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.
Results from Tag: 'martyrs'
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.
Blessed James Miller — Wisconsin Farmer and Catholic Martyr
“The Church is being persecuted because of its option for the poor.”
Swiss Guards Postpone Swearing-In of New Recruits Due to Coronavirus
The Swiss Guards marked the 493rd anniversary of the May 6, 1527 battle with Mass in the church of Santa Maria of the Pieta in the Teutonic College, followed by the “laying of the wreath,” in the Square of the Roman Protomartyrs in Vatican City.
Blessed Franz Jägerstätter’s Holy Week
The martyr wrote to his wife, Franziska, ‘What is our little suffering compared with what Christ endured?’
Pope Francis Honors Heroism of Japanese Martyrs of Nagasaki
‘I have come here as a pilgrim to pray, to confirm you in the faith, and to be confirmed by the faith of these brothers and sisters,’ he said.
Pope Francis Celebrates All Souls’ Day Mass in Rome Catacombs
‘The souls of the just are in the hands of God,’ he said Nov. 2.
