Vicente Vilar David was born in 1889 in Spain, and his deeply devout parents instilled a deep love of the faith in their eight children. Vicente was known for being cheerful and outgoing, and he took his education seriously. He began studying engineering as a teenager, married at 15, and he shared his faith with everyone he met. After he finished his engineering degree he returned to his parents’ ceramics business. In the 1930’s, Spain’s communist government began persecuting consecrated religious. Vicente welcomed priests and nuns into his home and helped them escape, but he didn’t try to escape when government forces came to arrest him. He forgave his executioners just moments before they shot him. He was only 48.
CHALLENGE
When the communist government went looking for Catholics who might cause trouble, they didn’t have to look hard for evidence in the case of Blessed Vicente Vilar David. His faith guided him as a parishioner, as a businessman, and in positions he held in the city government. If someone accused you of being a Catholic, would they have enough evidence to convict you? Today, prayerfully evaluate how you can more fully live your faith.
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