The members of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross who died during this half-year are:

Luís da Fonseca Antunes was born on November 27, 1920 in Pousos, Leiria (Portugal). He was the youngest of eleven brothers and sisters of whom five were priests and one a member of a religious order for women. He requested admission as an Associate member of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross in 1958. He worked as pastor in la Vila Nova and in Sobral de Mortágua. During troubled times in the life of the nation he suffered persecution and calumnies which he knew how to forgive generously. He died in Coimbra on November 8, 1999.

Joaquín Parra González was born on November 1, 1932 in Arjona, Jaén, Spain. Ordained a priest on June 29, 1957, he shortly thereafter asked for admission as an associate in the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross. He was very much loved for his priestly dedication and especially for his availability to administer the sacrament of Penance. Despite the great pain that he suffered in his last years, he spent time in the confessional every day until a month before his death. Offering his sufferings for priests and seminarians, he entrusted his soul to God on the morning of September 28, 1999.

Calixto Sánchez Maldonado was born in Traid, Guadalajara, Spain on October 14, 1927, and was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara on June 21, 1953. He carried out his pastoral work in various villages of the province and in the city of Guadalajara. Later he transferred to the diocese of Madrid-Alcalá, working in Colmenar Viejo and later in Vallecas, becoming chaplain of a residence for the aged. He prayed with great eagerness for priestly vocations and had an intense devotion to the Holy Eucharist. He died on July 30, 1999.


The other members of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross who died during this half-year are:

Antonio Barcala Gómez December 31, 1999
Artur Campos July 31, 1999
Manuel Díaz Luján December 27, 1999
Julián Gamundí Peris October 24, 1999
Carmelo Gómez Huici October 15, 1999
Manuel Gonçalves Pereira November 11, 1999
Rafael Matesanz Martín December 31, 1999
Salvador Miás Poblet November 2, 1999
Joan Miralles Solves November 5, 1999
Julián Nava Herrero July 29, 1999
José Oliva Conesa November 22, 1999
Fortunato Rodríguez Lorenzo September 19, 1999
José de Jesús Romo López September 19, 1999
Vicente Vega Mora December 23, 1999