{"id":3757,"date":"2026-07-10T08:47:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T08:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martiresparroquiasanpiox.org\/feast-of-the-martyrs-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T08:47:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T08:47:21","slug":"feast-of-the-martyrs-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martiresparroquiasanpiox.org\/en\/feast-of-the-martyrs-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Feast of the Martyrs 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

THEY PREFERED<\/strong> <\/strong>TO DIE RATHER THAN LIVE AS IF GOD DID NOT EXIST<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n
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This coming weekend, October 25 and 26, we will celebrate the festival of the martyrs of Algemes\u00ed in our town. At the parish of San P\u00edo X, we will specifically honor the feast of the Blessed Mar\u00eda Teresa Ferragud and her daughters\u2014Sister Mar\u00eda Jes\u00fas, Sister Mar\u00eda Ver\u00f3nica, Sister Josefina de la Purificaci\u00f3n, and Sister Felicidad Masi\u00e1. As you know, this mother and her daughters were martyrs of the religious persecution of 1936, and their remains rest at the altar of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel in our parish.<\/p>\n\n

Tertullian said that the blood of the martyrs is the seed of Christians <\/em>and at San P\u00edo, the fruitful bodies of these heroic, faith-filled women await the resurrection\u2014women who, in their human frailty, gave their lives for the love of Christ. An elderly mother and her four contemplative daughters were urged to renounce the Catholic faith; faced with their calm yet resolute refusal, they were executed by firing squad because they prefered<\/strong> <\/strong>to die rather than live as if God did not exist<\/strong>. The love God bears for us is so great that, despite our frailty, sinfulness, and immense vulnerability, He transforms us into witnesses and heroes.<\/p>\n\n

I want to invite you to come to the source where all this took place. I want to invite you to come to the celebration. I want to encourage you\u2014just as you are and as you live out your faith\u2014to place yourselves before Mar\u00eda Teresa and her daughters. In this way, their holiness will awaken your own, their fruitfulness will stir within you a desire for God, and the contemplation of what Christ was able to accomplish through them will fill you with hope\u2014because He alone has the power to do the same with you.<\/p>\n\n

If you have been called to the life of faith and harbor doubts, drink from the same source as these women. They shed their blood and laid down their lives, just as Christ did, so that it might be confirmed in your hearts that you are loved, saved, called, and sent.<\/p>\n\n

This year, we are continuing the new way of celebrating this feast day that we began last year. On Saturday, October 25, we will all gather at 10:00 a.m. at the parish church of San P\u00edo X. There, we will pray Lauds, and upon concluding, we will make a pilgrimage to the site where Mar\u00eda Teresa and her daughters were martyred, near the Alzira market. The pilgrimage will start from the parish of San P\u00edo X, and we will make a stop at the parish of Sant Jaume. There, we will venerate Blessed Josefa Naval Girb\u00e9s, the mentor of the Blessed.<\/p>\n\n

Mar\u00eda Teresa. From Sant Jaume, we will make our way to the Capella de la Troballa\u2014the home of the Mother of God\u2014the place from which these women consecrated their lives and became a source of healing for all humanity. Accompanied by their relics and praying the Rosary, we will make a pilgrimage to the site where they became “wheat for Christ”\u2014the place where they offered up their lives. There, we will proclaim our faith, present our prayers, and give glory to God. Upon conclusion, a shuttle service will be available to return to Algemes\u00ed. <\/em>In the evening, we will joyfully celebrate the 7:30 PM Eucharist.<\/p>\n\n

And when this celebration concludes and we have enjoyed this day, let us sit down, examine, and pray over this passage from Saint Peter.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cTherefore,<\/em> <\/em>brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. If you do this, you will never stumble; and the doors of the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be thrown wide open to you.\u201d 2 Peter 1:10-11.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Throughout this year, we have been working to spread devotion to them. We have produced prayer cards, relics, and icons. Don Salvador David has also written a book about their lives, writings, and correspondence. Furthermore, we have already begun filming a documentary that will illustrate the experiences of these holy women. At the heart of the parish\u2019s plans is the creation of a reliquary museum\u2014a place to house, contemplate, and pray with the many mementos and relics of these women that we possess. May the Lord provide.<\/p>\n\n

