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Friends of the Rosary,
Today, June 30th, the Universal Church celebrates the Memorial of the First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church to honor the nameless followers of Christ brutally killed by the evil Emperor Nero as scapegoats for the fire in Rome.
Historians tell about a night of horror (August 15, 64 A.D.) when in the imperial parks Christians were brutally attacked and made into living torches to light the road for Nero’s chariot.
According to Tacitus, a “great multitude” of Christians were put to death because of their “hatred of the human race.” Peter and Paul were probably among the victims.
From 64 to 314, “Christian” was synonymous with “execution victim.”
Threatened by an army revolt and condemned to death by the Senate, Nero committed suicide in A.D. 68 at the age of thirty-one.
Many of those who began to follow Jesus shared his suffering and death. The blood of martyrs has always been the seed of Christians.
Ave Maria!
Come, Holy Spirit, come!
To Jesus through Mary!
Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.
Please give us the grace to respond with joy!
+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New York
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