Oct 18, 2023
O heroic witnesses
to the faith,
O loyal followers of Jesus
who took up the cup
of torture and death
willingly,
with desire only to join your Lord,
with delight and joy
at the deadly blows…
your offering of body and blood
is unsurpassed
because it was one
with Christ’s own,
done with love for those
who killed you –
pray we shall so completely
embrace our call,
embrace the cross
provided us by the Lord,
that with your same thirst for truth
we shall lay down our lives for our brothers.