A Japanese Franciscan martyred in 1624.
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Louis Baba
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
“Do you know that: —Just a little longer and we shall be on the threshold of eternity, where we can expect a generous reward for every effort, for every suffering?” (KW 822)
A quote from St. Maximilian Kolbe.
Fr. Kolbe probably called upon these heroic men in prayer as he set foot in Japan. Receiving land from the emperor’s son, Fr. Kolbe built another city of the Immaculate not from from Nagasaki, around the mountain.
Oh, the mighty cloud of witnesses that have gone before us. We have so much help at our disposal.
We must remember that as we face our challenges to evangelize.