ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 18th of December WELCOME! SAINT PETER DUONG, MARTYR The catechists m [Venerable] Peter Duong, Paulus Mi ( see above ), and Peter Truat were executed for their faith in Tonkin on December 18, 1838. By the grace of God, they courageously followed in the footsteps of the first holy martyrs. Peter Duong wrote shortly before his execution : "The bliss that awaits us, the thought of Heaven, to which we are already near, makes such an impression on my soul that it has no room for any other desire. A sinner as I am, I trust in the merits of my Redeemer and in the intercession of the holy Virgin and the blessed martyrs who await me in the bosom of God." Similarly, Peter Truat expressed himself in his last letter: "I am overjoyed to be destined by God for martyrdom." When "the prisoners of Jesus," as the pagans called them, had been executed, they were reverently buried by the Christians that same nigh...