Saint Peter of Verona, martyr
by VP
Posted on Saturday April 29, 2023 at 11:22AM in Saints
"Obtain for us, O holy Martyr, a keen appreciation of the precious gift of Faith — that element which keeps us in the way of salvation. May we zealously do everything that lies in our power to preserve it, both in ourselves and in them that are under our care.
The love of this holy Faith has grown cold in so many hearts, and frequent intercourse with heretics or free-thinkers has made them think and speak of matters of Faith in a very loose way.
Pray for them, O Peter, that they may recover that fearless love of the Truths of Religion which should be one of the chief traits of the Christian character. If they be living in a country where the modern system is introduced of treating all religions alike, that is, of giving equal rights to error and to truth, let them be all the more courageous in professing the truth and detesting the errors opposed to the truth.
Pray for us, O holy
Martyr, that there may be kindled within us an ardent love of that
Faith without which, it is impossible to please God (Hebrews xi. 6).
Pray that we may become all earnestness in this duty which is of
vital importance to salvation, that thus our Faith may daily gain
strength within us, till at length we will merit to see in Heaven
what we have believed unhesitatingly on Earth." Don Gueranger