Both the Parish of St. Pius X in Algemes\u00ed and I await you.<\/p>\n\n

\u00d3scar Benavent Calatayud parish priest<\/h6>\n\n
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Parish of San Pio X<\/h4>\n\n

From OCTOBER 19 to 26<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n
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\u25cf SUNDAY 19:<\/h6>\n\n
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  • Sunday<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>XXIX<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>in<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>Ordinary<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>Time.<\/em><\/strong>\n
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    • 11\u201900h: Eucharist.\n
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      • \u2020Fr. Amadeo L\u00f3pez Bombo\u00ed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
        \u25cf\u00a0MONDAY 20:<\/h6>\n\n
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        • 17\u201930h: Catechesis for infants. 1st<\/em> <\/em>course.<\/em>
          • 19\u201930h: Eucharist.<\/li><\/ul>
            • 21\u201900h: Catechesis for young people and adults.<\/li><\/ul>\n
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              • 22\u201900h: Holy Hour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
                \u25cf\u00a0TUESDAY 21:<\/h6>\n\n
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                • 17\u201930h: Catechesis for infants. 2nd<\/em> <\/em>course.<\/em>\n
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                  • 19\u201930h: Eucharist.\n
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                    • \u2020Consuelo Oscar y Jaime Roig.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
                      \u25cf\u00a0WEDNESDAY 22:<\/h6>\n\n
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                      • 17\u201930h: Catechesis for infants. 3rd<\/em> <\/em>course.<\/em>\n
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                        • 19\u201930h: Eucharist.\n
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                          • \u2020Vicenta Esteve Chinesta y Juan Girb\u00e9s Borr\u00e1s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
                            \u25cf\u00a0THURSDAY 23:<\/h6>\n\n
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                            • 17\u201930h: Catechesis for infants. 4\u00ba,<\/em> <\/em>5\u00ba<\/em> <\/em>& 6\u00ba courses.<\/em>
                              • 19\u201930h: Eucharist.
                                • \u2020Pilar Bueno L\u00f3pez y Federico G\u00f3mez Toldr\u00e1.<\/li><\/ul>
                                  • \u2020Jos\u00e9 Suay Mira.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n
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                                    • 21\u201900h: Catechesis for young people and adults.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
                                      \u25cf\u00a0FRIDAY 24:<\/h6>\n\n
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                                      • 19\u201930h: Eucharist.\n
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                                        • 20\u201915h: Pastoral Activities with Confirrmation Sponsors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
                                          \u25cf SATURDAY 25:<\/h6>\n\n
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                                          • Feast<\/em> <\/em>of<\/em> <\/em>the<\/em> <\/em>Martyrs.<\/em>
                                            • 10\u201900h: Morning prayer.<\/li><\/ul>
                                              • 11\u201900h: Pilgrimage from the parish to the place of martydom.<\/li><\/ul>\n
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                                                • 19\u201930h: Eucharist.
                                                  • \u2020Concepci\u00f3n Chirivella Garc\u00eda.<\/li><\/ul>
                                                    • \u2020Juan Girb\u00e9s y Purificaci\u00f3n Masi\u00e1.<\/li><\/ul>\n
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                                                      • \u2020Difuntos de la familia Girb\u00e9s Masi\u00e1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                      • \u2020VICENTE MART\u00cdNEZ JUAN, DECEASED FROM THE MART\u00cdNEZ FAMILY<\/strong> JUAN AND DECEASED FROM THE BORR\u00c1S FERRER FAMILY.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

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                                                        \u25cf SUNDAY 26:<\/h6>\n\n
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                                                        • Sunday<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>XXX<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>in<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>Ordinary<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>Time.<\/em><\/strong>\n
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                                                          • 11\u201900h: Eucharist.\n
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                                                            • \u2020Fina Jorques Navarro.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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