Madrid, Spain, Jan 13, 2012 / 12:03 pm
A new collection of testimonies from the Spanish martyrs is aimed at teaching young people about the strength of faith, love for God and forgiveness of one’s enemies, says its author.
“I realized what a treasure these souls were,” Father Santiago Cantera said of his new book “Thus They Went to Their Deaths,” which features accounts from those who lived and died during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s.
The book focuses primarily on the martyrs of the faith at that time who “confronted death in a Christian manner,” Fr. Cantera told CNA on Jan. 11.
While all of the book's testimonies have been previously published, the priest's work is the first to preserve them all in a single volume.
“In addition to preventing them from being forgotten, my intention was also to present attractive and generous models to the young people of today,” the priest said.