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BL. MIROSLAV BULESIC, PRIEST AND MARTYR - 24 AUGUST

 

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BLESSED MIROSLAV BULESIC, PRIEST AND MARTYR 

Blessed Miroslav Bulesic, of Croatian descent, was born on May 13, 1920 in Cabrunici, a village included in the area of ​​the parish of Svetvincenat. In 1943 he obtained a baccalaureate in philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

HE WAS PRESENT WHEN POPE PIUS XII CONSECRATED THE WORLD TO THE IMMACULATE HEART

On October 31, 1942 he was present in Saint Peter's Basilica when Pope Pius XII consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart of the Mother of God.

He was ordained a priest on April 11, 1943 in Sanvincenti.

In addition to having carried out his pastoral work in Baderna, Muntrilj and Kanfanar, he was also professor and vice-rector at the seminary of Pazin. 

HE BECAME A VOCAL CRITIC OF COMMUNISM

Blessed Miroslav became a vocal critic of Communism. He renewed his parishes through well-organised pastoral activities and was a promoter of frequent sacramental reception. But his criticism of Communism saw him make enemies.

THE COMMUNISTS WANTED TO PREVENT THE FAITHFUL FROM ATTENDING MASSES

Furthermore, the Communists wanted to prevent the faithful from attending attending Masses and so introduced civil weddings and funerals but people still continued to attend the Masses and listen to their popular priest's homilies. In 1946 some Communists were watching people file into the parish and realised that the priest had to be killed for them to exert control over the people.

HE WAS KILLED BY COMMUNISTS

On August 24, 1947 he was killed by Communist supporters in Lanisce, shortly after administering the sacrament of Confirmation. He was set upon, pinned to the ground and stabbed in the neck. He is buried in his parish of origin, the church of the Annunciation of Mary in Sanvincenti. His beatification ceremony took place on September 28, 2013.

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that we who know how courageously your holy martyr Miroslav confessed the faith, may experience his goodness as he intercedes for us with you. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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