SAINT OF THE DAY -- April 22 - Saint Adalbert of Prague
April 22
St. Adalbert of Prague
Patron Saint of Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Prussia(956 - 997)
Opposition to the Good News of Jesus did not discourage Adalbert, who
is now remembered with great honor in the Czech Republic, Poland,
Hungary and Germany.
Born
to a noble family in Bohemia, he received part of his education from
St. Adalbert of Magdeburg. At the age of 27 he was chosen as bishop of
Prague. Those who resisted his program of clerical reform forced him
into exile eight years later.
In time the people of Prague
requested his return as their bishop. Within a short time, however, he
was exiled again after excommunicating those who violated the right of
sanctuary by dragging a woman accused of adultery from a church and
murdering her.
After a short ministry in Hungary, he went to
preach the Good News to people living near the Baltic Sea. He and two
companions were martyred by pagan priests in that region. Adalbert's
body was immediately ransomed and buried in Gniezno cathedral (Poland).
In the mid-11th century his body was moved to St. Vitus Cathedral in
Prague.
Comment:
Preaching
the Good News can be dangerous work whether the audience is already
baptized or not. Adalbert fearlessly preached Jesus' gospel and
received a martyr's crown for his efforts. Similar zeal has created
modern martyrs in many places, especially in Central and South America.
Some of those martyrs grew up in areas once evangelized by Adalbert.
Quote:“God
our Father, you have honored the Church with the victorious witness of
St. Adalbert, who died for his faith. As he imitated the suffering and
death of the Lord, may we follow in his footsteps and come to eternal
joy” (adapted from the Common of a Martyr in the Easter season).
Source: American Catholic Organization
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avoid certain topics fear of angering your partner?
feel that you can’t do anything right for your partner?
believe that you deserve to be hurt or mistreated?
wonder if you’re the one who is crazy?
feel emotionally numb or helpless?
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threaten to take your children away or harm them?
threaten to commit suicide if you leave?
force you to have sex?
destroy your belongings?
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