Bl. Baptist Spagnoli – April 17 – Carmelite Saints

Summary: The prophet Elijah appears in Scripture as a man of God who lived always in His presence and fought zealously for the worship of the one God. He defended God’s law in a solemn contest on Mt. Carmel, and afterwards was given on Mt. Horeb an intimate experience of the living God. The hermits, who instituted a form of monastic life in honor of Our Lady on Mt. Carmel in the twelfth century, followed monastic tradition in turning to Elijah as their Father and model. History: “We who live in Carmel and who daily call on our Holy Father Elijah in prayer know that for us he is not a shadowy figure out of the dim past. His spirit is active among us in a vital tradition and determines how we live.” – St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross The prophet Elijah stands as the enduring foundation of Carmelite spirituality as the Father of the Carmelite Order. St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross’s beautiful work, On the History and Spirit of Carmel, shows how the spirit of Elijah has lived on in Carmelite spirituality. Throughout this account, excerpts from her work will highlight how Elijah’s spirit remains at the heart of Carmelite spirituality. Elijah lived around 900 BC and was a Thesbite. His name means “My God is the Lord” in Hebrew. He became a prophet when Israel struggled with its faith, and his life protested the era’s immorality. During Elijah’s time, Israel was divided between the northern and southern kingdoms. Omri, King of Israel, promoted practices contrary to religious law, including establishing local altars and priests, and encouraging the worship of Baal. His son Ahab's marriage to Jezebel, a worshipper of Baal, heightened these tensions as Jezebel actively promoted the worship of Baal in Israel. Against this backdrop, 1 Kings 17 begins as Elijah suddenly appears before King Ahab. Elijah warns Ahab that unless he and the people repent of their evils, God will scourge the land with a drought for their apostasy (1 Kings 17:1). “Our Holy Father Elijah succinctly says what is most important in the first words of his that the Scriptures give us. He says to King Ahab, “As the Lord the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” To stand before the face of the living God, that is our vocation. The holy prophet set us an example.” – St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross The prophet’s sudden appearance suggests divine intervention. God reached out to correct and chastise, but also to heal and strengthen his people. He sent Elijah to remind the king and the Israelites that the Lord is their God. The prophet’s mission is to bring about a conversion of mind and heart. By marrying a foreign queen from a pagan nation, Ahab led the people astray by his example. In Israel's history, the king's spirituality shapes the lives of his people. If the king is faithful, the nation tends to remain faithful; if unfaithful, then the whole nation is likely to break the covenant with the Lord. After this confrontation, God told Elijah to flee to the brook Cherith, where ravens would feed him (1 Kings 17:2-6). When the brook dried up, God sent Elijah to a widow in Zarephath. The widow, with only her last meal left because of the famine, nonetheless received him. He told her, “The Lord, the God of Israel, says: The jar of flour shall not go empty, nor the jug of oil run dry, until the day when the Lord sends rain.” Later, when the widow's son died, Elijah prayed to God to restore her child to life. The Lord heard Elijah's prayer, and life returned to her son’s body (1 Kings 17:7-24). This is the first recorded instance of raising the dead in Scripture. Despite the suffering caused by the drought, Ahab ignored Elijah’s warning and continued to worship Baal with Jezebel. For three years, no rain fell, during which Ahab scoured the land for Elijah but could not find him. Then, after three years, at the Lord’s command, Elijah returned to confront the king. “The prophet, who serves the Lord in complete purity of heart and completely stripped of everything earthly, is also a model of obedience. He stands before God’s face like the angels before the eternal throne, awaiting his sign, always ready to serve. He has no other will than the will of his Lord. When God bids, he goes before the king and fearlessly risks giving him bad news that must arouse his hatred. When God wills it, he leaves the country at the threat of violence; but he also returns at God’s command, though the danger has not