Living Martyrs

Today, we have living martyrs as well.  Many of them are and have been priests that have been unjustly accused of crimes and are truly innocent but are given up as a sacrifice by the church itself or even those who are acquainted with them.  Yet, they still are good and faithful servants even though they have been shunned, such as Jesus was.  These are the martyrs we can pray for in our time, they are walking, living, breathing martyrs.  Let us always pray for our priests that we, as well as them, have courage to speak the truth of our faith in boldness with love and in confidence that  the Blessed Mother protects us all.