Category Archives: Modern Martyrs

Dicastery for the Causes of Saints in Rome issues Decree naming Fr Emil Kapaun Venerable

Dicastery for the Causes of Saints in Rome issues Decree naming Father Emil Kapaun Venerable The decree was published on the website of the Diocese of Wichita. HERE Bishop Carl Kemme is pleased to announce that on February 25, 2025, … Read More

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10 February – José de Jesús Sánchez del Río, Martyr: “Tell Christ the King I shall be with him soon.”

Today is the Feast of José Sánchez del Río. I would very much like a relic of this wonderful saint.  Anyone? I suspect many people, perhaps even among the readers here, have convinced themselves that the persecution of the Church … Read More

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NEW BOOK – Martyrs of the Eucharist: Stories to Inspire Eucharistic Amazement

It is sometimes said that were we truly to realize to the depth of our soul precisely the awesome what and the tremendous WHO the Blessed Sacrament is, we might never be able to get our faces up from off … Read More

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14 August – St. Maximilian Kolbe : priest, martyr, ham. Also, the 3rd path to beatification: “Oblatio Vitae”

Today, 14 August, is the Vigil of the Assumption (purple).  It is also the Feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe (red), a Franciscan priest put to death at Auschwitz. St. Maximilian Kolbe, has a special relevance for Catholic media. Today, dear … Read More

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26 July: Fr. Jacques Hamel, martyred 8 years ago in France

Begone, Satan,’ were the last words of Catholic priest Jacques Hamel, who was assassinated on this day eight years ago by Islamic State terrorists while celebrating Mass at Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray church in Rouen, France. pic.twitter.com/sV8hMpBulk — Sachin Jose (@Sachinettiyil) July 26, … Read More

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17 July: Martyres of Compiègne: “Terror is nothing more than speedy, severe and inflexible justice; it is thus an emanation of virtue.”

Happy Feast of Blessed Teresa of St. Augustine and Companions, the Martyrs of Compiègne.  Carmelites. In 1794, the Place de la Nation on the east side of Paris was called the Place du Trône-Renversé… Toppled Throne Square. In 1792 a … Read More

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“Katonda!” The Feast of St Charles Lwanga, Martyr. A patron saint for LGBT

“Katonda!” This year, using the Traditional Missale Romanum, we celebrate today the Feast of St. Charles Lwanga.  The decree Cum sanctissima allows for the celebration of Saints canonized after 1962 provided that the day is not some feast that would … Read More

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What would they think about what’s going on in the Church?

As I look news items about this or that prelate doing whatever, bishops crushing people’s hearts by closing down traditional worship even as nutty stuff is not only tolerated but fostered, unheard of doctrinal propositions, priests and even bishops cancelled, … Read More

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ROME 23/10 – Day 17: #freejimmylai

The sun rose in Rome at 07:22.  It is a truly beautiful October day, classic.  The sun will set at 18:28.  The Ave Maria bells in better times would ring forth at 18:45. Welcome registrants: ThomasT20 Hoyt1940 Richard the Lionhearted … Read More

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“In the face of such barbs, how can I convince my Protestant and non-Christian allies that our Catholic teachings are not hypocrisy?”

There is an important article at the National Catholic Register written by a Chinese priest under a pseudonym. The plight of Catholics and the complicity – both active and passive – on the part of Rome are palpable. […] And … Read More

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