January 8
Edward Waterson
Priest and martyr
Practical advice
Commend to God today a priest who exercises his ministry amid difficulties.
Biography
A sixteenth-century English priest, he returned to his homeland to exercise the Catholic ministry during the persecution under Elizabeth I. He was condemned and hanged at Newcastle upon Tyne for his fidelity to the faith.
Example of
Faithfulness in persecutionFortitude in faith