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November 23 Today is the Feast of Blessed Miguel Pro Juarez S.J, Martyr José Ramón Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez also known as Blessed Miguel Pro was born January 13, 1891 and executed November 23, 1927. He was a Mexican Jesuit Catholic priest executed under the presidency of Plutarco Elías Calles on trumped up charges of bombing and attempted assassination of former Mexican President Álvaro Obregón . Pro's arrest, lack of trial, and evidential support gained prominence during the Cristero War . Known for his religious piety and innocence, he was beatified by Pope John Paul II as a Catholic martyr in odium fidei, based on hatred for the faith, on September 25, 1988. - Moments before his execution, ask the official for permission to pray. Padre Miguel Pro kneeling in prayer. - The firing Squad. -He serenely awaits the assail of bullets that will take him home. In one hand, he is holding his Rosary. Here is the story The son of a socially prominent family, Pro entered the Jesuit novitiat...