Santo Toribio Romo

Here’s a shout-out to the crew
from Pastor Ortiz, Michoacán, my friend

we all have a saint or
someone we look up to
Santa Muerte or Saint Jude
or the Virgin of San Juan Malverde
or Toribio Romo, the patron of the undocumented

Father Toribio Romo was born
and was killed in Jalisco, they took him out
by the agraristas for being a follower of Christ
since then, many people have seen him

by the Rio Bravo, Usuchgate, or the treacherous desert
he saves them from danger, this missionary saint
they say sometimes he gives them water, food, and cash

there are thousands of undocumented folks starting to pray to him
asking Father Romo to help them cross
through deserts, uncles, and borders to reach their dreams

like an angel or a ghost, he appears to the undocumented
he helps them and even heals them so they can carry on
and then he disappears, a sign that they will arrive

Santa Ana de Guadalupe, you’re visited daily
Jalisco is lucky, you gave them a saint
to the world, the protector of the wetback.