{"id":8855,"date":"2025-11-11T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/?p=8855"},"modified":"2025-11-12T16:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T20:45:15","slug":"st-martin-of-tours-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/saints-and-blesseds\/st-martin-of-tours-4\/","title":{"rendered":"St Martin of Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nov11.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"532\" data-attachment-id=\"4011\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/priesthood\/saint-martin-of-tours\/attachment\/nov11-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nov11.jpg?fit=612%2C532&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"612,532\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;the Net&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1605370079&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nov11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nov11.jpg?fit=612%2C532&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nov11.jpg?resize=625%2C543&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4011\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nov11.jpg?w=612&amp;ssl=1 612w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nov11.jpg?resize=300%2C261&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In the name of the Lord Jesus and protected only by the sign of the cross, without shield or helmet, I shall penetrate the enemy\u2019s ranks and not be afraid.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hitherto I have served you as a soldier; allow me now to become a soldier to God. Let the man who is to serve you receive your donative. I am a soldier of Christ.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Everything, even sweeping, scraping vegetables, weeding a garden and waiting on the sick could be a prayer, if it were offered to God.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">St Martin of Tours<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the name of the Lord Jesus and protected only by the sign of the cross, without shield or helmet, I shall penetrate the enemy\u2019s ranks and not be afraid. Hitherto I have served you as a soldier; allow me now to become a soldier to God. 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