On this day we remember the martyrdom of 40 men and women who were executed between 1535 and 1679 for treason and related offences under various laws enacted by Parliament during the English Reformation. 25th October is a sister day to this event which commemorates the Welsh members of the group. Amongst these people was our patron saint, St Edmund Campion, who was arrested while conducting an underground Catholic ministry in an officially Anglican England.
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraidĀ of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. –Ā Matthew 10:28
