Hundreds — including many Venezuelans living in the United States — came to this Fort Lauderdale suburb May 1 to greet the cardinal from Caracas, Venezuela, and to see relics of Blessed José Gregorio Hernández, known affectionately as the “doctor of the poor,” whom Pope Francis beatified in 2021. Cardinal Baltazar Porras of Mérida celebrated Sunday Mass for parishioners at St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church west of Fort Lauderdale. He brought with him the relics of Blessed José Gregorio that were placed for veneration at the front of the church. Full Text -> CNS

Traducción de cortesía -> Cientos, incluidos muchos venezolanos que viven en los Estados Unidos, llegaron a este suburbio de Fort Lauderdale el 1 de mayo para saludar al cardenal desde Caracas, Venezuela, y para ver las reliquias del Beato José Gregorio Hernández, conocido cariñosamente como el “médico de los pobres”, a quien El Papa Francisco fue beatificado en 2021. El Cardenal Baltazar Porras de Mérida celebró la Misa dominical para los feligreses en la Iglesia Católica St. Katharine Drexel al oeste de Fort Lauderdale. Trajo consigo las reliquias del Beato José Gregorio que fueron colocadas para su veneración al frente de la iglesia.

Traducción al español -> Google Translación

En la tarde del 29 de junio de 1919 el doctor José Gregorio Hernández caminaba por la esquina de Amadores (La Pastora), después de bajarse de un tranvía, cuando fue atropellado por un vehículo. Se desplomó de espaldas y su occipital cayó justo en el filo de la acera. Lo llevaron al hospital Vargas y allí falleció, a los 55 años. Fue enterrado en el Cementerio General del Sur y en 1975 sus restos fueron trasladados a la Iglesia de la Candelaria, en Caracas. Su pueblo natal, Isnotú (Trujillo), es un lugar de peregrinaje de miles de devotos. Por Rafael Arraiz Lucca. Texto completo ->EfectoCocuyo

Courtesy translation -> On the afternoon of June 29, 1919, Dr. José Gregorio Hernández was walking around the corner of Amadores (La Pastora), after getting off a tram, when he was hit by a vehicle. He collapsed on his back and his occiput landed right on the edge of the sidewalk. They took him to the Vargas hospital and there he died, at the age of 55. He was buried in the General Cemetery of the South and in 1975 his remains were transferred to the Church of La Candelaria, in Caracas. His hometown, Isnotú (Trujillo), is a place of pilgrimage for thousands of devotees.

As Cáceres was very nervous and restless at the thought of the operation, his doctor, Dr Juan Marin Font, invited Cáceres to join him in prayer at the altar of Dr José Gregorio Hernández. By Juan José Meignen. Full Text -> FreeMalaysiaToday.

A relic of Blessed José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros, known as the doctor of the poor, is being brought to hospitals and clinics in Ciudad Bolívar to bring hope to the sick and healthcare personnel amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Text -> By Cynthia Perez. Full Text-> CatholicNewsAgency

The slim moustachioed man’s presence hung over Caracas last week—in makeshift shrines at local hospitals, on murals painted on city walls, and within the crowd of Venezuelans of all ages cheering, crying, applauding after a ceremony unfolded that put the beloved “doctor of the poor” on a solid path to sainthood—triggering optimism among the faithful. y Amy McKeever. Full Text -> NationalGeograpic

Blessed José Gregorio Hernández led a pious life marked by science, faith and public service. He was a founding member of Venezuela’s academy of medicine and tried unsuccessfully to become a priest. Along with his colleagues, Blessed Hernández resisted a dictator’s plans to shut down a university in Venezuela at the turn of the 20th century, while introducing the study of pathological anatomy. Full Text -> CatholicNewsService

Amid the suffering due to a devastating economic crisis and a global pandemic, the beatification of José Gregorio Hernández, affectionately known as the “doctor of the poor,” is a testament of the faith and hope of the people of Venezuela, Pope Francis said. In a video message released by the Vatican April 29, the pope said Hernández’s beatification “is a special blessing of God for Venezuela” and an example for Venezuelans to follow as they work toward reviving the country “with a spirit of reconciliation.” Full Text -> CatholicSun

With the austerity of a monk, a vocation to seek the good of others and a bright scientific mind, Jose Gregorio Hernández won the affection of those who called him “the doctor of the poor.” He became a religious icon after his death in 1919, and since then millions of Venezuelans have fervently asked that he be universally worshipped. By  Jorge Rueda. Full Text-> TorontoStar

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s former ambassador to Caracas, had planned to celebrate the April 30 beatification of Jose Gregorio Hernandez, dubbed the “doctor of the poor.” The Vatican said Wednesday that because of issues linked to the pandemic, Parolin wouldn’t make the trip. Full Text -> TororntoStar

The Archdiocese of Caracas announced that Jose Gregorio Hernandez, known affectionately as the “doctor of the poor,” will be beatified in April. In a video posted to the archdiocese’s Twitter account Jan. 24, Father Honegger Molina, spokesman for the archdiocese, said Hernandez will be beatified “at the end of April this year” and that the event will be a symbol of encouragement for the people of Venezuela. By Junno Arocho Estevez . Full Text -> ThePilot