In Mexico, November is a special month, as  we celebrate “el Día de Muertos” (“The Day of the Dead”), a reminder of the beauty regarding the death, since it takes us to a better place, as we believe it leads us to Heaven. Along these days, we honour the ones that have completed their journey on earth.  Our custom here is to make colourful altars that include multiple steps filled with photos, important elements of a person’s life, their hobbies, favourite food or anything they liked.
Each year, at my school, Triana in Aguascalientes, there is a contest among high school pupils: they prepare “altars of the ones who have passed away”. The theme this year was “Unsung Heroes”. After giving 3 possible people to the girls in our team, so they could vote, Pedro swept the vote, with a unanimous victory. Since we had chosen him as our hero,  there were girls saying that we were going to win just because of who Pedro was, and how he attracted people.
Actually making the altar started with complete chaos: there were things missing, the organization wasn’t the best, etc. But after a while, and after reflecting  on  the huge effort we were putting in, it is probable that Pedro interceded for us, so God could lend us a hand in this. In the end, everything turned out great, and our altar was the winner! This was also an opportunity to get more people to know Pedro.
We thought that Pedro was an excellent candidate for this theme, since he saved and is still  saving a lot of souls by taking them closer to God, and to Heaven. It is the example of his life, with his warm friendship, love and his natural humanity and dealings with others, as well as his extraordinary strength to cope with his illness. Now, that he is in Heaven, as well as interceding for us, he is also leaving  a legacy as an example of a normal boy who also struggled to be better, but who leaned so heavily on God to live to reach the goal,  to which so many of us aspire.

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