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St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions A CATHOLIC VIEW - May 21, 2013 ... Christopher Magallanes and Companions. Like Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro, S.J. (November 23), Cristobal and his twenty-four companion martyrs lived under a very anti-Catholic government in Mexico, one determined to weaken the Catholic faith of its people. Churches, schools and seminaries were closed; foreign clergy were expelled. Cristobal established a clandestine seminary at Totatiche, Jalisco. Magallanes and the other priests ...http://acatholicview.blogspot.com/2013/05/st-christopher-magallanes-and-companions.html
Saints South of the Border P R WOMAN FOR CHRIST - May 21, 2013 Today the Catholic Church honors St. Christopher Magallanes and several other Mexican priests martyred for their faith in the 1920's. If you have not seen the film "For Greater Glory" I strongly suggest that you find a copy and see it. Or, you can purchase a copy from any of the Pauline Books & Media Centers (www.pauline.org) in the USA or Toronto. In the beginning of the film Peter O'Toole portrays Father Christopher Magallanas a ...http://prwomanforchrist.blogspot.com/2013/05/saints-south-of-border.html
¡Viva Cristo Rey! ATONEMENTONLINE - May 20, 2013 ... executioner's bullet found its mark. With an evil attempt in the 1920's and into the 1930's by Mexico's civil government to eradicate the Catholic Church from the country, the people's response to the persecution was the rising up of the Cristeros - Catholics who would not have their faith ripped away from them. Most Catholics resisted peacefully, but there also were some who felt driven to take up arms ...http://atonementparish.blogspot.com/2013/05/viva-cristo-rey.html
Tuesday, 21 May – Clarity of Mind OXYGEN - May 20, 2013 21 May – Memorial of St Christopher Magailanes and his Companions, Martyrs Like Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, S.J., Cristóbal and his 24 companion martyrs lived under a very anti-Catholic government in Mexico, one determined to weaken the Catholic faith of its people. Churches, schools and seminaries were closed; foreign clergy were expelled. Cristóbal established a clandestine seminary ...http://thecatholicwriter.com/oxygen/2013/05/tuesday-21-may-clarity-of-mind/
A Pattern for the Pebbles THE BREADBOX LETTERS - May 17, 2013 Close to the base of my "spiritual family tree" stand those who have suffered for Christ, those who've given up lives, health or comfort for love of God. It is only appropriate that such heroes are seen (by all of us) as basic to the faith, for they are exactly that. As Tertullian said in the third century, the blood of the martyrs is seed for the Church. It was seed that God planted from the beginning. St. Paul ...http://thebreadboxletters.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-pattern-for-pebbles.html
Oscar Romero Sainthood Cause on Long, Tangled Path CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 15, 2013 ... leadership during the years leading up to a 12-year civil war that claimed 80,000 lives also propelled his reputation worldwide as a model for church advocacy for the poor. In the intervening years, Romero's case for sainthood has successfully passed each level of scrutiny to confirm his orthodoxy and loyalty to the church. No miracle is required for his canonization, because he was martyred, something Pope John Paul II affirmed at a millennial jubilee ceremony in Rome in 2000 when he ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/oscar-romero-sainthood-cause-on-long.html
Credo WE'RE MORE THAN FLESH AND BONE - May 14, 2013 ... but why put those qualifiers if it's Truth? The Creed is supposed to be mine. It is what I believe—what I know to be Truth. The Creed is true inside and outside the Church. The Creed is what the Saints lived for, what the martyrs died for, and what we are meant to fight for. Make the creed your own. It's so much more than just what the Church teaches, it's your salvation. "This creed cost Christ His life. What does it cost you? Anything? The Creed does ...http://bannerofthecross.tumblr.com/post/50440171642
NBC Worries Pope's New Saints WIll Hurt Islam's Feelings CREATIVE MINORITY REPORT - May 13, 2013 Pope Francis set a record by canonizing 800 15th Century laymen that refused to convert to Islam and brutally died because of it. It is a story of faith and strength in the face of death, death from a brutal and barbaric people. But NBC is worried for poor Pope Francis. They are worried that acknowledging that these 800 heroes died true martyrs death and thus are assured of heaven, that the Pope may have hurt Islam's ...http://www.creativeminorityreport.com/2013/05/nbc-worries-popes-new-saints-will-hurt.html
Evening Roundup - St. Robert Bellarmine, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor - Missa 'In Medio Ecclesiae' - May 13th, 2013 TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS IN MARYLAND - May 13, 2013 ... 1st-Degree Murder Charges Canterbury Tales (Dr. Taylor Marshall) > ;> ; Thomas Aquinas on the Special Crown of the Martyrs Catholic Answers > ;> ; Narrowing the Gate: Catholic Obstacles to Conversion (Todd Aglialoro) Catholic Education Resource Center > ;> ; Why Liturgical Bad Habits Must Be Broken (Peter Kwasniewski) Catholic Education Resource Center > ;> ; Cause for Mirth: The Return of Abbey Brewing to the ...http://tlm-md.blogspot.com/2013/05/evening-roundup-st-robert-bellarmine.html
800+ Canonized Today JOE CATHOLIC - May 12, 2013 ... single most in one day. By the time this is posted, Pope Francis will have canonized the 813 Martyrs of Otranto . I just learned about this group yesterday morning during one of my IPT classes. 800 > ; 300 The events surrounding the martyrdom of Antonio Primaldo and the other 800+ men is fascinating and relevant to events of today. On August 14, 1480, the northern Italian town of Otranto was besieged by a massive invading army of Ottoman Turks. Their leader, ...http://www.thejoecatholic.org/2013/05/800-canonized-today.html
