St. Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions
Feast day: November 24
Andrew Dung-Lac was among the 117 martyrs of Vietnam killed by government officials during persecutions in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The group consisted of 96 Vietnamese and 21 foreign missionaries (11 Spanish and 10 French); the martyrs were bishops, priests and laypeople. They endured torture in prison before being beheaded, crucified, quartered or burned alive for refusing to deny their faith. Andrew was a catechist and priest. He was arrested and imprisoned with his companion, St. Peter Thi. They were beheaded in 1839. The martyrs were canonized in 1988 by Pope St. John Paul II.
Collect
O God, source and origin of all fatherhood,
who kept the Martyrs Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and his companions
faithful to the Cross of your Son,
even to the shedding of their blood,
grant, through their intercession,
that, spreading your love among our brothers and sisters,
we may be your children both in name and in truth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
