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𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓

In his early childhood, John Nepomucene was cured of a disease through the prayers of his good parents. In thanksgiving, they consecrated him to the service of God. After he was ordained, he was sent to a parish in the city of Prague. He became a great preacher, and thousands of those who listened to him changed their way of life. Father John was invited to the court of Wenceslaus IV. He settled arguments and did many kind deeds for the needy people of the city. He also became the queen’s confessor. When the king was cruel to the queen, Father John taught her to bear her cross patiently. One day, about 1393, the king asked him to tell what the queen had said in confession. When Father John refused, he was thrown into prison. A second time, he was asked to reveal the queen’s confession. “If you do not tell me,” said the king, “you shall die. But if you obey my commands, riches and honor will be yours.” Again Father John refused. He was tortured. The king ordered to be thrown into the river. Where he drowned, a strange brightness appeared upon the water. He is known as the “martyr of the confessional.” He is patron of Czechoslovakia, where he is invoked against floods and against slander. His feast day is May 16.

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𝘚𝘵. 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘕𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵. 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘱 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥.