Most loving Jesus, meek Lamb of God, I, a miserable sinner, salute and worship the most Sacred Wound of Thy Shoulder on which Thou didst bear Thy heavy Cross which so tore Thy flesh and laid bare Thy Bones as to inflict on Thee an anguish greater than any other wound of Thy Most Blessed Body. I adore Thee, O Jesus most sorrowful; I praise and glorify Thee, and give The thanks for this most sacred and painful Wound, beseeching Thee by that exceeding pain, and by the crushing burden of Thy heavy Cross to be merciful to me, a sinner, to forgive me all my mortal and venial sins, and to lead me on towards Heaven along the Way of Thy Cross. Amen.
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- INTRODUCTION
- A Noble Beginning
- Rise to Prominence
- The Reign of Marthanda Varma
- A Crisis of Faith
- Embracing Christianity
- Conflict and Betrayal
- Trials and Imprisonment
- Preaching Amid Persecution
- The Martyr’s Path
- The Faithful Family of Devasahayam Pillai
- Buttari Adigalar and De Lannoy’s Legacy
- The Martyr’s Beatification
- Journey to Sainthood
- Martyr Devasahayam Shrine, Nattalam
- The Holy Family Church, Vadakkankulam
- Martyr Devasahayam Pillai Shrine, Puliyurkurichi
- St. Devasahayam Pillai Shrine, Peruvilai
- Devasahayam Mount Shrine, Aralvaimozhi
- St. Francis Xavier’s Cathedral, Kottar
- Prayer to Saint Devasahayam