MONS. FERNANDO S\u00c1ENZ LACALLE
\nArchbishop Emeritus of San Salvador<\/p>\n
Mons. Romero and I had a long-lasting friendship. In fact, with his permission, I used to organize regular meetings for priests. They were small gatherings for a few hours every month, and he frequently attended.<\/p>\n
On March 24, 1980, the day he died, we had one of these meetings. That morning we went to the beach. We were given permission to use a house, but the house keeper was not there and we had no keys to get in. So we had to climb the fence separating the house's garden from the beach. We ;enjoyed the garden, but the house stayed closed. A guard came in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
But it was an extraordinarily friendly gathering, even though it was simple. We sat on the ground, in the shade of palm trees, studying a document he had brought. Later we had lunch.<\/p>\n
The group was small because he asked us to postpone the day of the meeting, but we still discussed topics regarding the priesthood. There was a very pleasant environment of fraternity and spirituality. I think the Lord intended this be a preparation for his death.<\/p>\n
We returned at about three-thirty. (He warned us that he had a Mass that evening and that he must return early.) We continued our discussion from the morning, and then left him at a little hospital.<\/p>\n
I soon got a phone call telling me that he had been murdered. I went to the clinic to administer the last rites, but they had already given him the anointing of the sick.<\/p>\n
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