Council of Catholic Men Catechism and Bible Study 2026 A.D. October 7

Council of Catholic Men Catechism and Bible Study 2026 A.D. October 7 74 The Apocalypse of Saint John the Apostle Chapter 11 "He is ordered to measure the temple: the two witnesses" Hope; Our Father; "Deliver us from evil" October 11 Feast of the martyrs Saints Tarachus, Probus, and Andronicus, martyred in Cilicia. In this episode, we opened with prayer and continued our study of Saint John’s Apocalypse by reading chapter 11, reflecting on the measuring of the temple, the mission and martyrdom of the two witnesses, and the sounding of the seventh trumpet as heaven proclaims the reign of Christ. We also noted the traditional footnote identifying the two witnesses with Enoch and Elias, then turned to the final petition of the Our Father—“deliver us from evil”—through the Catechism of St. Peter Canisius, drawing together its teaching on prayer, confidence in God, and the need to ask according to His will with supporting passages from Scripture. To close, we read from St. Alphonsus Liguori’s Victories of the Martyrs, focusing on the witness of Saints Tarachus, Probus, and Andronicus ahead of their October feast. Their steadfast endurance under torture became a meditation on courage, fidelity, and the grace God gives to those who suffer for Christ. We ended, as always, in prayer, asking for perseverance, purity of heart, and trust in God’s mercy.