Homily #091118m ( 13min) Play –
With great courage the mother from the book of Maccabees witnessed before her very eyes the brutal torture and death of her seven sons. Martyrs such as these accept the suffering, pain, and hardship as from the hand of God for the conversion of those who cause them to suffer. We need to ask Our Lord to give us the fortitude and love of such holy martyrs. In the words of St. Gertrude, those who cause us to suffer are actually our great benefactors..
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