THE FEAST OF MARTYRS OF CHINA: AUGUSTINE ZHAO RONG AND COMPANION MARTYRS.

FEAST OF ST AUGUSTINE ZHAO RONG AND COMPANION MARTYRS. 

"Jesus said to his Apostles:

“As you go, make this proclamation:

 ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.’

"Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, 

drive out demons. 

"Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.

"Do not take gold or silver or copper for your belts; 

no sack for the journey, 

or a second tunic, or sandals, or walking stick. 

"The laborer deserves his keep. 

Whatever town or village you enter, look for a worthy person in it, and stay there until you leave. 

As you enter a house, wish it peace. If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; 

if not, let your peace return to you. 

Whoever will not receive you or listen to your words—go outside that house or town and shake the dust from your feet. 

Amen, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.” (Matthew 10: 7 - 15).

Thursday, July 9th  2026 in the 14th Week in Ordinary Time is the feast of 

St Augustine Zhao Rong and Companion Martyrs. 

St Augustine Zhao Rong, Chinese priest and martyr and 119 of his companion martyrs. These 120 martyrs died

between 1648 and 1930. 

Augustine Zhao Rong was a Chinese soldier and after his conversion was ordained a diocesan priest. He was martyred in 1815.

The Chinese martyrs were beatified in groups at various times.

 On the 1st of October 2000, in the Year of Our Lord, Pope St John Paul II canonized the 120 martyrs in Rome.

Jesus commands us in today's Gospel:

"Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons."

Do you believe that Jesus actively heals today through believers that believe and practice what He teaches about healing? 

I have been healed on numerous occasions by Jesus. 

I believe in prayer. 

I believe in the word of God. 

I believe in miracle. 

I believe in medicine and science. 

I surrender everything to God to act according to His will. 

The Church honors the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in July. 

The Blood Flowing in the Gethsemane Agony. 

​Consider Christ’s intense mental and spiritual suffering, sweating blood for our consolation.

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Divine Providential Theme: 

Even in moments of deepest agony, Providence is at work, turning human suffering into sacrificial grace.

“Don’t hold yourselves cheap, seeing that the creator of all things and of you estimates your value so high, so dear, that he pours out for you every day the most precious blood of his only-begotten Son.” (St Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church). 

Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ purify and heal us. 

“Almighty Father, I place the Precious Blood of Jesus before my lips before I pray, that my prayers may be purified before they ascend to Your divine altar.” (St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi).

For Prayers and Prayer intentions for the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ click the link below:

http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2024/06/july-devotion-to-precious-body-of-jesus.html?m=1