Emphasis Preaching Journal
On December 28, 1970, late...
Illustration
On December 28, 1970, late in the evening, in the presence of one witness, Ludmila
Javorova, a woman, a Catholic, was secretly ordained by her bishop. The bishop needed
help ministering to the faithful who were suffering under the communist regime. Most of
his ordained clergy had been imprisoned, forced to join the military, or were in labor
camps. Following the rite of ordination, Ludmila celebrated her First Mass. Walking
home that evening she cried.
