Heavenly Father, who taught Saint Wenceslaus to place your heavenly Kingdom before an earthly one, even at the cost of his own life, grant us by your Spirit the grace and strength to follow his example and hold fast to you with all our heart, through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
28 September 935. Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia since 921, was assassinated. His younger brother, Boleslaus the Cruel, was complicit in the murder. Wenceslaus is now the patron saint of the Czech state and the subject of the well-known Christmas Carol Good King Wenceslas. pic.twitter.com/VUGIcIomAJ
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 28, 2026
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