SPEECH BY ANACLETO GONZÁLEZ FLORES

"Many Catholics fail to grasp the gravity of the moment and, above all, the causes of the disaster; they are unaware of how the three great enemies—Protestantism, Freemasonry, and the Revolution—work tirelessly, driven by an alarming and well-organized program of action.

These three enemies are defeating Catholicism on every front, at every hour, and in every possible way. They wage battle in the streets, in public squares, in the press, in workshops, in factories, and in homes. It is a widespread conflict; they have drawn their swords and deployed their battalions everywhere. This is a fact. Christ does not reign in the public square, in schools, in parliament, in books, in universities, or in the public and social life of the Nation. It is the Devil who reigns there. In all those environments, one breathes the very breath of Satan.

And what do we do? We have contented ourselves with praying, going to church, and practicing a few acts of piety, as if that were enough 'to counter the immense conspiracy of God's enemies.' We have left everything else to them: the streets, the press, and the teaching posts at every level of education. In none of these places have they encountered serious opposition. And when we have acted, we have done so so poorly, so feebly, that it could be said we have not fought at all. We have sung in our churches, yet we have not sung to God in the schools, the public squares, or parliament, having sidelined Christ out of fear of the prevailing atmosphere.

To reduce Catholicism to secret prayer, to fearful complaint, to trembling and terror before public authorities—even as they kill the national soul and butcher the Nation in the open street—is not merely cowardice or excusable confusion; it is a historic, religious, public, and social crime that deserves utter execration.

....Souls are suffering from diminishment and anemia."  ...spiritual. We have become beggars, renouncing our role as masters of our own destinies. We have been driven out of everywhere, and we have abandoned everything.

Until now, most of us Catholics have done nothing but ask God to act, to work, to bring things about—to do something, or indeed everything, regarding the fate of the Church in our homeland. Consequently, we have limited ourselves to prayer, waiting for God to intervene. And all this under the guise of a supposed "prudence." We need the imprudence of Christian boldness.

Moreover, there are many Catholics who dare to label as imprudent anyone who asserts their rights in the face of their persecutors. This situation of isolation, estrangement, and national fragmentation must end once and for all. We must, without delay, seriously consider how we—the Catholics of our homeland—can cease being a mere heap of disconnected particles and instead become an immense body with a single program, a single head, a single mindset, and a single organizational banner to confront our persecutors.

Speech by Anacleto González Flores, martyr.

ANACLETO DIXIT

"...It can also be said that youth—because of its elevated and permanent boldness—is naturally Christian. And it can be said further: youth is completed, strengthened, and protected against weakening or extinction by placing itself under the perpetually youthful breath of Christ. Because Christianity—both in the strength of its ideological structure and in its historical currents—is the doctrine of risk and the direction of life to victoriously overcome all risks. Because it is not so small to dare to face the risks of being a saint. Much less the risks of being a martyr. And Christianity—considered ideologically and historically—is the doctrine of holy boldness, of holiness, and of goodness. Joining your two hands, wet in the new wineskin of life, youth, with the perennial youth of Christ, is the same as defining the direction of your own boldness and placing it in fruitful and direct function with goodness, truth, and  destiny itself." 

(Anacleto González Flores, You Will Be King, 1950)

SPEECH GIVEN BY ANACLETO GONZÁLEZ FLORES, MEXICAN MARTYR:

 “Many Catholics are unaware of the seriousness and especially of the causes of the disaster; they overlook the fact that the three great enemies, Protestantism, Freemasonry, and Revolution, work tirelessly and with an alarming and well-organized program of action.

These three enemies are defeating Catholicism on all fronts, at all hours and in all possible ways. They fight in the streets, in the squares, in the press, in the workshops, in the factories, in the homes. In the case of a generalized battle, they have their sword drawn and their battalions deployed everywhere. This is a fact. Christ does not reign in the streets, in the schools, in the Parliaments, in books, in universities, in the public and social life of the countries. Who reigns there is the devil. In all those environments you can see the smoke of Satan.

And what do we do? We content ourselves with praying, going to church, practicing some works of mercy, as if that were enough "to counteract all the vast conjuration of God's enemies." We have left them everything else, the streets, the press, the teaching at various levels of education. In none of these places have they encountered serious opposition. And if sometimes we have acted, we have done it so poorly, so weakly, that it can be said that we have not fought at all. We have sung in churches but we have not announced God in schools, in squares, in Parliaments, and so, we have cornered Christ out of fear.

Reducing Catholicism to a secret prayer, to a grievous complaint, to trembling and fright before public authorities when they kill the national soul and destroy everything before everyone’s eyes, is not only cowardice and excusable disorientation, but also a religious, public and social historical crime, which deserves all execrations.

...Souls suffer from spiritual anemia. We have become beggars, renouncing ownership of our destinies. We have been evicted from everywhere, and we have abandoned everything.

So far, almost all Catholics have done nothing but ask God to do, to work, to accomplish, to do something or everything for the fate of the Church in our countries. And that's why we have only prayed, waiting for God to work. And all this under the mask of a so called "prudence". We need the imprudence of Christian boldness.

Moreover, there are many Catholics who dare to call imprudent those who know how to assert their rights before their persecutors. It is necessary that this situation of isolation, estrangement, national dispersion, ends once and for all, and that as soon as possible we think in a serious way that we are all Catholics of our country, not a lot of particles without union, but an immense body that has one program, one head, one thought, one organizing flag to face all persecutors."