Bishop of Ibiza prays responsos at martyrdom sites

Bishop Vicent Ribas of Ibiza prayed responsos at various sites across Ibiza and Formentera on Friday, October 16, to honor 20 martyr priests on the eve of their beatification.

The bishop visited the Parador de Dalt Vila, the former military castle parade ground where 17 priests were killed on September 13, 1936. He then traveled to Sa Carrossa to pray for Antonio Roig Guasch, the former parish economist of San Francisco Javier in Formentera. In Formentera, the bishop held a prayer at La Savina for Juan Torres Torres, who was killed and thrown into the sea on August 7, 1936, shortly after his ordination.

During an evening prayer at the San Carles church plaza, the bishop honored Antonio Tur Costa, who was executed on August 8 alongside his father, Antonio Tur. Archbishop Aurelio García Macías, Secretary of the Dicasterio para el Culto Divino, and Alejandro Cifres, the postulater for the beatification cause, joined the prayers in San Carles. Each service included the traditional song Amunt germans.