# Martyrs of the Ordinary

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Podcast: [St. Josemaria Institute Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/st-josemaria-institute-podcast-173226)
Published: 2026-06-30T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this meditation, Fr. Peter Armenio reflects on the witness of the early Christian martyrs, whose courage and fidelity helped spread the faith throughout the world. While most Christians today are not called to shed their blood for Christ, we are all called to be martyrs in the original sense of the word: witnesses who make Jesus Christ present through our lives. Drawing from the teachings of St. Josemaría Escriva, Fr. Peter invites us to embrace the "martyrdom of the ordinary...

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