ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 9th of July WELCOME! SAINT AUGUSTINE ZHAO RONG, PRIEST AND MARTYR In 1785, the missionary of China (Saint) Gabriel Taurin Dufresse was arrested by pagan officials. His transfer to Peking (Beijing) with other captured missionaries was assigned to a squad of soldiers, one of whom was a young man named Zhao. HE ENROLLED AS A CATECHUMEN Moved by the missionaries’ patience and humble acceptance of God’s will, Zhao felt a deep compassion for them. Soon afterward, he enrolled as a catechumen and received baptism, taking the name Augustine. He subsequently entered the priesthood. FATHER AUGUSTINE TRAVELLED FROM ONE VILLAGE TO ANOTHER Father Augustine travelled from one village to another, preaching about the ten commandments, the seven deadly sins, the sacraments, and the Passion of Christ. He concluded by hearing confessions and baptising converts. Late in 1814, sensing that he would soon face martyrdom, Father Augustine told a fellow p