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Monday, January 31, 2022

Dying in persona Christi

Father Giuse Trần Ngọc Thanh, O.P., was fatally stabbed while hearing confessions.

Father might be a martyr.  Think about this.  He died dispensing God's forgiveness--in persona Christi.  In this horrific act of violence, we see the nobility and grace of being a priest.


Eternal rest grant unto his soul my God & let Your Perpetual Light shine upon him! May he rest in peace! Amen.


 

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