The greatest obstacle in the apostolate of the Church is the timidity or rather the cowardice of the faithful. The preaching of the faith has lost nothing of its relevance in our times. The Church has a sacred duty to proclaim it without any whittling-down, just as Christ revealed it, and no consideration of time or circumstance can lessen the strictness of this obligation - Pope Saint Pius X
This is my last hour of life, listen to me attentively: if I have held communication with foreigners, it has been for my religion and for my God. It is for Him that I die.
St. Pope Sixtus II, Martyr was the Bishop of Rome from 31st August 257 until his death on 6th August 258. He was martyred along with seven deacons, including St. Lawrence of Rome during the persecutions of Christianity by Emperor Valerian.
O Lord, increase my sufferings and my patience.
