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SUMMARY:Blessed William Carter
DESCRIPTION:Blessed William Carter\nSaint of the Day for January 11\n(c. 1548 – January 11\, 1584)\nClick to hear audio clip ► \nBlessed William Carter’s Story\nBorn in London\, William Carter entered the printing business at an early age. For many years he served as apprentice to well-known Catholic printers\, one of whom served a prison sentence for persisting in the Catholic faith. William himself served time in prison following his arrest for “printing lewd [i.e.\, Catholic] pamphlets” as well as possessing books upholding Catholicism. \nBut even more\, he offended public officials by publishing works that aimed to keep Catholics firm in their faith. Officials who searched his house found various vestments and suspect books\, and even managed to extract information from William’s distraught wife. Over the next 18 months\, William remained in prison\, suffering torture and learning of his wife’s death. \nHe was eventually charged with printing and publishing the Treatise of Schisme\, which allegedly incited violence by Catholics and which was said to have been written by a traitor and addressed to traitors. While William calmly placed his trust in God\, the jury met for only 15 minutes before reaching a verdict of guilty. William\, who made his final confession to a priest who was being tried alongside him\, was hanged\, drawn\, and quartered the following day: January 11\, 1584. \nHe was beatified in 1987. \n\nReflection\nIt didn’t pay to be Catholic in Elizabeth I’s realm. In an age when religious diversity did not yet seem possible\, it was high treason\, and practicing the faith was dangerous. William gave his life for his efforts to encourage his brothers and sisters to keep up the struggle. These days\, our brothers and sisters also need encouragement—not because their lives are at risk\, but because many other factors besiege their faith. They look to us.
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