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A | TULSA, OK 74137 CARLOS GALÁN AGENTE A saint with no papers TULSA, Oklahoma - Saint Toribio Romo, patron saint of immigrants, arrived in Tulsa, Oklahoma with no papers on May 21, 2008. "He did it like many other immigrants have done it befo- re," said Simón Navarro, presi- dent of the cultural organiza- tion Casas Guanajuato, as he was finishing last-minute de- tails of the annual procession for the young priest who has been credited with helping im- migrants in miraculous ways. "Bringing the image of Father Toribio to the Uni- ted States was very difficult. Too much paperwork," explai- ned Navarro. "We had a dead- line and the Bishop of Tulsa (Most Rev. Edward Slattery) was waiting for us. We could not wait for papers, so Father Toribio crossed the border without them." e 6-foot image and a precious relic — a small bone piece — of the saint had a long trip. Indeed, an 800-mile jour- ney led by four immigrants. "I am a U.S. Citizen," said Navarro, "but I am still an im- migrant." Navarro gathered three friends to pick Santo Toribio up: A permanent re- sident, a tourist and a tem- porary worker. "I wanted to showcase the diversity of our immigrant community," he said. "All of them were from Guadalupe, so they know the area very well." Navarro explained that drug smugglers use religious statues to hide their ship- ments. And because of that, customs authorities requested an X-Ray proof, among other papers. "We did not have it. As a matter of fact, we did not have anything at all," he said. "e officers just reviewed our passports. No questions asked. ey did not even look in the back of our truck. I truly believe Father Toribio helped us. He really wanted to be in Tulsa." On May 21, 2008, Bishop Slattery welcomed Saint To- ribio to Saint Peter and Saint Paul Church, located in Nor- theastern Tulsa. He immedia- tely signed a special proclama- tion establishing the church as the Diocese Shrine of Saint Toribio Romo, Patron of Im- migrants — the only one in the U.S. en, four days later the very first procession was celebrated. More than one thousand parishioners and believers from different parts of the country got together. "H.B. 1804 (Oklahoma Citizen and Protection Act of 2007) is the reason we have an ima- ge of Saint Toribio Romo in the midd- le of the United States," said Rev. Fr. Tim Davison, pastor of Saint Peter and Saint Paul Church, who was holding a shining little wooden box with the special relic of the saint. "Adversities also bring oppor- tunities. H.B. 1804 is a severe immigration law. Our com- munity did all they could to fight against it. At the end of the fight, they only had God, the Church and of course their saints. In this case, who could be better than Saint Toribio Romo, Patron of Immigrants." Almost two thousand people walked 4 miles last May 25 to celebrate the fifth annual procession in honor of Saint Toribio. e temple, located at 1436 N. 67th E. Ave., in Tulsa, is the only place in the nation dedicated to the martyr of the so-called Criste- ros revolution. ONLY SHRINE IN U.S. DEDICATED TO PATRON SAINT OF IMMIGRANTS LIES IN TULSA Who was Father Toribio? Toribio was born in Santa Ana, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico on April 15, 1900. He was a very disciplined altar boy and was known for his religious fervor and the meti- culous routine with which he carried out his duties. He was ordained a priest on December 23, 1922. Right af- ter, he celebrated his first mass in the same church where, as a seminarian, he had dedicated himself to La Morenita, the dark-skinned Virgin of Tepeyac, Our Lady of Guada- lupe. His mission was to establish catechism classes. He founded centers, commissioned catechists and organized collective communions. Religious persecution targeted the Catholic Church at that time. Toribio was asked to be in charge of a parish in the town of Tequila, a location refused by many priests. It was simple: being the parish priest in Tequila was signing a death warrant. He left for Tequila to fulfill a mandate that would lead to his martyrdom. Toribio used an abandoned factory as the center of his ac- tivities. He was killed by federales on February 25, 1928. Pope John Paul II raised Toribio to the altars on May 21, 2000. His remains are located at the Santa Ana de Guada- lupe Church, in Jalisco, Mexico. JUAN MIRET NOTICIAS.NACIONAL@COXINET.NET T-2 EL NACIONAL DE TULSA VIERNES 9 DE MAYO, 2014 • www.noticiasoklahoma.com TULSA