+In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen.
Friends in Christ,
Today the Church remembers two martyrs, namely St.Marcellinus and Peter. They... likemany martyrs lost their lives, because of their Faith in Christ Crucified. The Church rejoyces in their merits,but the legacy they leave us goes a lot deeper then that. Can I and can you be inflamed by their exemples?How far are we prepared to go for our Faith in Christ Crucified? There are a number of Psalms, which give us a lot of encouragement if we are to be tormented because of our Catholic Faith. Psalm 33, verse 18 tells us:Roused by the cry of the innocent, the Lord sets them free from all their afflictions.The book of Wisdomchapter 3, verses 1,2,3 - The souls of the just are in God's hands , beyond the reach of their tormentor's malice.Fools account them dead, but all is well with them. You will find that if you stand up for Christ Crucified and for the Catholic Faith your tormentors are waiting for you as well,but today receive these comfortable words: ' He that endureth.... He shall be saved.'
Ed Bakker
