The persecuted: Homily for November 17, 2019, 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time | Deacon Greg Kandra

The persecuted: Homily for November 17, 2019, 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time | Deacon Greg Kandra: His name was Ramesh Raju. He was a 40-year-old building contractor, husband and father who worked in Sri Lanka. Last Easter Sunday, Ramesh and his family arrived at their church to celebrate Easter. He was in the church’s courtyard, when he noticed a man he didn’t recognize about to enter the church, wearing a large