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The witness of Chinese Catholics
SIR – Occasionally, stories from the underground Catholic Church in China make it through the bamboo curtain to give us a glimpse of their valour and devotion. One I heard many years ago was about a missionary who visited China and stayed with a Catholic family in a rural area. In the middle of the night, he heard everyone moving around. He accompanied them as they crept out of the house and made off across the fields. Many other people had gathered there, coming from all directions; some kept watch in case anyone had been followed by the authorities. They were there to adore the Blessed Sacrament. All knelt in silent adoration for a holy hour, then went home.
