Saints celebrated on the 6th of July
BLESSED THOMAS ALFIELD, PRIEST AND MARTYR
For his adherence to the Catholic faith, Thomas Alfield [Aufield], a secular priest, was hanged at Tyburn. His martyrdom took place in A.D. 1585 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. (Cal.)
[Fr Thomas was beatified in 1929.]
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 547)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that we who know how courageously your holy martyr Thomas 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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