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April 25

Mario Borzaga and Pablo Thoj Xyooj, martyrs (†1960)

Martyrs

The young Oblate priest Mario Borzaga arrived from Italy to Laos ready to learn the language and share the life of isolated villages.

Biography

Pablo Thoj Xyooj, a Laotian catechist of the Hmong ethnic group, prepared to announce the Gospel among his own people. In April 1960 they went together to visit communities in the north and disappeared; Later it was learned that guerrillas opposed to the missionary presence had murdered them. Paul refused to abandon the priest and both remained united in mission and martyrdom.

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Accompany today those who face a difficult task and avoid leaving them alone precisely when the risk or fatigue increases.

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