BL. CHARLES MAHONEY, PRIEST AND MARTYR

BL. CHARLES MAHONEY, PRIEST AND MARTYR - 12 AUGUST

BLESSED CHARLES MAHONEY, PRIEST AND MARTYR

Charles Mahoney O.S.F. [Charles Mahony] was born in Ireland, and entering amongst the religious of the holy order of St Francis, made his solemn profession, and was advanced to the sacred dignity of priesthood. Other particulars relating to his ife and conversation I have not found; only, that as he was returning from abroad to his native country, he was driven upon the coast of England; and travelling through Wales in the heat of the persecution, and being found out to be a priest, was committed to prison, and brought upon his trial at Denbigh, upon an indictment of high treason, for taking orders in the church of Rome, and being found in this kingdom. At his trial he confessed himself to be a priest, and was thereupon condemned, and sent to Ruthin to suffer. On the 12th of August, 1679, he was drawn in his habit to the place of execution, where he spoke as follows:

"Now God Almighty is pleased I should suffer martyrdom, his holy name be praised, since I die for my religion. But you have no right to put me to death in this country, though I confessed myself to be a priest, for you seized me as I was going to my native country, Ireland, being driven at sea on this coast; for I never used my function in England before I was taken: however, God forgive you, for I do, and shall always pray for you, especially for those that were so good to me in my distress. I pray God bless our king, and defend him from his enemies, and convert him to the holy catholic faith. Amen."

He suffered with great constancy, being cut down alive and butchered, according to sentence, as I remember to have read in a manuscript, which I could not since recover. His age was under forty.

From a short manuscript printed after his death.

Source: Bishop Richard Challoner, Memoirs of Missionary Priests, Volume 2

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PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that we who celebrate the anniversary of the death of your holy martyr Charles may by his intercession be delivered from all evils that threaten us. 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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