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SUMMARY:St. Andrew & Companions
DESCRIPTION:THE MARTYRS’ SHARE IN CHRIST’S VICTORY\nFrom a letter of St Paul Le-Bao-Tinh 6\n◊◊◊\nI\, Paul\, in chains for the name of Christ\, wish to relate to you the trials\nbesetting me daily\, in order that you may be inflamed with love for God and join\nwith me in his praises\, “for his mercy is forever.” The prison here is a true image\nof everlasting hell: to cruel tortures of every kind; shackles\, iron chains\, manacles;\nare added hatred\, vengeance\, calumnies\, obscene speech\, quarrels\, evil acts\,\nswearing\, curses\, as well as anguish and grief. But the God who once freed the\nthree children from the fiery furnace is with me always; he has delivered me from\nthese tribulations and made them sweet\, “for his mercy is forever.” \nIn the midst of these torments\, which usually terrify others\, I am\, by the\ngrace of God\, full of joy and gladness\, because I am not alone — Christ is with me.\nOur Master bears the whole weight of the cross\, leaving me only the tiniest\, last\nbit. He is not a mere onlooker in my struggle\, but a contestant and the victor and\nchampion in the whole battle. Therefore upon his head is placed the crown of\nvictory\, and his members also share in his glory. \nHow am I to bear with the spectacle\, as each day I see emperors\, mandarins\,\nand their retinue blaspheming your holy name\, O Lord\, “who are enthroned above\nthe Cherubim and Seraphim”? Behold\, the pagans have trodden your cross\nunderfoot! Where is your glory? As I see all this\, I would\, in the ardent love I have\nfor you\, prefer to be torn limb from limb and to die as a witness to your love. O\nLord\, show your power\, save me\, sustain me\, that in my infirmity your power may\nbe shown and may be glorified before the nations: grant that I may not grow weak\nalong the way\, and so allow your enemies to hold their heads up in pride. \nBeloved brothers\, as you hear all these things may you give endless thanks\nin joy to God\, from whom every good proceeds; bless the Lord with me\, “for his\nmercy is forever.”… For “God chose what is weak in the world to confound the\nstrong\, God chose what is low and despised” to confound the noble. Through my\nmouth he has confused the philosophers who are disciples of the wise of this\nworld\, “for his mercy is forever.”I write these things to you in order that your faith\nand mine may be united. In the midst of this storm I cast my anchor toward the\nthrone of God\, the anchor that is the lively hope in my heart. \nBeloved brothers\, for your part “so run that you may attain the crown\,” put\non the “breastplate of faith” and take up “the weapons” of Christ “for the right hand\nand for the left\,” as my patron Saint Paul has taught us. “It is better for you to enter\nlife with one eye or crippled” than\, with all your members intact\, to be cast away.\nCome to my aid with your prayers\, that I may have the strength to fight according\nto the law\, and indeed “to fight the good fight” and to fight until the end and so\nfinish the race. We may not again see each other in this life\, but we will have the\nhappiness of seeing each other again in the world to come\, when\, standing at the\nthrone of the spotless Lamb\, we will together join in singing his praises and exult\nfor ever in the joy of our triumph. \n6 Le Clerge Tonkinois et Ses Pretres Martyrs\, A. Launay (Paris: Paris Foreign Mission Society\, 1925)\, pp. 80-83.
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CATEGORIES:Vigils Readings
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