The Marian Martyrs of Rosica

with child. These blessed martyrs are today inscribed in the his- tory of holiness of the People of God on pilgrimage for over a thousand years in the land of Poland. If we rejoice today for the beatification of one hundred and eight martyrs, clergy and laypeople, we do so above all because they bear witness to the victory of Christ, the gift which restores hope. As we carry out this solemn act, there is in a way rekindled in us the certainty that, independently of the circum- stances, we can achieve complete victory in all things through the One who has loved us (See Rom 8:37). The blessed martyrs cry to our hearts: Believe in God who is love! Believe in Him in good times and bad! Awaken hope! May it produce in you the fruit of fidelity to God in every trial! 5. Rejoice, Poland, for the new Blesseds: Regina Protmann, Edmund Bojanowski, and the 108 Martyrs. It pleased God “to show the immeasurable riches of His grace in kindness” towards your sons and daughters in Jesus Christ (See Eph 2:7). This is “the richness of His grace,” this is the foundation of our unshakable confidence in the saving pres- ence of God along the paths of man in the Third Millennium! To Him be the glory for ever and ever. Amen! 19 Homily at the Beatification