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Prayers

Modern Martyrs

1. Prayer to Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro — Cristero martyr Prayer to the Mexican Jesuit shot by Calles in 1927 — he opened his arms in the form of a cross and cried «¡Viva Cristo Rey!».
2. Prayer to Saint José Sánchez del Río — Cristero martyr at fourteen Prayer to the fourteen-year-old Cristero, martyred in 1928 — he cried out «Long live Christ the King and Holy Mary of Guadalupe!».
3. Prayer to Saint Titus Brandsma — Carmelite, journalist, martyr of Dachau Prayer to the Dutch Carmelite killed at Dachau in 1942 — declared by Pope Francis patron of Catholic journalists.
4. Prayer to Blessed Maria Restituta Kafka — religious beheaded by the Nazis Prayer to the Franciscan nurse beheaded by the Nazis in 1943 for hanging crucifixes in the hospital of Mödling.
5. Prayer to Blessed Karl Leisner — priest ordained at Dachau Prayer to the German deacon ordained priest inside Dachau in 1944 — his last prayer was for his enemies.
6. Prayer to Saint Peter To Rot — lay catechist, first saint of Oceania Prayer to the first saint of Papua New Guinea — lay catechist killed in 1945 in defence of Christian marriage.
7. Prayer to Saint Óscar Romero — Archbishop martyred at the altar Prayer to the Archbishop of San Salvador shot dead raising the chalice at Mass in 1980.
8. Prayer to Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko — chaplain of Solidarity, martyr of communism Prayer to the chaplain of the Polish Solidarity, kidnapped and killed by the communist secret police in 1984.