Ezequiel Huerta Gutiérrez

Born in Magdalena, Jalisco, on January 6, 1876. An exemplary husband and father of a large family, he possessed a magnificent and well-cultivated dramatic tenor voice, thanks to which he attended liturgical services with considerable brilliance and decorum. Very devoted to the Holy Eucharist, he received Communion frequently. Very charitable, he shared his goods among the needy.

He was apprehended on the morning of April 2, 1927; had two priest brothers, Eduardo

and José Refugio, who were highly respected in Guadalajara. When he was taken prisoner, he had just visited the funeral chapel where the body of the Catholic leader Anacleto González Flores was laid to rest. In the cells of the Police Inspection, they tortured him until he lost consciousness. When he came to himself, he expressed his laments by singing the Eucharistic hymn: "Long live my Christ, long live my King."

Early the next day, April 3, he was transferred, along with his brother, to the municipal cementery; the cadre for the execution was formed; the time had come. Ezequiel said to his brother Salvador: "We forgive them, right?". "Yes, and may our blood serve for the salvation of many" replied the questioned one; a volley of rifle fire cut off the dialogue. Very close to that place, Ezequiel's wife heard the shots; she did not know who the victims were; however, she gathered her large family: "Children, let's pray the rosary, for those poor people who have just been shot."

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 He was beatified on November 20, 2005, by Pope Benedict XVI, as part of a group formed by him and 8 other Mexican martyrs.

(Source http://es.catholic.net/)