Opening PrayerLord, teach me to look for youand when I look show yourself to me.Without your help I will falter through life,blind to the many things you do for me,missing out on the opportunities you lay before me.Like St. John Ogilvie who did not falter as he went to his death,Grant me the confidence and courageTo stand up for what I believe inAnd the compassion to forgive those who hurt me.Amen.Saint John Ogilvie, pray for us.

Who was Saint John Ogilvie?

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† John Ogilvie was born in 1597 in Keith, in North East Scotland. Since 1560 it had become illegal to preach about or promote Catholicism.

†John Ogilvie was not raised as a Catholic but as a Calvinist. He was so impressed with the faith of the martyrs that he decided to become a Catholic at the age of 17.

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†John Ogilvie wanted to become a member of the Society of Jesus (the same Religious Order that Pope Francis belongs to) and entered the order in 1608.

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†Fr John Ogilvie was ordained a priest in Paris in 1610. After his ordination he asked to be sent back to Scotland to minister to the people of his homeland.

Prisoner†Fr John Ogilvie was betrayed by someone posing as a Catholic. He was arrested and tortured in prison in an effort to get him to reveal the names of other Catholics.

Martyr†On 10th March 1615, Fr John Ogilvie was paraded through the streets and then hanged at Glasgow Cross.

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†John Ogilvie was canonised a saint in 1976 by Pope Paul VI, becoming the first Scottish saint since 1250.

http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=820

http://www.staloysius.rcglasgow.org.uk/stjohnogilvie

http://www.therealpresence.org/archives/Saints/Saints_017.htm

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