Pope Proclaims 800 Italian Saints CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 12, 2013 ... Italians killed in the 15th century for refusing to convert to Islam, and said many Christians were still being persecuted for their faith. The Vatican seemed at pains not to allow the first canonisations of Francis' two-month-old papacy to be interpreted as anti-Islamic, saying the deaths of the 'Otranto Marytrs' must be understood in their historical context. The 800 were killed in 1480 in the siege of Otranto, on the southeastern Adriatic, ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/pope-proclaims-800-italian-saints.html
Pope Francis Canonizes the Martyrs of Otranto, Slain by Islamic Invaders FR. Z'S BLOG (OLIM: WHAT DOES THE PRAYER REALLY SAY?) - May 12, 2013 Today Pope Francis conducted for the first time the venerable rite for the canonization of saints. Among the new saints are the Martyrs of Otranto . In his sermon, Francis said: Today the Church proposes for our veneration a group of martyrs who were called together to the supreme witness to the Gospel in 1480 . About 800 people, who survived the siege and invasion of Otranto, Italy , were decapitated on the outskirts of ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wdtprs/DhFa/~3/EDR5oTOx4nU/
802 New Saints Reflect the The Glory of Love COMMUNIO - May 12, 2013 Today the Church has 802 new saints, 800 of them are the martyrs of Otranto. This group of canonized were martyrs while you may say that Laura Montoya (aka, Lupita) and Maria Guadalupe García Zavala were "ordinary saints." These are the first canonizations done by Pope Francis. What catches our eyes that in one swoop 800 are recognized as martyr saints. Their history tells us that Ottoman soldiers invaded a Christian village town in ...http://communio.stblogs.org/2013/05/802-new-saints-reflect-the-the.html
Statement to Muslims? Pope Francis to Canonize 800 Martyrs Murdered by Ottoman Turks CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 11, 2013 In a move that may annoy some in the Muslim world, Pope Francis plans to canonize 800 Italian laymen who were massacred by Ottoman Turkish soldiers during the historic siege in the southern Italian city of Otranto in 1480. The canonization service, the very first by the new pope, will be held on May 12 in St Peter's Square, reported Britain's Catholic Herald newspaper. The Daily Telegraph reported that this ceremony will set a new record for the highest ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/statement-to-muslims-pope-francis-to.html
Tales of Otranto IDLE SPECULATIONS - May 6, 2013 Anonymous The Martyrs of Otranto c. 1640 - 1660 Oil on panel 99.0 x 146.0 cm Diocesi di Altamura - Gravina - Acquaviva delle Fonti, Puglia, Italy Phillip Hackert (1737 - 1807) The Bay and Port of Otranto 1792 Oil on canvas 143 x 218 cm Pinacoteca, sala dei porti di Puglia, Reggia di Caserta If one mentions the town of Otranto in Southern Italy, most would simply assume a reference to the popular eighteenth century novel by Horace Walpole The Castle of Otranto which began a ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/Uocyk/~3/lH_JXKcqgyo/tales-of-otranto.html
Pope Francis to Canonise 800 Italians Slain During Historic Siege CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 5, 2013 ... killing of the martyrs by Ottoman troops, who launched a weeks-long siege of Otranto, a small port town at the most eastern tip of southern Italy, took place in 1480. When Otranto residents refused to surrender to the Ottoman army, the soldiers were ordered to massacre all males over the age of 15. Many were ordered to convert to Islam or die, but Blessed Antonio Primaldo, a tailor, spoke on the prisoners' behalf. "We believe in Jesus Christ, Son of God, and ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/pope-francis-to-canonise-800-italians.html
Remembering the English Martyrs FIVE FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL - May 4, 2013 The feast of the English Martyrs is always special to me because, as a history nut who finds the Reformation especially fascinating, it's something I've read a fair bit about. What Catholics endured during and after Henry VIII's split from Rome in order to keep the faith alive is just...unbelievable. We in the 21st century owe them a great debt of gratitude a without all of the priests who came over and the faithful ...http://fivefeetabovesealevel.blogspot.com/2013/05/remembering-english-martyrs.html
"We Are an Easter People………. Alleluia!" GOD ALONE SUFFICETH - May 4, 2013 ... from the dead, Christianity would quite possibly be the dumbest religion ever. After all, as we read in today's Gospel, we have a Master who promises us that our reward for following Him would be persecution and death – a rather "appealing" promise. We would have no joy to look forward to; we would be hopeless, crabby and pathetic. We would be, as St. Paul said to the Corinthians: "of all men most miserable. (1 Cor. 15:19)." People would look at the Crucifix and say: ...http://godalonesufficeth.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/we-are-an-easter-people-alleluia/
Forty Martyrs of England and Wales ATONEMENTONLINE - May 3, 2013 The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales are among the best known of the many hundreds of Catholics who gave their lives in England and Wales during the 16th and 17th centuries. They were martyred simply because they stayed faithful to the Catholic Church. They themselves had not changed, but what changed were the laws of their nation. King Henry VIII had proclaimed himself supreme head of the Church in ...http://atonementparish.blogspot.com/2013/05/forty-martyrs-of-england-and-wales.html
"We Will All Die for Jesus Christ; We Willingly Die So As to Not Renounce His Holy Faith" DA MIHI ANIMAS - May 1, 2013 The following comes from The Catholic Herald: Pope Francis is preparing to canonise an estimated 800 Italian laymen killed by Ottoman soldiers in the 15th century. The canonisation service will be on May 12 in St Peter's Square and it will be the first carried out by the Pontiff since he was elected in early March. The killing of the martyrs by Ottoman troops, who launched a weeks-long siege of Otranto, a small port town at the most eastern ...http://salesianity.blogspot.com/2013/05/we-will-all-die-for-jesus-christ-we.html
