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[Emoke Greschik]

*Friends, today we celebrate the martyrdom of St. Stephen. The Gospel tells
us to expect persecution. Martyrs like Stephen are witnesses who have given
their lives for the faith, participating in the bloody death of Jesus
himself. They are part of the great chorus that gives praise to Christ in
heaven. The Lamb has become their shepherd, leading them to springs of
life-giving water."And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." This
is an eschatological hope, one held out for us in God’s definitive future.
But a terrible price was paid, and a terrible war was waged. Their robes
are washed clean, but in the blood of the Lamb. Please notice the presence
of martyrdom up and down the ages, to the present day. The twentieth was
the Christian century with the most martyrs ever—in fact, more than all the
other centuries combined. The most persecuted religion on planet earth
today is Christianity. St. Stephen, pray for us!*
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