Pope
appoints Special Envoy for St John Ogilvie anniversary
(Vatican Radio) The Holy See has announced the appointment of
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-OConnor, Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster, as Pope
Francis’ special envoy to the solemn celebrations in honour of the fourth
centenary of the martyrdom of Saint John Ogilvie, SJ. The celebrations are set
to take place in Glasgow, Scotland on March 9-10.
Born into a noble Scots Presbyterian family, St John Ogilvie
converted to Catholicism, and was ordained a Jesuit priest in France in the
year 1610. Although preaching Catholicism and ministering to Catholics had been
made illegal in Scotland, Ogilvie returned to his native land in 1613. He was
betrayed to the authorities, tortured, and, in 1615, executed for refusing to
acknowledge the spiritual supremacy of the King, James VI. Paul VI canonised
him in 1976, making John Ogilvie the only Scot since the Reformation to be
formally canonised.
In the formal letter
announcing the appointment of the Special Envoy, Pope Francis said he hoped
that “all who consider the witness of St. John, and so many Christians, will
show forth a singular love for Christ's Church and Gospel with new strength and
a new vigour, and that they will shine forth with the promptness of the faith
in modern-day circumstances.”
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