B. Maurice Tornay 
One evening by the fireside, Faustine Tornay was telling her youngest children, Maurice and Anna, about the life of Saint Agnes, virgin and martyr. At their request, she explained, «You are both virgins, my dear children, but to be martyrs, that's more difficult... You must love God more than anything else, and be ready to give your life, to shed the last drop of your blood for Him, rather than offend Him...» Maurice reacted quick as lightning: «You'll see, Anna, yes, you'll see, I'm going to be a martyr...» Prophetic words—on May 16, 1992, he would be beatified as a martyr by Pope John Paul II.
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