Saints celebrated on the 26th of July
BLESSED WILLIAM WARD, PRIEST AND MARTYR
For his adherence to the Catholic faith, William Ward (Webster), a secular priest, was hanged at Tyburn, having been falsely accused of treason. His martyrdom took place [in A.D. 1641] during the reign of King Charles I. (Cal.)
[Fr Ward was beatified in 1928 by Pope Pius XI.]
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 795-96)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that we who know how courageously your holy martyr William 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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