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    Saint Philip Evans and Saint John Lloyd were Catholic priests in England during a time of religious persecution who were martyred for their faith. Saint Philip Evans enjoyed playing tennis and music prior to his execution. Both saints spent their final hours peacefully preparing for death rather than fearing it, demonstrating how living faithfully up until the end allowed them to face martyrdom with courage and calmness. Saint John Lloyd's brief final words teach the value of silence. Their lives show the importance of always being prepared to meet God through sober and alert living each day.

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    Saint Philip Evans and Saint John Lloyd were Catholic priests in England during a time of religious persecution who were martyred for their faith. Saint Philip Evans enjoyed playing tennis and music prior to his execution. Both saints spent their final hours peacefully preparing for death rather than fearing it, demonstrating how living faithfully up until the end allowed them to face martyrdom with courage and calmness. Saint John Lloyd's brief final words teach the value of silence. Their lives show the importance of always being prepared to meet God through sober and alert living each day.

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    Saint Philip Evans and Saint John Lloyd were Catholic priests in England during a time of religious persecution who were martyred for their faith. Saint Philip Evans enjoyed playing tennis and music prior to his execution. Both saints spent their final hours peacefully preparing for death rather than fearing it, demonstrating how living faithfully up until the end allowed them to face martyrdom with courage and calmness. Saint John Lloyd's brief final words teach the value of silence. Their lives show the importance of always being prepared to meet God through sober and alert living each day.

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    Rafael Noel V.

    Panggat

    Saint Philip Evans was born in 1645 at Monmouth, England. He entered the Society of Jesus in
    1665 at the age of 20 and was ordained in 1675. His first assignment was as missionary to South Wales.
    After three years of zealous ministry, he was ordered arrested in the height of the religious persecution of
    Catholic priests and religious in England. When he was arrested, he refused to be alone in the cell.
    Heeding to his request, a diocesan priest who was to be his companion martyr, Saint John Lloyd, was
    thrown into the cell with him. A Breconshire man, he was a missionary to his own country. It was
    difficult to collect evidence against these two priests, and so a fake witness was brought in and was
    suborned to say that Fr. Evans said mass. On the day that the date of his execution was to be announced,
    he was playing tennis, and when the guards commanded him to return to his cell for the announcement
    but refused until after the game was done. Saints Philip Evans and John Lloyd were to be hanged in the
    gallows the day following the announcement, and spent their time talking with friends and parishioners
    while Saint Philip played his harp. Addressing his companion, Saint John Lloyd, his parting words during
    his execution were “Adieu, Mr. Lloyd. Though for a little time, we shall meet again.” Saint John Lloyd,
    on the other hand was said to have made only a brief speech because he said, “I was never a good speaker
    on my life.”
    We are challenged by the Lord Jesus Christ in the Gospels to “Stay sober and alert for we do not
    know the hour.” Not much is written about the life of Saints Philip Evans and John Lloyd. In fact, it was
    only when I looked at the book of the Lives of Saints that I remembered that these saints existed. Saint
    Philip Evans was the patron saint of my high school class from second year until fourth year, and I could
    not recall any significant thing about them except for the fact that they were witnesses of Christ through
    martyrdom. To be a martyr is great, yet there was something else that for me is remarkable in the earthly
    life of these two saints. Both saints lived their life faithful to their calling and took martyrdom readily. It
    seemed as if they were already prepared to face martyrdom because of the life they lived. They were just
    doing what they had to even until death. It may be not be so noble of a thing for many people – playing
    tennis, talking with friends and playing a musical instrument. It is a challenge for me to always come
    prepared, sober and alert for we do not know when the Master will come and visit. Martyrdom would not
    always be available to serve God, but we are always asked what we would do the day the world would
    end. To be prepared to meet the Lord would be the best thing to do the day the world will end. Saint John
    Lloyd, on the other hand, teaches us the value of silence, and the briefness of words. In the Rule of Saint
    Benedict, it is written that “the wisdom of a man is known by the fewness of his words.” Silence is
    something that is asked of us in certain hours at the seminary, and the life of silence is a life of oneness
    with Christ. The Scriptures tell us that the Prophet Elijah encountered God not in the mighty thunder, in
    the great wind, rain or fire, but in silence. It is in silence that we can listen to what God has to say. A life
    prepared and well-lived is possible through silence for it is in silence that we can heed God’s call.

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