Mar 6, 2024
O blessed martyrs
who willingly and happily
suffered a cruel death
by the teeth of beasts
and the point of a sword,
all for love of Jesus –
how can we match your faith;
where shall we find the strength
you displayed
in ecstasy at tortures
devised by the wicked of this earth,
and can we call ourselves Christian otherwise?
Pray for us, dear martyrs,
that the Lord will bless us
with such favor
as you have known
and we, too, will be enabled
to stand in joy
even in the face of the severest persecution,
even at the time of our death…
even then may Heaven be with us.