disappeared.” – St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross On his return journey, Elijah encountered Obadiah, head of Ahab's household, who had hidden a hundred Jewish prophets from Jezebel's violent purge. Obadiah feared that if he reported Elijah’s presence to Ahab and Elijah disappeared, Ahab would execute him. However, Elijah reassured Obadiah and sent him to summon Ahab. When Ahab arrived, he fiercely accused Elijah of bringing the curse upon the land. Elijah, however, replied that Ahab himself was to blame, having allowed the worship of false gods (1 Kings 18:1-18). During this confrontation, Elijah directed Ahab to summon the people of Israel, the 450 prophets of Baal, and the 400 prophets of Asherah to Mount Carmel for a decisive contest between the God of Israel and Baal. There, Elijah rebuked the people: "How long will you straddle the issue? If the Lord is God, follow him; if Baal, follow him." He then instructed the prophets of Baal to call upon their deity, while he would "call upon the name of the Lord," with the agreement that “The God who answers with fire is God,” to which all the people agreed. First, the priests of Baal attempted to invoke their god. For hours, they chanted, danced, and cut themselves, but to no avail. Elijah then took his turn. He repaired the altar of God with twelve stones to represent the twelve tribes of Israel, dug a trench around it, and then prepared his sacrifice. To further demonstrate God’s power, he ordered that both the sacrifice and the altar be drenched with water from "four large jars" three times, until even the trench was filled. Elijah then prayed to God. As he was praying, “The Lord’s fire came down and devoured the burnt offering, wood, stones, and dust, and lapped up the water in the trench.” This miracle prompted the people to declare, "The Lord is God! The Lord is God!" Elijah ordered them to seize the prophets of Baal. They did so, and Elijah brought them to the River Kishon and slaughtered them. Afterward, Elijah went to the top of Mount Carmel and instructed his servant to look toward the sea for a sign of coming rain. The servant found nothing at first but looked seven times at Elijah’s insistence. On the seventh time, he observed “a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” Soon after, torrential rains fell upon the land, ending the three-year drought (1 Kings 18:19-46). “It was she [the Blessed Virgin] who manifested herself to the Prophet Elijah in the form of a little rain cloud and for whom the sons of the prophets built the first shrine on Mount Carmel. The legend of the Order tells us that the Mother of God would have liked to remain with the hermit brothers on Mount Carmel. We can certainly understand that she felt drawn to the place where she had been venerated through the ages and where the holy prophet had lived in the same spirit that also filled her from the time her earthly sojourn began. Released from everything earthly, to stand in worship in the presence of God, to love him with her whole heart, to beseech his grace for sinful people, and in atonement to substitute herself for these people, as the maidservant of the Lord to await his beckoning, this was her life.” – St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Following the victory on Mount Carmel, Jezebel, infuriated, threatened to kill Elijah, forcing him to flee for his life. Elijah escaped to Beer-sheba in Judah and then went alone into the desert wilderness. There, he sat under a shrub, prayed for death, and fell asleep. An angel of the Lord gently roused him, instructing him to eat and drink. Elijah found bread and water, ate, and fell back asleep. The angel came a second time, urging him to eat and drink further, telling him he had a long journey ahead. Elijah “stood before God’s face because this was the eternal treasure for whose sake he gave up all earthly goods. He had no house; he lived wherever the Lord directed him from moment to moment: in loneliness beside the brook of Cherith, in the little house of the poor widow of Zarephath of Sidon, or in the caves of Mount Carmel… Elijah is not concerned about his daily bread. He lives trusting in the solicitude of the heavenly Father and is marvelously sustained. A raven brings him his daily food while he is in solitude. The miraculously increased provisions of the pious widow nourish him in Zarephath. Prior to the long trek… an angel with heavenly bread strengthens him. So he is for us an example of the gospel poverty that we have vowed, an authentic prototype of the Savior.” – St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross