Feast of Chinese Martyrs an Opportunity to Pray for Persecuted Christians in China
One of the more well-known native martyrs was a 14-year-old Chinese girl named Ann Wang, who was killed during the Boxer Rebellion when she refused to apostatize.
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St. Erasmus, ‘Dauntless Bishop and Martyr’
“Grant us through the intercession of thy dauntless bishop and martyr Erasmus, who so valiantly confessed the Faith, that we may learn the doctrine of this faith, practice its precepts and thereby be made worthy to attain its promises. Amen.” —Prayer to St. Erasmus
Polish Priest Guillotined by Nazis to Be Beatified in November
Father Jan Macha will be declared ‘Blessed’ at a Mass on Nov. 20 in the Cathedral of Christ the King in Katowice, Poland.
Catholic Church in Russia Reorganizes Causes of 20th-Century Martyrs
All the candidates died after the Russian Revolution and the Bolshevik establishment of the Soviet Union.
To Rise With Christ, We Must Die With Christ
“No slave is greater than his master. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you.” (John 15:20)
On These Last Days Of December
This week, we are especially reminded that the Maker of the universe “became his own making” — and that Christ and his saints were born in order to die.
In Death as in Life, Blessed Miguel Pro Is an Inspiration
Father Miguel Pro’s famous last words before the firing squad were “Viva Cristo Rey” (“Long live Christ the King!”)
‘Long Live Christ the King’ — The 51 Claretian Martyrs of Barbastro
“Nowadays, people are looking for an explanation; but in those days it was all much simpler: they were Catholics, they were religious, they were ‘curates’ and they had to die.” —Bishop Damián Iguacén
New Blessed Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War Offer a Model for Today
Father Bonet and his companions were truly free men, because they surrendered to the truth that God is.
Killer of Martyred Italian Nun: ‘I Can Have of Her Only a Memory of Love’
Venerable Maria Laura Mainetti was known for her social and charitable commitment.
