Catholic Word of the Day: MARTYR, 04-10-14

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MARTYR

 

A person who chooses to suffer, even to die, rather than renounce his or her faith or Christian principles. After the example of Christ one does not resist one's persecutors when they use violence out of hatred or malice against Christ, or his Church, or some revealed truth of the Catholic religion. (Etym. Greek martyros, witness, martyr.)

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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Are more martyrs to come? (Look at all the Christians being killed in the Middle East.)

Will this happen in the U. S. A.? Probably.

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