On this eighth day of our Michaelmas Novena, we pray for Christians who suffer persecution throughout the world.

From the beginning, the Church has followed her Lord along the way of the cross. In every age, the faithful have been opposed, imprisoned, driven from their homes, and even put to death because they would not deny the name of Christ. Yet, persecution has never overcome the Church.

Let us ask St. Michael to protect persecuted Christians, to strengthen those who suffer for the faith, and to preserve them from fear and despair. May he obtain for them constancy in trial, charity toward their persecutors, and fidelity to Christ even in the face of death.

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