Bp. Alberto Ramento martyr, the bishop of the workers and peasants

This fall, Old Catholics in the Netherlands remember  the five years since Bishop Ramento was murdered in the Philippines. The Old Catholic Church in Amsterdam celebrates a Mass for Bishop Alberto B. Ramento and other martyrs for justice and peace.

That afternoon, a book about Bishop Ramento was presented as a small monument. It is a tribute to someone who was a shepherd for his people and set an example for everyone who has taken on ecclesiastical office.
Five years ago, Bishop Alberto Ramento killed for his testimony. With more conviction than ever the Philippine Independent Church chooses to stand on the side of the poor. Violence has an incompatible alliance with Christianity and those who are oppressed. The book is about this alliance. There are texts written by Bishop Ramento himself and others that followed his tragic death have brought their relationship into words. Our hope is that the publication of these texts in Dutch may encourage us all more to the "alliance": the poor in the Philippines in particular, and with all who suffer for righteousness in general.
The price of the book is 15.95 euro (excl. shipping). The next week will be ordered through the webshop. The bishops have requested during the service on October 9 not only to being the book to attention to the parish but also to bring Bishop Ramento and other martyrs for justice and peace to our prayers.

Its German title is: "Catholic at the time of globalization. In memory of Bishop Alberto Ramento martyr, the bishop of the workers and peasants". The book is also being translated into French.