Why an English bishop created the ‘Romero mysteries’

'Perhaps it’s a little bit bold and presumptuous. But the point is, this is simply an offering.'

In February 2023, Archbishop John Wilson stood at the spot where St. Óscar Romero celebrated his last Mass.

Archbishop John Wilson of Southwark, England, pictured on Oct. 17, 2021 © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.

From his viewpoint behind the altar, the English archbishop looked out at the chapel doors, just a short distance away, where on March 24, 1980, a gunman a…