Articles tagged Martyrs

Ulma family beatification: Can an unborn baby really be a martyr?

With regards to salvation, a baptized infant has the theological virtues infused into its soul, and immediately enters heaven after death. But can such an infant truly be called a martyr, if killed under certain circumstances?

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S.D. Wright

• Sep 12, 2023Sep 12, 2023

Bishop Schneider composes prayer for the triumph of the Catholic faith across the world

'Almighty and eternal God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we kneel before Your Majesty, and thank You from the depth of our soul for the inestimable gift of the Catholic Faith, which You have deigned to reveal to us through Jesus Christ, True God and True man. We received this divine light in holy baptism and have promised You to keep this faith inviolate until death.'

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Aug 15, 2023Aug 16, 2023

The few details of St. Christina’s life reveal her love of God to the point of martyrdom

What little details are known about the life of St. Christina serve only to highlight the depth of her love for Christ.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Jul 24, 2023Jul 14, 2023

The noble virgin St. Praxedes buried those martyred during the Roman persecutions

So great was the grief of St. Praxedes, that she prayed to God asking if it were expedient for her to die, He would take her away from so much evil.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Jul 21, 2023Jul 14, 2023

The glorious martyrs St. Peter and St. Paul always come to the defense of the Church

The preface from the Mass notes how St. Paul has his head struck off, because he is the approved head of the nations in faith; but St. Peter with his feet turned heavenwards, hath followed Christ the Head of us all.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Jul 4, 2023Jul 3, 2023

St. Irenaeus worked to bring peace to the Church while also tirelessly fighting heresy

St. Irenaeus' life defending the Church from doctrinal error ended in the way that he desired – dying a martyr at the hands of his persecutors.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Jul 3, 2023

St. Paul’s missionary zeal and love of God earns him the title ‘Doctor of the Gentiles’

St. Paul's word to Timothy should ring true for Catholics today: 'I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. As to the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of justice which the Lord, the just Judge, will render to me in that day.'

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Jun 30, 2023Jun 29, 2023

Bp. Strickland: Christians must be ready to make brave sacrifices for the Gospel

On this episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, Bishop Joseph Strickland invites us to act like the first Christians in their approach to living the Gospel amid threats of persecution.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• May 14, 2023May 12, 2023

Uganda Martyrs are inspiring the faithful in their resistance to the LGBT agenda

Today's episode of The John-Henry Westen Show comes at you from the Munyonyo Martyrs' Shrine in Kampala, which pays tribute to the Ugandan Martyrs killed for their faith in the late 1800s.

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John-Henry Westen

• Feb 15, 2023Feb 17, 2023

St. Valentine shows us why real marriage is worth dying for

Valentine was tortured mercilessly and underwent all the gruesome methods synonymous with brutal Roman regimes, but he love the Lord with all his heart, all his mind, and all his strength, and was thus unshakeable in his faith.

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Kennedy Hall

• Feb 14, 2023

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Articles tagged Martyrs

Ulma family beatification: Can an unborn baby really be a martyr?

Bishop Schneider composes prayer for the triumph of the Catholic faith across the world

The few details of St. Christina’s life reveal her love of God to the point of martyrdom

The noble virgin St. Praxedes buried those martyred during the Roman persecutions

The glorious martyrs St. Peter and St. Paul always come to the defense of the Church

St. Irenaeus worked to bring peace to the Church while also tirelessly fighting heresy

St. Paul’s missionary zeal and love of God earns him the title ‘Doctor of the Gentiles’

Bp. Strickland: Christians must be ready to make brave sacrifices for the Gospel

Uganda Martyrs are inspiring the faithful in their resistance to the LGBT agenda

St. Valentine shows us why real marriage is worth dying for