Friday – 14th Week of Ordinary Time B – Saints John Jones and John Wall, Franciscan Priests and Martyrs
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today, we gather to reflect on the lives and martyrdoms of two holy men, John Jones and John Wall, Franciscan priests who gave their lives for their faith. As you know, this website is appropriately named “franciscanpreacher” because as a Franciscan Friar myself, it is my desire to disseminate more information to you, the faithful, on Franciscan saints which in the regular liturgical calendar, would not be celebrated as memorials or feasts. This way, I can reflect with you on their lives as Franciscan saints, while simultaneously not neglecting the day’s readings which you will hear, or perhaps have heard today already at Holy Mass. This is a memorial of two great Franciscan saints. Their stories are a testament to the power of conversion, perseverance, and the importance of remaining faithful to God, even in the face of adversity.