A Welsh priest, he defended himself with such skill at his trial that the trial Judge complimented him upon his courageous bearing. On May 6, 1590 at Tyburn, as he climbed up the ladder to the nurse he said: “I call God to witness I die merely for the CatholicFaith, and for being a priest of the true Religion”; and someone present called out, “Sir, you have spoken very well”.
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Edward Jones
- 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.
