Santa Muerte - Saint of Death
Santa Muerte is No Saint !!!
"Santa Muerte" – Saint Death or Holy Death– is the focus of a
deathly Mexican cult that has gained a so-far undetermined number of adherents
on both sides of the illusory barrier that divides the United States from
Mexico.
"Santa Muerte" – Saint Death or Holy Death– is the focus of a
deathly Mexican cult that has gained a so-far undetermined number of adherents
on both sides of the illusory barrier that divides the United States from
Mexico.
From the actual Santa Muerte website:
These days the
worship of the Santa Muerte continues to expand continuously, the most faithful
are those who turn to her and find refuge and protection.At this present time, we can find her image frequently at alters located in homes, businesses, and also on chains surrounding the necks of students, labor workers, professionals, artists, merchants and endless numbers of believers Since the Santa Muerte does not distinguish her age, sex, race, religion, economic status or social status, the same can be asked to a most powerful humble man which his justice is just the same for all, for one day we will appear before her.
What we must emphasize is that the most Santa Muerte does fulfill what is asked and above all, love matters and business no matter how difficult it may appear to be In all factors, we must come to recognize her very well in order to know where and how to ask her for help to be able to conquer obstacles and solve problems then is when you will find happiness and success.
Who is the Santa Muerte?
The Santa Muerte is a spiritual entity created by God himself, for the benefit of being human also is considered by some mystics, witch doctors, and spiritual healers of our country as an intermediate between our most powerful God and human being, that is why some devoters to the Santa Muerte give opinion as to how we should be in good terms with her so that way she can intercede for us before God.
Her Elements and Representations
The Santa Muerte represents herself in diverse forms, perhaps they ask why does she appear in different objects in her images and what is the significance of this scythe, the world, balance, the glow of her head, the eagle owl, the hour glass and the lamp the elements that configure the Santa Muerte are endowed as a special significance and they should be utilized consistently to the petitions that we make.
Mexican News
over the Saint of Death
Removal of this status would forbid it from legally soliciting donations or owning property. Sounding a lot like the ACLU or other US and European civil libertarians, the marchers for St. Death brandished banners during a March rally in Mexico City shouting "We are not criminals" and "Respect religious freedom"!
While their dispute is with the Mexican government, much of their anger is directed at the Catholic Church, which has warned the faithful to beware of the cult and its tendency towards Satanism. The bishop of León, Guanajuato State, Mexico, complained to the Mexican government last year that the organizers of the cult had fraudulently used the name "Catholic" in their moniker.
Cult spokesman David Romo Guillén, who styles himself as a bishop, declared that his group "The Mexico-US Tridentine Catholic Church" or "The Traditional Catholic Mex-USA Church" has temples in Mexico and prayer groups in the US – including Texas, California, and Washington DC. However, a spokesman of the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington DC in an email response to Spero News declared that he "had no knowledge" of the cult, while no response was forthcoming from the Los Angeles Catholic archdiocese about St. Death.
According to some observers, the modern cult to Death and its images stems from the 1960s, although its ultimate origins are mysterious. For example, in the ancient Jewish pantheon of demiurges, the angel of death is named Azrael. Some analysts point to Spain, or to Africa and its animist traditions, as the origin of some analogous folk beliefs, such as the fear of the Evil-Eye. Even the ancient Celts of Britain and Ireland revered skulls and severed heads, used them as chalices, and believed that these human remains emanated some divine power.
But Mexico has native religious beliefs that pre-date the 1521 Spanish conquest and the arrival of the Catholic faith. Aztec and Mayan art and imagery are replete with images of death in the form of skull-adorned temples and deathly idols. Human sacrifice was offered by Mexicans’ ancestors to placate pagan gods and ensure the fertility of the earth. Before the Conquest, as many as 60,000 human lives were offered to the Aztec deities in as little as four days. That cult of death was sometimes personified by "Mictlantecuhtli" – a god who is represented as a skeleton or flayed man.
The cult of Santa Muerte, which pre-dates the Catholic Church in Latin America and is older than Christianity itself, likewise flourishes even while masquerading as authentic Christianity and offering a perennial challenge to Christian ministrations.
Lamenting the failure the Catholic Church has had in adequately addressing the needs of his flock, a spokesman for the Archdiocese of Mexico City said last month that "Catholics are easy prey for the snares of imposters because of the deficient evangelization and religious formation we (the hierarchy) have provided to the faithful."