After recovering in the wilderness and journeying to Mount Horeb, Elijah hid in a cave where God spoke to him through a “light, silent sound.” God commanded him to anoint Hazael as King of Syria, Jehu as King of Israel, and Elisha as his own successor. Setting out to fulfill these tasks, Elijah met Elisha, who was plowing a field. Casting his mantle on Elisha, Elijah made him his faithful disciple and eventual successor (1 Kings 19:1-21). Following these developments, Ahab desired Naboth’s vineyard in Jezreel. He offered a better vineyard or a fair price for the land, but Naboth refused, citing God’s command not to part with the land. While Ahab reluctantly accepted, Jezebel took action by murdering Naboth to obtain the vineyard. In response, God instructed Elijah to confront Ahab with a question and a prophecy: "After murdering, do you also take possession?” and "In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, the dogs shall lick up your blood, too.” Ahab blamed Elijah as his enemy, but Elijah told him that his own actions made him God’s enemy. Elijah prophesied disaster for Ahab, his family, and Jezebel. Ahab's sincere repentance delayed the full punishment, which God postponed for Jezebel and their son, Ahaziah (1 Kings 21:1-29). The next significant episode involving Elijah concerned Ahab’s successor, Ahaziah. After a serious fall, Ahaziah sent messengers to consult the shrine of Baalzebub, the god of Ekron, about his recovery. Elijah intercepted the messengers, sending them back with a message: “Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baalzebub, the god of Ekron?” When Ahaziah questioned the messengers about the identity of the man who intercepted them, they stated he wore a hairy garment and a leather belt around his waist, and Ahaziah recognized him as Elijah. In reaction, Ahaziah sent three groups of soldiers to capture Elijah. The first two were destroyed by fire, which Elijah called down from heaven. The captain of the third group begged for mercy for himself and his men. Elijah agreed to go with them to Ahaziah. He delivered his message in person and told Ahaziah he would not recover. As Elijah foretold, Ahaziah died from his injuries (2 Kings 1:2-17). “Anyone who is so unconditionally faithful to God can also be certain of God’s faithfulness. He is permitted to speak “as someone who has power,” may open and close heaven, may command the waters to let him walk through and remain dry, may call down fire from heaven to consume his sacrifice, to execute punishment on God’s enemies, and may breathe new life into a dead person. We see the Savior’s predecessor provided with all the graces that he has promised to his own.” – St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Later, as Elijah spoke with his successor, Elisha, he miraculously split the Jordan River with his mantle. Once they crossed, Elijah invited Elisha to request a parting gift. Elisha asked to receive a double portion of Elijah’s spirit. Elijah agreed on the condition that Elisha witness his departure. As they walked together, "a fiery chariot and fiery horses came between the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind." As Elijah ascended, his mantle fell to the ground, and Elisha picked it up, thus assuming Elijah’s prophetic role (2 Kings 2:1-14). After Elijah was taken up to heaven, he later appeared alongside Moses at the Transfiguration of Jesus on Mount Tabor. St. John Chrysostom, in a homily on the Transfiguration, explained the significance of the appearances of Elijah and Moses. He stated that since “the Jews repeatedly accused Christ of being a transgressor of the Law, and they held him as a blasphemer, and as one who claimed the glory of the Father,” Jesus brought forth Moses and Elijah to prove he was guilty of neither of those crimes. Since God gave the Law to Moses, “Moses would not have suffered the Law to be trampled underfoot, as the Jews supposed, nor would he, the lawgiver, ever have honored the transgressor of the Law… Elijah, on the other hand, was zealous for the glory of God; wherefore he would not have been in attendance upon one who decided himself equal to the Father, had he not been so, nor would the Prophet have obeyed him who claimed that which he possessed not.” During the Transfiguration, Elijah and Moses conversed with Jesus. Even after his earthly departure, Elijah’s story continues in sacred tradition. According to tradition, Elijah will be one of the two witnesses described in the book of Revelation. It is believed that he would come