Homages [ Books ] [ Television Documentary ] [ Stage Play ] [ Synopsis stageplay ] [ Music ] [ Screenplay ] The 20th Anniversary Memorial - First Week of July 1996 Organized by the Argentine Pallottine Community, a week-long homage took place at different venues in Argentina.  The most salient activities were: July 3:  "A Voice Screaming to Heaven" is performed at St. Patrick's Carlos Salum's play "A Voice Screaming to Heaven" ("La Voz Que Grita al Cielo") was performed for an audience of 400 people at the site of the original St. Patrick's church, before the temple was built in 1957.  Due to the interest generated by the play, additional performaces took place on July 6 and 13. July 4:  The Silent March and the Mass The Pallottine Community of St. Patrick's organized a Silent March around the temple, followed by approximately 500 people.  The march concluded with the celebration of a multitudinary mass attended by over 1,000 people.     The City of Buenos Aires names a street after the Pallottine Martyrs After two decades of silence, the City of Buenos Aires' representatives voted unanimously to honor the Five Martyrs by changing the name of the street "Sancti Spiritu" to "Pallottine Martyrs."  The street is located 200 meters from the entrance of St. Patrick's church.  The official name change took place during the Silent March, by placing a bronze plaque in an intersection. July 5:  Gabriel Seisdedos' presents his book "The Honor Of God" The result of three years of courageous investigative reporting, "The Honor Of God" was presented in the temple, with an attendance of friends of the martyrs, their families, religious authorities, and politicians.  Eduardo Kimel presents his book's second edition, "The Massacre At St. Patrick's" The author of the first journalistic investigation, Kimel prepared a second edition of his book to be released at the annual Book Fair of Buenos Aires.  Lohle/Lumen Editors organized a speaking tour and supported Kimel during his legal ordeal against one of the judges who intervened in the Pallottines' case. Annual Homage Every July 4th, St. Patrick's community celebrates a mass to honor the lives and death of the Five Martyrs. The mass is celebrated by a large number of priests from all regions of the Argentine Pallottine Community.  The 25th Anniversary Memorial On July 4th, 2001, the Pallottine Community will organize a series of events to commemorate the massacre at St. Patrick's.   For more information on these events or to make donations to the Pallottine Community, please contact: Capalozza, Rodolfo Pedro Buenos Aires Argentina sacpalot@confar.org.ar SAC

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