Quotes from Oscar Romero

Let us not tire of preaching love; it is the force that will overcome the world.

God is not satisfied with appearance. God wants the garment of justice. God wants his Christians dressed in love.

One must not love oneself so much, as to avoid getting involved in the risks of life that history demands of us, and those that fend off danger will lose their lives.

As a pastor, I am bound by a divine command to give my life for those whom I love, and that includes all Salvadorans, even those who are going to kill me.

There is no dichotomy between man and God's image. Whoever tortures a human being, whoever abuses a human being, whoever outrages a human being, abuses God's image.

I do not believe in death without resurrection. If they kill me I will rise again in the people of El Salvador.

We are prophets of a future not our own.