as the forerunner of Christ, at the end of the world, to announce His last coming. Accordingly, the Antichrist would wage war with him and would slay him. His body will lie in the streets, unburied, for three and a half days. At the end of that time, he would be raised by the Lord and would smite the kingdom of Antichrist with a dire blow. After this, the Lord shall come, and He shall slay the Antichrist and those who adored him, and the Lord will reign with all His Saints forever (Revelation 11:1-14). Elijah is the spiritual father and leader of the Carmelites, as the Carmelite way of life embodies the spirit of Elijah. During his ministry, Elijah went up to Mount Carmel to live and to pray. It was there that he taught and trained his followers, who are considered by some to be the first monks. From that time onward, Mount Carmel has been inhabited by men seeking union with God. For centuries, his story has inspired all who number themselves among the sons of the prophets, that is, every Carmelite. In praying with Elijah, we hope to receive some portion of his spirit in our own service of the Lord God. Elijah's spirit of prayer, penance, contemplation, and zeal for the Lord is to this day the very spirit of the Carmelites. From Elijah, Carmelites learn to listen for the voice of God in the unexpected and in silence. We seek to allow the Word of God to shape our minds and our hearts so that the way we live and the things we do may be prophetic and therefore faithful to the memory of our father Elijah. [The Carmelite rule] “condensed the entire meaning of our life in a short statement: “All are to remain in their own cells…, meditating on the Law of the Lord day and night and watching in prayer...” “To watch in prayer,” this is to say the same thing that Elijah said with the words, “to stand before the face of God.” Prayer is looking up into the face of the Eternal. We can do this only when the spirit is awake in its innermost depths, freed from all earthly occupations and pleasures that benumb it.” – St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Prayer: Almighty, ever living God, your prophet Elijah, our Father, lived always in your presence and was zealous for the honor due to your name. May we, your servants, always seek your face and bear witness to your love. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Summary: In a single celebration, both Orders of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel commemorate their martyrs who, in different places in Spain, bore witness to the faith before and during the long and bloody religious persecution for hatred of the faith (1936-1939). Father Angel Mary Prat Hostench, O. Carm., was murdered with his confreres in Tárrega in 1936; Father Lucas of St. Joseph Tristany Pujol, O.C.D., was slain with his confreres in Barcelona the same year. This memorial also includes the groups from Lleida, Tarragona, Toledo, Terrassa, Olot, and others. This multitude of bishops, diocesan priests, religious of various orders, and lay people were beatified, in part by Pope Benedict XVI on October 28, 2007 (498 martyrs), and in part by Pope Francis on October 13, 2013 (522 martyrs). History: Fr. Lucas of St. Joseph (Jose Tristany Pujol) was born on December 14, 1872. He was only six months old when his father died. The family suffered hardships due to his death, leading Jose’s mother, Rosa, to ask her older sons and daughter to live on their own. She took her two younger sons with her to the town of Cardona. There, Rosa died shortly after.   Jose was taken in by his Uncle Antonio and Aunt Margarita in Tarragona. Meanwhile, his older brother, Meliton, entered the Discalced Carmelite Order and took the name Ludovico of the Sacred Hearts. Jose spent his adolescent years with his relatives, who, as he grew up, expected him to marry. However, he felt called to the priesthood, and at 15, began studying Humanities at the seminary. At 18, Jose and his relatives visited the Carmelite Desert Monastery of Las Palmas, where his brother lived. There, he began his novitiate in 1890 and made his first profession of vows the next year. In 1894, he made his solemn vows at the hands of his brother, Fr. Ludovico. After being ordained on May 27, 1899, Fr. Lucas became the superior and professor of Philosophy. He became well known for his preaching and spiritual writings. He coupled his intellectual capacity with a warm, generous spirit, dedicating himself to God, the Order, and those he served. His conviction as a Carmelite friar inspired him to write these prophetic words in an article: “As long as God preserves my vocation, I will not lower my head in shame for anybody because I am a religious ... If we die for the truth, we will have triumphed.” Fr. Lucas was sent to Mexico in 1902, where his apostolic work began in Mazatlán and Durango. His personality attracted many people, which helped build the Carmelites' good name. As a result, the bishop of Mazatlán requested more friars for ministry and entrusted a parish in the city to them, appointing Fr. Lucas as its first pastor. In contrast, the experience in Durango was not as smooth, and both Frs. Pedro of St. Elijah and Lucas had difficulty establishing a Carmelite community there. Religious persecution in Mexico brought the Discalced Carmelites to Tucson, United States, in 1912. There, the Carmelites served twenty-two mission churches in the nearby mining towns and camps. Recognizing their dedication, Bishop Henry Granjon assigned the newly built Holy Family Church in Tucson to them. In 1915, Fr. Lucas became its first pastor. He left the United States and returned to Barcelona upon being elected provincial of the Catalonian Province in 1924. The following year, he transferred to Rome to serve as general definitor. After completing his tenure there in 1933, he returned to Barcelona and served as prior. In 1936, he became provincial and was stationed at the Carmelite monastery in Barcelona. Before his arrival, Spain had shifted from a monarchy to a republic. This transition followed the 1931 elections on April 12, which led to the proclamation of the Republic. As a consequence, King Alfonso XIII of the House of Bourbon left Spain to prevent a civil war, and Niceto Alcalá-Zamora assumed the presidency. This dramatic change in government led to a wave of anti-clerical violence rooted in laicism, which aimed to secularize the country. On May 10, monarchists opened a political center in Madrid called the Independent Monarchist Circle, which was soon attacked by riots. As a result, from May 11 to 13, many churches were burned. The violence began in Madrid and spread to Seville, Cordoba, Murcia, and Malaga. The Communist Party organized many acts of arson, which the provisional government did nothing to stop. Summing up the government’s views, the Minister of War, Manuel Azaña, declared, “All the convents of Spain are not worth the life of one Republican.” In October, the Socialist Party won the legislative elections. Manuel Azaña became the head of State. Two months later, the Parliament passed a constitution introducing strict secular policies. These included the banning of religious orders, Catholic education, and religious cemeteries. The Popular Front, a coalition of left-wing parties, took power in 1936. It included the Socialist Party, Esquerra Republicana, and the Communist Party. This began a period of lawlessness, marked by unauthorized demonstrations, disregard for private property, and increased political violence. Police delegates, who were former socialist activists, conducted arbitrary arrests of right-wing politicians, dissolved rightist and monarchist groups, and heightened political unrest. This culminated in a military uprising on July 18, 1936, led by Franco and General Emilio Mola. During that time, areas still under Republican control saw dramatic religious persecution. Republican partisans desecrated, burned, and looted churches and shrines across Spain. Furthermore, relics and statues were paraded through the streets in mock celebrations, and bodies of saints and clergy were dug up and abused. In addition, priests and religious were hunted and massacred. Notably, around 6,800 religious were murdered between 1936 and 1939, including 13 bishops. Moreover, as many as 20,000 churches were destroyed, many of them before the war started. People, especially women, were murdered for attending Mass, and anyone associated with the opposition was killed. It was against this backdrop of violence that Bl. Lucas of St. Joseph Tristany Pujol, O.C.D., was slain with his confreres in Barcelona. Bl. Lucas was executed on July 20, 1936. Angel Maria Prat Hostench, renowned for his spirituality and Marian piety, held the office of superior in numerous houses of the province. On July 28, 1936, Bl. Angel Prat and other religious were discovered while trying to escape persecution at the Tarrega railway station, taken to Cervera, where they were shot at dawn on July 29 for being priests and religious. With Prat were the priests Eliseo M. Maneus Besalduch, Anastasio M. Dorca Coraminas, and Eduardo M. Serrano Buf; the students Pedro M. Ferrer