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Dec 8, 2022Liked by Jennifer Fitz

There is a wordpress blog that posts excerpts from Butler’s Lives and I’ve always wanted a copy--I hope you get some details on that soon.

Martyr’s last words are almost always fruitful to contemplate. Some are kind of morbidly funny--St Lawrences “turn me over, I’m done on this side!”; some are solemn--the cinematic version has St Thomas More saying “Do not be afraid of your office, for you send me to God.”

But my absolute favorite is St Justin Martyr:

The persecutor said “Do you really think that by dying you will enter heaven and be rewarded by God?”

St Justin replied: “I do not think; I know.”

Thank you for this post!

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