00:00It's been 300 years since the canonization of St. Toribius of Mogrovejo, one of the five saints in
00:07Peru, whose reliques will be venerated by Pope Leo XIV at the Cathedral of Lima. Let's see more.
00:14For Pope Leo XIV, St. Toribio de Mogrovejo, a Spanish layman who embraced the religious life
00:21after being appointed Archbishop of Lima in 1581, is a model missionary, among other things,
00:27because he was always close to those most in need. This is how Hippolito Caro, administrator of the
00:33Lima Cathedral and manager of cultural affairs for the Archdiocese, describes him.
00:41There are images of Pope Leo meeting with the disadvantaged. There are images of Pope Leo
00:46covered in mud amidst the floods caused by El Niño. I believe that in this he resembles St. Toribio,
00:55because St. Toribio was also with the people. He traveled for eight years to visit his diocese,
01:05just as Leo walked or rode a mule, visiting and sleeping wherever he could,
01:10eating whatever people had to offer him. He was close to the people.
01:162026 marks the 300th anniversary of Pope Benedict XIII canonization of St. Toribio,
01:22and to celebrate this, Pope Leo XIV will venerate his relics.
01:29Toribio was a scholarly lawyer from one of the best universities of his time,
01:34the University of Salamanca, but he was also a humanist. Let us recall that Salamanca was the
01:41founding place of the famous school of Salamanca, established by Francisco de Vitoria,
01:46and that the humanism which Toribio brought with him allowed him to interact with slaves,
01:52indigenous peoples, Spaniards, and the authorities due to his high rank.
01:58Therefore, like Pope Leo, he was also a missionary pastor.
02:05Saint Toribio was designated by John Paul II as the patron saint of the bishops of Latin America.
02:13Those who know his story emphasize that upon his arrival in Peru,
02:17he learned the native languages to communicate with the population.
02:25His holiness knows him perfectly. It made a deep impression on me that he has been in Spain,
02:31to talk to Spanish youth about this Spanish missionary, this Spanish missionary who,
02:36like him, also left his country.
02:42On his journey between Spain and Peru, he learned the native language so he could reach out,
02:47understand, get to know, and listen.
02:56Saint Toribio, the second archbishop of Lima, truly reflected Jesus the shepherd and knew how to listen.
03:02There are many similarities between Toribio and Leo.
03:06Among them is the fact that both led seminars to teach the word of God.
03:10We must understand these so-called coincidences of history.
03:15For, in matters of God, there are no such things as coincidences.
03:20Saint Toribio, the second archbishop of Lima,
03:23died in Zania, which belongs to the diocese of Ciclayo, where Pope Leo was once a bishop.
03:30I believe that this connection creates a mystical bond, not only because Toribio is the patron saint,
03:36and therefore an example of a missionary and a synodal bishop who was close to his people.
03:41He died far from the capital, in what was then considered the periphery,
03:45but also because this makes him an example for Robert Prevoust in his important role as universal shepherd.
03:52According to the experts consulted, Saint Toribio was canonized for his life as a layman,
03:58priest, and archbishop. He was an archbishop who stood apart from the luxuries of cathedrals
04:03and was close to the simplest people, with camera work by Fernando Chumpitas.
04:09From Lima Fortele Sur, Ramiro Angulo Maquiavelo
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