Sunday Apr 14
Diocesan-Sponsored
Prayer in memory of those who gave their lives for the Gospel
4:00pm-5:15pm
South Bend
Cost: free
Prayer in memory of those who gave their lives for the Gospel will be Palm Sunday, April 14, at 4 p.m.
at St. Matthew Cathedral, 1701 Miami St.
Father Emmanuel Katongole, Presider
In many parts of the world Christians, even at the risk of their own lives, do not cease to proclaim the Gospel of Christ’s peace. This strong, nonviolent witness of our brothers and sisters helps us to understand the meaning of the Cross of Jesus, of His Passion and Resurrection. Continuing a tradition started in Rome, and encouraged by St. John Paul II, this memorial prayer remembers the faithful of all Christian traditions of the 20th & 21st Centuries who have been given the grace to offer their lives for the sake of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
“We know that there is no growth without the Spirit: it is He who is Church, it is He who makes the Church grow, it is He who convokes the Church’s community. But the witness of Christians is necessary too. And when historical situations require a strong witness, there are martyrs, the greatest witnesses. And the Church grows thanks to the blood of the martyrs. This is the beauty of martyrdom. It begins with witness, day after day, and it can end like Jesus.” – Pope Francis
For more information please contact: Richard LaSalvia at [email protected] or Shawn Storer at [email protected]
Hosted by the Community of Sant’Egidio and co-sponsored by Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Catechist for Catholic Social Doctrine, Under Caesar’s Sword, St. Matthew Cathedral Catholic Parish and the Catholic Peace Fellowship.