Holy Martyrs of Gorcum, Pray for Us!

Its a few days late...

I admire the Norbertine spirituality so I share these two Norbertine martyrs with you.

As a future diocesan priest I find the Norbertine spirituality very attract for as a pastor of souls. He was entrusted with the pastoral care of an archdiocese. He started out as a "secular canon," which in someways is similar to a diocesean priest.

The spirituality he proposes centers around five "pillars":

1. devotion to Christ in the Blessed Sacrament (St. Norbert is the "Apostle of the Eucharist" after all)
2. devotion to the Mother of God, Mary Most Holy
3. singing the divine office
4. habitual penance
5. and most importantly "zeal for the salvation of souls"

So you can find out some more about these two Norbertine Martyrs: Martyrs of Gorcum