Day: October 21, 2024

October 20, 2024
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Arlington, Texas

Isaiah 53:10-11
Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22
Hebrews 4:14-16
Mark 10:35-45

Isaac Jogues, Rene Goupil, Jean de Lalande, Antoine Daniel, John de Brebeuf, Gabriel Lalemant, Charles Garnier, and Noel Chabanel: these are the names of the North American Martyrs whose feast we celebrated yesterday. Saint Isaac Jogues was a man of clear resolve in his love for Christ. He wrote his religious superior, ‘Yes, Father, I want whatever the Lord wants, even if it costs a thousand lives.” It was the gift of fortitude that brought him and the other martyrs to clarity.