

The Catholic Defender: Saint Gregory Grassi and Companions
Deepertruth with special permission and aid with Franiciscan Media, a great team for the Lord https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-stand-in-the-gap-with-us-and-saint-gregory-grassi-and-companions/ Christian missionaries have often gotten caught in the crossfire of wars against their own countries. When the governments of Britain, Germany, Russia, and France forced substantial territorial concessions from the Chinese in 1898, anti-foreign sentiment grew very strong


The Catholic Defender: Day 5 – Novena to the Precious Blood of Jesus
https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-day-5-%e2%80%93-novena-to-the-precious-blood-of-jesus/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ30nNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE3TnVhQXNGQmFHRTRUUjlsAR66RACOGZ-xOdmnZX0SUvKmymG4oQR0-dRN1KIp2pVtNF5e1PbI8bEgZg0fRw_aem_fimVZ9h8yg-bdIX94FLC1Q Day 5 – Novena to the Precious Blood of Jesus The month of July is dedicated to the Precious Blood. The feast of the Precious Blood of our Lord was instituted in 1849 by Pius IX, but the devotion is as old as Christianity


The Catholic Defender: Blessed Emmanuel Ruiz and Companions
Deepertruth with special permission and aid with Franiciscan Media, a great team for the Lord https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-blessed-emmanuel-ruiz-and-companions/ From the days of St Stephen all the way down the centuries the Church has had her martyrs, but the nineteenth century is distinguished for the great number, enthusiasm, and heroism of its martyrs for the Faith. The Orient has supplied most of these. China heads the list, but there are also martyrs


The Catholic Defender: The Saint Maria Goretti Story
Deepertruth with special permission and aid with Franiciscan Media, a great team for the Lord https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-stand-in-the-gap-with-us-and-the-saint-maria-goretti/ One of the largest crowds ever assembled for a canonization—250,000—symbolized the reaction of millions touched by the simple story of Maria Goretti. She was the daughter of a poor Italian tenant farmer, had no chance to go to school, never learned to read or write. When Maria made



























