PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS

ANY PROCEEDS FROM ‘CALM THE SOUL’ WILL BE DIRECTED TO CHARITIES WHICH SUPPORT PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

The persecution of Christians is one of the biggest human rights issues of our time. The 2019 World Watch List states that between Nov 2017 and November 2018 there were:

• over 245 million Christians  living in places where they experience high levels of persecution
• over 4,305 Christians killed for their faith
• 1847 churches and other Christian buildings attacked
• 3,105 believers detained without trial, arrested or imprisoned

The websites listed here are just some of those that support Christians in these difficult circumstances and help to raise awareness of what is happening globally:

https://htp.org

https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/

https://www.acnireland.org/

https://www.opendoorsuk.org/persecution/trends/

https://www.churchinneed.org/the-persecuted-church/

Happy, indeed, is she to whom it is given to share this sacred banquet, to cling with all her heart to Him
- Whose beauty all the heavenly hosts admire unceasingly,
- Whose love inflames our love,
- Whose contemplation is our refreshment.
From St. Clare's Fourth Letter to St. Agnes