Priests in the wars of the 20th Century
Aug 13, 2019 16:02:13 GMT
Post by Admin on Aug 13, 2019 16:02:13 GMT
The following are from the ThereseMarieMoreau blog. She is a Catholic writer who has written on the martyrdoms of many members of the clergy in the 20th century, particularly at the hands of the Communists.
She also publicizes the many priests ministering during the various wars of the 20th century. The following is a small sample of pictures a few of these latter. If a caption was provided, it was included below. (Click on any image to enlarge it.)
SOCIALISM KILLS...
In commemoration of all those who lived great lives of courage and conviction, who fought, lived and died battling the evil of the world -- Socialism. Long Live Christ King! (Mass, Church of Saint Martin, town of Selles, Pas-de-Calais, in northern France, on All Souls' Day 1917.)
In commemoration of all those who lived great lives of courage and conviction, who fought, lived and died battling the evil of the world -- Socialism. Long Live Christ King! (Mass, Church of Saint Martin, town of Selles, Pas-de-Calais, in northern France, on All Souls' Day 1917.)
SOCIALISM KILLS...
In commemoration of all those who lived great lives of courage and conviction, who fought, lived and died battling the evil of the world -- Socialism. Long Live Christ King! (Aristidies Diaz receives comfort from a religious while awaiting the Communist firing squad, in Manzanillo, Cuba, on January 12, 1959. In the background, the bodies of other victims of the Communists.)
In commemoration of all those who lived great lives of courage and conviction, who fought, lived and died battling the evil of the world -- Socialism. Long Live Christ King! (Aristidies Diaz receives comfort from a religious while awaiting the Communist firing squad, in Manzanillo, Cuba, on January 12, 1959. In the background, the bodies of other victims of the Communists.)
SOCIALISM KILLS...
In commemoration of all those who lived great lives of courage and conviction, who fought, lived and died battling the evil of the world -- Socialism. Long Live Christ King! (Father Domingo Lorenzo administers Sacraments to Cuban Batista Army Cpl. Jose Cipriano Rodriguez on Jan. 17, 1959, before he is executed by firing squad after a trial that lasted one minute.)
In commemoration of all those who lived great lives of courage and conviction, who fought, lived and died battling the evil of the world -- Socialism. Long Live Christ King! (Father Domingo Lorenzo administers Sacraments to Cuban Batista Army Cpl. Jose Cipriano Rodriguez on Jan. 17, 1959, before he is executed by firing squad after a trial that lasted one minute.)
SOCIALISM KILLS...
In commemoration of all those who lived great lives of courage and conviction, who fought, lived and died battling the evil of the world -- Socialism. Long Live Christ the King! (A priest offering the Mass for Austro-Hungarian POWs in an Italian concentration camp, 1917.)
In commemoration of all those who lived great lives of courage and conviction, who fought, lived and died battling the evil of the world -- Socialism. Long Live Christ the King! (A priest offering the Mass for Austro-Hungarian POWs in an Italian concentration camp, 1917.)
SOCIALISM KILLS...
In commemoration of all those who lived great lives of courage and conviction, who fought, lived and died battling the evil of the world -- Socialism. Long Live Christ the King! (A wedding is performed in a bombed church in London during World War II.)
SOCIALISM KILLS...
In commemoration of all those who lived great lives of courage and conviction, who fought, lived and died battling the evil of the world -- Socialism. Long Live Christ the King! (American soldiers attending Mass, in March 1945, in Cologne’s bombed cathedral.)
In commemoration of all those who lived great lives of courage and conviction, who fought, lived and died battling the evil of the world -- Socialism. Long Live Christ the King! (American soldiers attending Mass, in March 1945, in Cologne’s bombed cathedral.)
SOCIALISM KILLS...
In commemoration of all those who lived great lives of courage and conviction, who fought, lived and died battling the evil of the world -- Socialism. Long Live Christ the King! (Mass in a bombed-out chapel in Dommartin, France)
In commemoration of all those who lived great lives of courage and conviction, who fought, lived and died battling the evil of the world -- Socialism. Long Live Christ the King! (Mass in a bombed-out chapel in Dommartin, France)