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7th JULY: ST MARY GUO LI, WIDOW AND MARTYR
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1. Mary Guo Li, of Hu-jia-che, China (Hebei Province), born in 1835, was a Catholic wife and grandmother, with numerous children and grandchildren.
In 1900 a Chinese quasi-religious faction
#StMaryGuoLi #SaintOfTheDay #Jul7
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1. Mary Guo Li, of Hu-jia-che, China (Hebei Province), born in 1835, was a Catholic wife and grandmother, with numerous children and grandchildren.
In 1900 a Chinese quasi-religious faction
#StMaryGuoLi #SaintOfTheDay #Jul7
2. known to history as the “Boxers” began a persecution of Christians.
Mary instructed her children and grandchildren that under no circumstances were they to deny their faith, warning two of her sons, “Remember that if you apostatise, I shall no longer be your mother!”
Mary instructed her children and grandchildren that under no circumstances were they to deny their faith, warning two of her sons, “Remember that if you apostatise, I shall no longer be your mother!”
3. On 29th June 1900, the Boxers raided the family’s home, murdered Mary’s husband Guo Zhinfang, and torched the house.
Sensing that she would soon share her husband’s fate, Mary spent the days that followed preparing herself praying the rosary, fasting, and spiritual reading.
Sensing that she would soon share her husband’s fate, Mary spent the days that followed preparing herself praying the rosary, fasting, and spiritual reading.
