ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 27th of December
BLESSED EDWARD FOCHERINI, JOURNALIST AND MARTYR
Odoardo Focherini (Edward Focherini), born on June 6, 1907, was married to Maria Marchesi, and the couple had seven children. A staunch Roman Catholic journalist, Edward issued false documents to Jews during World War II in order for them to escape the Nazi regime.
This covert operation was discovered, leading to his arrest on March 11, 1944. Edward was then sent to prison in Bologna and later to a concentration camp in Hersbruck where he died on December 27, 1944 due to an untreated leg infection.
His final words were reported as: "I declare that I die in the purest Roman Catholic faith and in full submission to the will of God". He had saved a total of 105 Jewish lives.
In 2012, Pope Benedict XVI confirmed that Edward had died in odium fidei (in hatred of the faith) and thus approved his beatification. Cardinal Angelo Amato presided over the beatification on June 15, 2013.
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odoardo_Focherini
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Blessed Edward may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. 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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