{"id":43320,"date":"2022-11-08T21:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/?p=43320"},"modified":"2026-01-19T02:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T18:21:27","slug":"blessed-are-the-persecuted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/index.php\/2022\/11\/08\/blessed-are-the-persecuted\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessed are the Persecuted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Main Section News&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Red-Wednesday-2020.jpeg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Palm Sunday Parishioners&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Red Wednesday 2020&#8243; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Supporting Image for News Article&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>\n<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Image Caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Arial||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||30px|&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Main News Article \/ Blog \/ Content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><span>The red color is a symbol of courage, love, and passion but in Christian tradition, it is also associated with martyrdom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the celebration of 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines, the church does not disregard the fact that getting here also took 500 years of suffering for our brothers and sisters in the same belief.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 2017, The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/acnphilippines.org\/\">Aid To The Church in Need<\/a> (ACN) organized the Red Wednesday event in the Philippines to commemorate the persecution of our brothers and sisters because of their faith in Christianity. 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