Feb 7 William Richardson d. 1603

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February 7 Bl. William Richardson d. 1603

this is not the governor of arizona [or new mexico] - former democrat candidate for president [now that would be a very long list of people, former candidates for the democrat party. maybe even worth a paper or a thesis? do the losers have anything in common? what defines a candidate? simply declaring “i am a candidate for president?.

This William Richardson was born in Sheffield, England. Like the men of his time from England who had a vocation to the priesthood, he went into exile to study at Valladolid and Seville, Spain. Yes, it does behoove us to self exile to pursue our vocation....

William Richardson was ordained in 1594 and guess what? duh :) He returned to England where he sought to serve our Catholic forebears. A man of the cloth. seeking to serve his flock. by definition a traitor in Queen Elizabeth’s England. A son, seeking to be a Catholic, can be similarly defined in his queen’s domain. One choice is to submit to the queen’s pernicious ways. Or, like William Richardson, live one’s faith, pursue one’s vocation, bewhatmay....

William Richardson was arrested and hung, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn. Maybe the next time you go to England, you might visit Tyburn and remember how many people died for your faith, died for your strength to live your faith. The Jews, e.g., have Auschwitz, we have Tyburn. What would happen if we were to turn Tyburn into a similar shrine?

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