Today’s homily: St Martina of Rome (2026)

Saint Martina of Rome, a noble virgin martyred c. AD 228–230, stands as a witness against enforced conformity. Refusing public sacrifice to idols under Emperor Alexander Severus, she endured escalating tortures and death rather than submit conscience to state power. Her martyrdom exposes how authority coerces compliance and how Christian fidelity—public, costly, and unashamed—alone conquers false worship and preserves interior freedom in every age. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/01/30/todays-mass-january-30-st-martina-of-rome-virgin-martyr/