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October 24: MARTYRS OF NAJRAN: Companions of Martyrs
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An entire Christian city in ancient Arabia was given a choice — deny Christ or die — and chose Jesus together. When King Dhu Nuwas surrounded Najran and demanded its Christians renounce their faith, the chieftain Arethas and his people answered as one, walking singing toward the fire dug to execute them rather than deny Christ. Their extraordinary public witness spread across the ancient world, remembered still today in the Church's oldest martyrologies. "We will not deny Christ." Today's challenge is just the start. Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar, activity pages, and discus...
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Welcome back to the Catholic Sproust podcast where we know that every day is a feast day. Today is October 24th, so join us for the Martyrs of Najran, a community of martyrs. A messenger from the King stood in the center of Najran and read the ultimatum out loud. The people of the city gathered to listen.
Farmers and merchants, mothers with children at their sides, elderly men who had lived in this city their whole lives. Najran was a Christian community in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula and had been Christian for generations.
Their faith was as much part of them as the language they spoke, or the soil beneath their feet. The message was simple, convert, deny Christ, or face the King's army. At the front of the crowd stood Arthas, an old man, the chieftain, who had led Najran
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