“If the world hates you, know ye that it hath hated me before you. If you had been of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.”
- St. John 15:18-9 DRB
"The battle, My child, will accelerate very shortly for there will not only be a great war of weapons of mankind, but it will be known soon throughout the world as a religious war."
- The Bayside Prophecies
Our Lady of the Roses August 21, 1974
"My children, are there so few who will suffer for the Faith? Are My children lost to the need for suffering and martyrdom for the Faith? Do you not understand, My children, that martyrdom means immediate entrance into Heaven. Is this not worth fighting for?"
- The Bayside Prophecies
Our Lady of the Roses, November 20, 1978
The above Messages from Our Lord were given to Veronica Lueken at Bayside, New York.
[2-2] Blessed Martín Martínez Pascual, Martyr of the Spanish Civil War...
uCatholic.com reported on August 18, 2016:
By Ryan Scheel
That easy smile. The bright, joyful eyes. The sweet calmness of an easy summer day. This picture could easily be a vintage family photograph; a snapshot from a joyous party or a farmer, just come in from the his fields, enlivened by the good work his hands.
Instead, it is a picture of a man about to die. So who is this man and why is he smiling?
The man is Blessed Martín Martínez Pascual, a young Spanish priest of just 25 years, about to be executed only for being a Catholic Priest.
He was the son of a Spanish carpenter, baptized at one day, and grew up a very devout child. He became a priest and joined the worker priest movement in Spain before he began teaching in the seminary Colegio San José de Murcia, teaching Latin in the seminary in Murcia, Spain where he was considered an excellent instructor, beloved by his students.
When the terrors of the Spanish Civil War began, Blessed Martin took all of the consecrated hosts from the chapel, and went into hiding living in barns, caves, and haystacks. He evaded the militia for a few days but was caught and imprisoned where he spent his remaining time ministering to other prisoners, hearing confessions, and distributing the Eucharist he had rescued.
When the time of his execution came, he was asked if he would like to face away from the rifles during his execution, he said “no”. When asked if he wanted to say anything, he said gave them a blessing and said “I only give you my blessing that God does not take into account the madness that you commit.”
Then he shouted “VIVA CRISTO REY!”
Right before being shot, he smiled for the photographer, a Republican, called Hans Guttman, who took a couple of photographs of him. In his eyes, you can see a foretaste of eternity. You can see the joy of a faithful priest.
Blessed Martin was beatified on the 1st October 1995 by Pope Saint John Paul II. His feast day is the 18th August. Blessed Martin, Ora Pro Nobis! Viva Christo Rey!
"All who continue in the battle ahead must accept martyrdom. It does not, My child, necessarily mean death of your body, but it will mean persecution. Stand fast in the faith. Keep the faith in the hearts of those you love. Extend your charity of heart to all of your brother and sisters throughout the world. Pray a constant vigilance of prayer."
- The Bayside Prophecies
Our Lady of the Roses, October 2, 1974
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