On October 19, 1984 Fr. Jerzy and his driver were returning from a Mass when a car overtook them. They made them get out, handcuffed the driver and shoved him into their car. Fr. Jerzy they struck with bats until he fainted. Then they stuffed his body in the trunk. As they drove away, Fr. Jerzy's driver managed to open the door and roll out. He ran for help, alerting people of the kidnapping. The people of Poland held Masses and vigils praying for Fr. Jerzy's return. Ten days later his body surfaced in the Vistula Water Reservoir. More than a quarter of a million people attended his funeral. In 2010, Cardinal Angelo Amato celebrated his beatification in Warsaw. What lesson can we draw from Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko? (October 19, 2014 - Twenty-Ninth Ordinary Sunday, Year A)
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