Martin, Andrés M. Solé Rovina, Miguel M. Soler Sala, Juan M. Puigmitjà Rubiò, and Pedro-Tomás M. Prat Colledecarrara; the lay brother Eliseo M. Fontdecaba Quiroga, recently professed; and novices José M. Escoto Ruíz and Elías M. Garre Egea. In August, after escaping her burning monastery, Carmelite nun Sister Maria del Patrocinio was shot by militia. In October and November, more Carmelites were killed following inhumane interrogations and treatment. They were Brothers Ludovico M. Ayet Canós and Angel M. Presta Batlle, Father Fernando M. Llobera Puigsech, and Eufrosino M. Raga Nadal, a sub-deacon. Throughout this period, anti-Christian terror and persecution accompanied the socialist or Communist domination of any region until the Spanish Civil War ended in 1939 with Franco’s dictatorship. This joint memorial for both Orders of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel commemorates their martyrs who were killed during the Spanish Civil War. This memorial includes eight groups of Carmelites, as well as a multitude of bishops, diocesan priests, religious of various orders, and lay people, who were beatified in part by Pope Benedict XVI on October 28, 2007, and in part by Pope Francis on October 13, 2013. Prayer: Almighty and merciful God, who granted the priests Blesseds Angelus Mary, Luke of Saint Joseph, and their companions the grace of reaching the summit of Mount Carmel through martyrdom, grant, we pray, through their intercession, that we may always live with wisdom and zeal, by bearing witness to the kingly majesty of Christ. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. List of Carmelite Martyrs: Bl. Angel Maria (Angel Prat Hostench, April 30, 1896-July 29, 1936) (professed priest, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Eliseo Maria (Eliseo Maneus Besalduch, December 15, 1896-July 29, 1936) (professed priest, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Anastasi Maria (Pere Dorca Coromina, December 30, 1907-July 29, 1936) (professed priest, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Eduardo Maria (Manuel Serrano Buj, December 21, 1912-July 29, 1936) (professed priest, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Pere Maria (Pere Ferrer Marin, June 1, 1909-July 29, 1936) (professed cleric, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Andreu Corsino Maria (Josep Sole Rovira, January 23, 1919-July 29, 1936) (professed cleric, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Miquel Maria (Miquel Soler Sala, March 15, 1919-July 29, 1936) (professed cleric, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Joan Maria Puigmitja Rubio (April 16, 1919-July 29, 1936) (professed cleric, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Pere Tomas Maria (Joan Prat Colldecarrera, August 4, 1919-July 29, 1936) (professed cleric, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Eliseu Maria (Lluis Fontdecava Quiroga, May 12, 1891-July 29, 1936) (professed religious, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Jose Maria (Gabriel Escoto Ruiz, August 10, 1878-July 29, 1936) (novice, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Elias Maria (Gines Garre Egea, October 9, 1910-July 29, 1936) (novice, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Maria de Patocini de Sant Josep (Maria de Puiggracios Badia Flaquer, August 28, 1903-August 13, 1936) (professed religious, Carmelite Nuns of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Eufrosi Maria (Josep Lluis Raga Nadal, December 28, 1913- October 6, 1936) (professed cleric, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Ludovico Maria (Antonio Ayet Canos, July 25, 1886-October 13, 1936) (professed religious, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Angel Maria (Angel Presta Batlle, February 17, 1915-October 13, 1936) (professed religious, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Ferran Maria Ferran Llovera Pulgesch, March 19, 1902-November 22, 1936) (professed priest, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Lluc of Saint Joseph (Josep Tristany Pujol, December 14, 1872-July 20, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Jordi of Saint Joseph (Antoni Besch Verdura, September 6, 1889-July 20, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Joan Josep of Jesus Crucified (Joan Pafila Monllao, August 19, 1911- July 20, 1936) (professed religious, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Jaime of Saint Teresa (Jaime Gascon Bordas, July 25, 1886-July 24, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Romuald of Saint Catherine (Josep Guillami Rodo, February 3, 1866-July 24, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Eduard of the Child Jesus (Ricard Farre Masip, April 3, 1897-July 25, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Gabriel of the Annunciation (Jaume Balcells Grau, October 12, 1908-July 25, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Esperanza of the Cross (Teresa Subira Sanjuame, February 27, 1875- July 31, 1936) (professed religious, Carmelite Missionaries) Bl. Maria Refugi of Saint Angelo (Maria Roqueta Serra, April 20, 1878- July 31, 1936) (professed religious, Carmelite Missionaries) Bl. Daniela of Saint Barnabas (Vicenta Achurra Gogenola, April 4, 1890- July 31, 1936) (professed religious, Carmelite Missionaries) Bl. Gabriela of Saint John of the Cross (Francisca Pons Sarda, July 18, 1880- July 31, 1936) (professed religious, Carmelite Missionaries) Marcal of Saint Anne (Josep Maria Masip Tamarit, March 2, 1914- September ?, 1936) (professed religious, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Antoni Maria of Jesus (Antoni Bonet Sero, March 20, 1907- September 7, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Apolonia of the Blessed Sacrament (Apolonia Lizarraga Ochoa de Zabalegui, April 18, 1867- September 8, 1936) (professed religious, Carmelite Sisters of Charity Vedruna) Bl. Joaquim of Saint Joseph (Josep Casas Julia, December 23, 1915- September 28, 1936) (professed religious, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Pedro Tomas of the Virgin of the Pillar (Pedro de Alcantara de Forton de Cascajares, April 26, 1888- October 10, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Lius Maria of the Virgin of Mercy (Luis Minguel Ferrer, June 13, 1902- October 22, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Alfons of the Heart of Mary (Alfons Arimany Ferrer, May 19, 1905-October 25, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Jose Mariano of the Angels (Mariano Alarcon Ruiz, November 24, 1912-December 17, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Eufrasio of the Child Jesus (Eufrasio Barredo Fernandez, February 8, 1897-October 12, 1934) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Eusebio of the Child Jesus (Ovidio Fernandez Arenillas, February 21, 1888-July 22, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Clemente of the Sacred Heart (Clemente Lopez Yague, November 25, 1911-July 22, 1936) (novice, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Hermilo of Saint Eliseus (Pedro Romon Rodriguez, April 14, 1913-July 22, 1936) (professed cleric, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Eliseo of Jesus Crucified (Esteban Cuevas Casquero, December 26, 1913-July 22, 1936) (professed cleric, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Perfecto of the Virgin of Carmel (Perfecto Dominguez Monge, April 18, 1914-July 22, 1936) (professed cleric, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Jose Agustin of the Blessed Sacrament (Tomas Mateos Sanchez, September 17, 1912-July 22, 1936) (professed cleric, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Jose Maria of the Sorrowful Mother (Vicente Alamo Jimenez, August 3, 1901-July 30, 1936) (professed religious, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Constancio of Saint Joseph (Jose Mata Luis, August 23, 1914-July 30, 1936) (professed cleric, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Nazario of the Sacred Heart (Nazario del Valle Gonzalez, July 28, 1901-July 31, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Pedro Jose of the Sacred Hearts (Pedro Jimenez Vallejo, February 22, 1861-July 31, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Ramon of the Virgin of Carmel (Jose Grijalvo Medel, March 29, 1896-July 31, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Daniel of the Passion (Daniel Mora Nine, February 17, 1908-July 31, 1936) (professed religious, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Felix of the Virgin of Carmel (Luis Gomez de Pablo, January 9, 1912-July 31, 1936) (professed cleric, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Placido of the Child Jesus (Jose Luis Collado Oliver, January 25, 1912-July 31, 1936) (professed cleric, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Melchor of the Child Jesus (Melchor Martin Monge, July 18, 1914-July 31, 1936) (professed cleric, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Tirso of Jesus Mary (Gregoria Sanchez Sancho, April 19, 1899-September 7, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Jose Maria Mateos Carballido (March 19, 