St. Peter Baptist and Companions (3 February): The Way of the Cross

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In this powerful homily, we commemorate the great red martyrdom of Saint Peter Baptist, Franciscan priest, and his companions, crucified in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1597 for the Holy Name of Jesus Christ. At first welcomed, Catholic missionaries in Japan soon became targets of brutal persecution when the imperial government viewed Christianity as a threat. What followed was one of the most harrowing martyrdoms in Church history: 26 Christians crucified, pierced with spears, praising God with psalms and hymns until their final breath. This meditation draws us deeply into: The Japanese Martyrs of Nagasaki The meaning of the Cross Why holiness cannot be lived in comfort How suffering united to Christ leads to freedom, forgiveness, and eternal life From Calvary to Nagasaki, the Cross reveals: Our dependence on Christ Our call to forgive enemies The only path to true freedom The narrow way spoken of by Christ and revealed to St. Faustina United with Our Lady of Sorrows, Simon of Cyrene, and Saint Veronica, we are invited to spend the currency of salvation: the Cross, so that one day we may adore forever the Five Most Precious Wounds of Jesus Christ. 📿 “Pastor holiness cannot be trod in comfort and safety. It must be walked along the way of the Cross.” May the Holy Names of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph be blessed now and forever. 0:00 – Invocation & Opening Prayer 0:33 – Red Martyrdom and St. Peter Baptist 0:57 – Christianity in 16th-Century Japan 1:25 – Why Catholicism Was Persecuted 1:42 – The 26 Martyrs of Nagasaki (1597) 2:21 – The Four-Week March to Execution 3:07 – Crucifixion on the Hill of Nagasaki 3:16 – Praising God on the Cross 3:38 – The Death of St. Peter Baptist 4:03 – Beatification & Canonization 4:35 – What the Cross Teaches Us 5:01 – Loving Enemies from the Cross 5:23 – Confronting Darkness Through Christ 5:36 – Dependence on Christ Alone 6:05 – The Only Thing We Truly Own: Sin 6:19 – Holiness Requires the Cross 6:54 – Calvary and the Narrow Way 7:15 – St. Faustina’s Vision of Two Paths 7:57 – Sweetness of the Cross with Mary 8:29 – Our Lady, the First to Walk the Way 8:57 – Forgiveness Through the Cross 9:16 – Remaining with Christ in Perilous Times 9:32 – Imitating the Japanese Martyrs 9:46 – The Cross as the Currency of Salvation 10:00 – Final Blessing For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #JapaneseMartyrs #SaintPeterBaptist #CatholicMartyrs #WayOfTheCross #RedMartyrdom #CatholicFaith #Nagasaki #TraditionalCatholic #SufferingWithChrist #OurLadyOfSorrows #CatholicSaints #CatholicHistory

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