August 29
Teresa Bracco (1924–1944)
Martyr
Italian martyr, beaten to death by a Nazi soldier for having defended her virginity when she was harassed in a forest.
Biography
“I assure you that before sinning I would rather die,” she had told a friend just a day before. She was beatified in Turin by John Paul II on May 24, 1998.
Practical advice
As soon as you have the opportunity, calmly defend a truth that others prefer to keep silent about and start again with humility if it doesn't work out for you.
Example of
FortitudeFaithfulnessSacrifice