Ave Maria Meditations
Prayer for Canonization of the Martyrs: Lord our God, You called the sixteen Blessed Carmelites of Compiègne to show You the greatest witness to love through the offering of their blood “so that peace may be restored to Church and State.”
Prayer of Petition: Remember the heroic and joyful fidelity with which they glorified You. May Your goodness manifest their favor at Your side, by granting through their intercession the grace that we ask of You in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. (mention petition here) Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Feast Day is July 17th:
The Martyrs of Compiegne were Carmelite nuns who were executed by the guillotine during the French Revolution on 17 July 1794, giving their lives for the end of the Reign of Terror. Within days it was the beginning of the end of the Reign.
