Jose Sanchez del Rio The Twelve Great Feasts Bakhita and the Italian Consul

Bakhita and the Italian Consul fled to the coast and then to Genoa where ownership of the young woman passed from the Consul to his friends the Michieli family

with the upward sweep of the rocks and trees to the bright colors of the elder’s robes and garments laid beneath the colt’s hoofs

lack of guile and devotion to family

a new apostolate based upon the mystical concept of the Russian “poustinia” or retreat

Jose Sanchez del Rio The Twelve Great Feasts Bakhita and the Italian ConsulJose Sanchez del Rio (1913 1928) The Cristero Movement of 1920s Mexico produced many martyrs and even several saints. However, none has caught the imagination and heart of the world more than the fourteen year old boy who endured torture and death rather than deny his faith and love of Jesus Christ and the Church. His name is Saint Jose Sanchez del Rio. Born into a devout Catholic family in the state of Michoacn, Joselito was a lively, mischievous boy