O Creator and Giver of Life, who didst crown thy martyr Maria Skobtsova with glory and didst give her as an example of service to the suffering and poor even unto death: Teach us to love Christ in our neighbors, and thereby battle injustice and evil with the light of the Resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who livest and reignest with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God in glory everlasting. Amen.
Saint Maria Skobtsova (of Paris) died 31 March 1945 in Ravensbrück concentration camp, Germany. Mother Maria lived in very troubled times (WW2) when – much like today – injustice, "alternate truths", and de-humanization prevailed (for a while). She spoke truth to power and… pic.twitter.com/hw9EaH0ziN
— Dragos Herescu (@DragosHerescu) March 31, 2022