Jan 19, 2024
O soldier for Christ
who sought with such courage
to embrace His Cross,
to die a death
worthy of such a Lord,
you whose heart
was so set
on imitating the suffering
only He knew
and so were rewarded
with the crown of martyrdom –
where is our courage;
where is our strength?
Pray for us,
O warrior of our Lord and God,
that our lives
may bear witness
to approach your own,
that we shall not shrink
from the Cross before us
but with your same zeal
seek to make it our own.
Pray the blood of Christ upon us.