Grande, was killed in 1980, this was once more a message that there would be no restriction, no limitation in this war between the establishment on one side and the Church and the poor on the other. The murders of the Jesuits was the last act, in a way. It had an impact on the national and international level, compelling everybody, all sides, to come together. The murders of these martyrs was the beginning of the peace process, a reconciliation that is, though fragile, real. I believe and hope their spirit remains, that they rise again, like Archbishop Romero, in the Salvadoran people, that they continue to be a light in this dark tunnel and hope in this country of endless misfortunes.
All martyrs rise again in history, each in their own way.
The martyred Jesuits too will live on in the Salvadoran people. I do not know how. But I hope the Salvadoran people would remember the UCA martyrs as witnesses to the truth, so that they go on believing that the truth is possible in their country. I hope they remember them as witnesses to justice so that the Salvadoran people retain the courage to believe that it is possible to change the country. I hope they remember them as faithful witnesses to the God of life, so that Salvadorans go on seeing God as their defender.