Modern day martyr – Bl. Lindalva DC
Modern day martyr – Bl. Lindalva DC celebrated just over 20 years after her death
Blessed Marguerite Rutan – April 9
Famvin remembers this day of her martyrdom in 1794 with the text of the homily by Fr. Patrik Griffin at the Mass of Thanksgiving during her beatification in 2011. At that time Father Griffin was the Director General of the Daughters of Charity Some excerpts from the...
Correction – Patron of the abused
An earlier article about a Vincentian martyr as a possible patron saint of the abused requires further nuance. THe article was based on three different sources which collectively missed a significant nuance. FamVin has learned from Vincent Hermans, secretary of the...
Vincentian martyr – proposed Patron of Abuse Victims
Martyred bishop proposed as patron saint of abuse victims. A Dutch Catholic bishop burned alive in 1937 by Japanese troops for protecting Chinese girls from rape may become the patron saint of sex abuse victims worldwide. What is not mentioned in the following article...