Today’s homily: Octave Day of St Stephen, Protomartyr (2026)

On the Octave of St Stephen, the Gospel reveals why the first martyr died: Christ foretold that prophets would be rejected and slain. Stephen stands in this prophetic line, confessing the truth without compromise and forgiving without reserve. His death fulfils Christ’s warning and Christ’s mercy—truth spoken to power, charity offered to persecutors, and witness sealed in blood. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/01/02/todays-mass-january-2-octave-day-of-st-stephen-deacon-protomartyr/