Syrien priest kidnapped by Daesh

[NadaTeTurbe]

http://www.aleteia.org/en/religion/article/syrian-priest-reportedly-kidnapped-as-isis-moves-beyond-palmyra-5786896500260864

"The situation is getting very complex. Men of Da'ech are getting closer and closer," Father Mourad wrote, referring to the Islamic State group by its Arabic acronym. "We hear that they cut throats of people of the villages nearby. Today we are still alive, but tomorrow is uncertain. Please pray for us."

"And yesterday at 2:30pm local time, three armed men came to the monastery," Braendle wrote. "They obliged Father Jacques to go with them, they took his laptop and his car."​

She added that people and priests in Syria are trying to negotiate with the kidnappers. 

"Many think—and I am one of them—that the only solution will come from the Muslim community of Qaryatayn and surroundings," Braendle said. "They know him, they have worked with him to keep their village out of the conflict."

In fact, they know him so well that many people defended him as a "man of peace" in reaction to posts on a local Facebook page that included sentiments such as "One should cut the throat of Father Jacques, as a 'infidel,' a non-Islamic believer."
 

 

[NadaTeTurbe]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSv4vBcFyvo 

An army comes, with no tanks or soliders, but an army of martyrs faithful unto death. 

[beatitude]

Prayers for Father and for his community. + I hope martyrdom isn't what God is asking him and he comes home safe.

St Therese of Lisieux spiritually adopted a murderer and prayed every day for his conversion of heart. Her example inspired me to think about doing the same thing for members of IS. It's easier to pray for a specific person than for a big faceless group - I recommend that people find the name or just a photo of an IS fighter and 'adopt' them in the same way Therese did.