"Viva Cristo Rey!"
(Long live Christ the King)
24 July - Memorial
Blessed Maria Pilar,
Teresa and Maria
Angeles
Maria Pilar of St. Francis Borgia (born at Taraszona on 30th
December 1877), Teresa of the Child Jesus and St. John of the
Cross (born at Getafe on 6th March 1905), Discalced
Carmelite nuns of the Monastery of Guadalajara, Spain, were
martyred on 24 July 1936, after having given witness to their
faith in Christ the King and offered their lives for the Church.
The first fruits of the countless martyrs of the Spanish Civil
War of 1936-1939, they were beatified by Pope John Paul II
on 29th March 1987.
PRAYER
Father, strength of the humble, you sustained in martyrdom
the Virgins Blessed Maria Pilar, Teresa and Maria Angles. As
they willingly shed their blood for Christ the King, may we,
through their intercession, be faithful to you and to your
Church until death. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ,
your Son, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
One God forever and ever. Amen
Above text taken from "ADDITIONAL DISCALCED PROPER OFFICES a
Discalced Carmelite Supplement for the 1993 Carmelite Proper"
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Community, OCDS - Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites, Hudson, NH
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