Reyes Us Hernández
Lay catechist, martyr in Guatemala
Who they were
Born at Macalajau and married to Natalia Alvarez, he was a health worker, a member of the renewal council and a respected catechist, valued for his leadership of the community, his understanding and his service; he was killed at Macalajau on 21 November 1980. Pope Francis beatified him with José María Gran Cirera and his nine companions on 23 April 2021.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that he was killed for his work as a catechist and herald of the word of God.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 112 (2020), p. 1130 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 23 April 2021
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.