemies during polarizing times in Mexico, Rafael continued to work in secret as a priest to help minister to the sick and needy. Being forced to leave Mexico for a time he never abandoned his work with the sick, even tending to those suffering from plague. Eventually, he returned to Mexico, became a bishop, and ran a secret seminary to form new priests.
Saint Rafael Guizar Valencia 1878 - 1938. Feast day: June 6.
Show Host: Ethan Nagy
Episode 366
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