St. Jose Sanchez del Rio Mug

This mug of St. Jose Sanchez del Rio by Ren Martnez Valadez shows the young man praying the rosary and holding a palm branch, symbolizing the victory of his martyrdom. The sash around his body holds the words he spoke to his mother to convince her to let him join the Cristero war: “Never was it so easy to become a saint,” and he went on, “I don’t want to miss the opportunity”. So, he went to war, and was martyred by the Mexican government at the age of 14. The projected cross and lines are a cubist representation of Christ the crucified King and, at the same time, a gateway to holiness. The triangular crystal shapes represent the Trinity and the more spiritual part of the composition which Jos is crossing into. The text reads: “Saint Jose Luis Sanchez del RioBORN March 28th, 1913MARTYRED February 10th, 1928CANONIZED October 16th, 2016 O Saint Jose,littlest soldier of Christ,whose last bloody stepsbrought you to the armsof Our Lady and Our Lord,ke