A woman kisses a portrait of her husband at a cemetery in Bucha, Ukraine, Feb. 24, 2023, on the first anniversary of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Her husband was shot and killed by a Russian soldier. (OSV News photo/Anna Voitenko, Reuters)A child holds a candle during an interfaith service at the Anglican Cathedral Church of St. Peter in Bradford, England, Feb. 24, 2023, marking the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (OSV News photo/Molly Darlington, Reuters)A wounded Ukrainian soldier, who is receiving medical care in the U.S. for his war injuries, is greeted by a well-wisher following an ecumenical prayer service for peace in Ukraine at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City Feb. 18, 2023. The service was held six days in advance of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)Bishop Patrick Neary, C.S.C., marks a woman with ashes during Ash Wednesday Mass Feb. 22 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Cloud. (Dianne Towalski / The Central Minnesota Catholic)Father Peter Adamski, pastor of St. James Parish in Stratford, Conn., imposes ashes on a commuter’s forehead on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Father Adamski offers ashes to commuters every Ash Wednesday at the Stratford Metro North train station, just half a mile from his home parish. (OSV News photo/Rose Brennan, Fairfield County Catholic)Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna comforts Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez while he speaks during a Feb. 20, 2023, news conference after the arrest of 61-year-old Carlos Medina, the suspect in the murder of Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Feb. 22 that Medina has been charged with murder. (OSV News photo/Victor Alemán, Angelus News)Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez joins some 150 people outside St. John Vianney Church in Hacienda Heights Feb. 20, 2023, to pray for Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell hours after investigators announced an arrest in his murder. (OSV News photo/Pablo Kay, courtesy Angelus News)Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, meets a group of earthquake victims in Aleppo, Syria, Feb. 19, 2023. The archbishop traveled through Turkey and Syria Feb. 17-21 to communicate the pope’s closeness to earthquake victims and coordinate relief efforts. (CNS photos/Flavio Pace, courtesy Dicastery for the Eastern Churches)Clergy recess out the church following the Mass and dedication of the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City Feb. 17, 2023. Blessed Stanley is the first U.S.-born martyr formally recognized by the church. (OSV News photo/Steve Sisney, courtesy Archdiocese of Oklahoma City)
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I congratulate the Diocese of Oklahoma in recognizing their great treasure…….the martyrs inspire us in the faith. I visited the sacristy where Blessed Stanley Rother was shot. The woman guide showed me his blood that got splashed on the wall. The guide explained how his blood looked like the face of Jesus….I wasn’t sure of that but her faith and her love for Jesus made me cry and even now as I type this my eyes begin to water. Please keep on promoting Blessed Stanley, he is your and our great treasure.
I congratulate the Diocese of Oklahoma in recognizing their great treasure…….the martyrs inspire us in the faith. I visited the sacristy where Blessed Stanley Rother was shot. The woman guide showed me his blood that got splashed on the wall. The guide explained how his blood looked like the face of Jesus….I wasn’t sure of that but her faith and her love for Jesus made me cry and even now as I type this my eyes begin to water. Please keep on promoting Blessed Stanley, he is your and our great treasure.