Folly loves the martyrdom of fame.
We chose this road, and will end with martyrdom or victory.
Love makes the whole difference between an execution and a martyrdom.
For the standard of Christian life was to be strained to a higher pitch; more fasting was required, and more careful separation from the manners and enjoyments of the world; celibacy and martyrdom had great value set upon them, and second marriages were prohibited.
This guy was not after martyrdom by any means. What he leaves behind is a tremendous challenge for the rest of us and a guiding force.
This guy was not after martyrdom by any means.
For all have not the gift of martyrdom.
I am as content to die for God's eternal truth on the scaffold as in any other way.
I feel in me the vocation of the Priest. I have the vocation of the Apostle. Martyrdom was the dream of my youth, and this dream has grown with me. Considering the mystical body of the Church, I desired to see myself in them all.
The videotapes depict young men delivering what appear to be martyrdom messages from suicide terrorists,