Saint
Saint Peter To Rot
- Country / origin
- Papua New Guinea
- Life
- 1912–1945
- Feast
- Feast in local or religious-order calendars
- Canonised
- 19 October 2025
Awaiting theological review
Who was this?
A lay catechist, husband and father, martyred during the Japanese occupation for continuing to teach the faith and defend Christian marriage.
Patron of
- catechists
- families
- lay people
- Christian faithfulness
- Oceania
When to ask for intercession
- passing the faith on to children
- for catechists
- under pressure to abandon one's convictions
A short prayer
Saint Peter To Rot, help us to live our faith with courage in our families and to pass it on faithfully.
Written for Lumen as a simple personal prayer of intercession — not a liturgical text.
What are you living through today?
- Religious persecution
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