1902-July 22, 1936) (professed priest, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Eliseo Maria (Juan Duran Cintas, November 25, 1906-July 22, 1936) (professed priest, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Ramon Maria Perez Sousa (August 1, 1903-July 22, 1936) (professed religious, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Jaime Maria Carretero Rojas (April 27, 1911-July 22, 1936) (professed cleric, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Jose Maria Gonzalez Delgado (February 26, 1908-July 27, 1936) (professed priest, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Pedro Valasco Narbona (October 12, 1892-July ?, 1936) (postulant, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Antonio Maria Martin Povea (November 27, 1887-August 14, 1936) (professed religious, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Eliseo Maria Camargo Montes (June 4, 1887-August 18, 1936) (professed religious, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Jose Maria Ruiz Cardenosa (July 26, 1902-August 18, 1936) (professed religious, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Carmelo Maria (Crispulo Moyano Linares, June 10, 1891-September 23, 1936) (professed priest, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Daniel Maria (Daniel Garcia Anton, December 11, 1913-August 18, 1936) (professed cleric, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Silvano Maria (Silvano Villaneuva Gonzalez, February 6, 1916-August 18, 1936) (professed cleric, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Adalberto Maria (Adalberto Vicente, April 23, 1916-August 18, 1936) (professed cleric, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Aurelio Maria (Aurelio Garcia Anton, August 14, 1916-August 18, 1936) (professed cleric, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Francisco Maria (Francisco Perez, January 30, 1917-August 18, 1936) (professed cleric, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Angelo Maria (Angelo Reguilon Lobato, June 1, 1917-August 18, 1936) (professed cleric, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Bartolome Fanti Maria (Nicomedes Andres Vecilla, August 26, 1917-August 18, 1936) (professed cleric, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Angel Maria (Jose Sanchez Rodriguez, August 2, 1918-August 18, 1936) (professed cleric, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Alberto Maria (Francisco Marco Aleman, May 23, 1894-November 18, 1936) (professed priest, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance) Bl. Joan of Jesus (Joan Vilaregut Farre, August 19, 1907-July 24, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Bartomeu of the Passion (Josep Olive Vivo, September 14, 1894-July 24, 1936) (professed religious, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Silveri of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (Jaume Perucho Fontarro, March 12, 1864-August 20, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Francesc of the Assumption (Francesc Segala Sole, May 25, 1912-August 20, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Angel of Saint Joseph (Joan Fort Rius, October 10, 1896-July 25, 1936) (professed religious, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Vicente of the Cross (Vicente Gellen Ybanez, September 29, 1908-July 25, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Carles of Jesus Mary (Carles Barrufet Tost, April 9, 1888-August 12, 1936) (professed religious, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Julio Alameda Camarero (May 28, 1911-November 11, 1936) (professed religious, Carmelite Tertiaries of Education) Bl. Jose Cecilio of Jesus Mary (Jose Alberich Lluch, February 7, 1865--November 11, 1936) (professed religious, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Elipio of Saint Rose (Felipe Arce Fernandez, October 16, 1878--November 11, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Lluis Domino Oliva (January 11, 1892--November 11, 1936) (professed religious, Carmelite Tertiaries of Education) Bl. Pedro of Saint Elijah (Pedro de Eriz Eguiluz, February 22, 1877-November 11, 1936) (professed priest, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Damian of the Holy Trinity (Damian Rodriguez Pablo, May 18, 1896-November 11, 1936) (professed religious, Discalced Carmelites) Bl. Isidre Tarsa Giribets (February 3, 1866-November 11, 1936) (professed religious, Carmelite Tertiaries of Education) Bl. Bonaventura Toldra Rodon (March 31, 1896-November 11, 1936) (professed religious, Carmelite Tertiaries of Education)