October 21, 2012. (Romereports.com) (-ONLY VIDEO-) Pedro Calungsod is one of seven new saints who were canonized by Benedict XVI. Calungsod was an 18 year old lay catechist, who was martyred in Guam for defending the faith.

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“Pedro Calungsod was born around the year sixteen fifty-four, in the Visayas
region of the Philippines. His love for Christ inspired him to train as a catechist with the Jesuit missionaries there. In sixteen sixty-eight, along with other young catechists, he accompanied Father Diego Luís de San Vitores to the Marianas Islands in order to evangelize the Chamorro people.

 Life there was hard and the missionaries also faced persecution arising from envy and
slander. Pedro, however, displayed deep faith and charity and continued to catechize his many
converts, giving witness to Christ by a life of purity and dedication to the Gospel. Uppermost
was his desire to win souls for Christ, and this made him resolute in accepting martyrdom. He
died on the second of April, sixteen seventy-two. Witnesses record that Pedro could have fled
for safety but chose to stay at Father Diego’s side. The priest was able to give Pedro absolution before he himself was killed. May the example and courageous witness of Pedro Calungsod inspire the dear people of the Philippines to announce the Kingdom bravely and to win souls for God!”