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There are many ways to define the word "folk". A very simple definition that encompasses the way we use the word here at Santa Muerte Ministries is, "of the people," or "by the will of the people."
Santa Muerte, Saint Death, is generally recognized as a folk saint. It was no pope or bishop who bestowed this status, no king or patriarch, rather it was a movement of regular people, just like you and me, who decided it should be so, and made it so. It is on that same bedrock of popular sanctification that the foundations of this ministry are built. This little group of ours exists for one purpose, and that is to bring together devotees of Santa Muerte in order to confer upon other devotees the title of "Minister". For all intents and purposes, Ministers of Santa Muerte Ministries are "Folk Ministers", that is, ministers granted their title "by the will of the people". Those who are granted the title of Minister should take pride in the fact that they are recognized by their peers, by their fellow Santa Muerte devotees, to carry the responsibilities that the title requires.
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