Blessed John Duckett

Memorial: 7 September
Profile: Relative of Blessed James Duckett, possibly his grandson. Educated at Douai, France. Ordained in 1639. Studied at the College of Arras in Paris, France for three years. Ministered to Catholics in Durham, England from 1642. Arrested by Roundhead soldiers at Redgate Head (formerly Pickering Hill) near Wolsingham, England on 2 July 1644 while en route to baptize two children; charged with Catholicism. Martyred with Blessed Ralph Corby; the two were advised that a single reprieve had been obtained for them; they each refused it, insisting that the other be freed; neither was.
Born: 1603 at Sedbergh parish, Underwinder, Yorkshire, England
Died: hanged, drawn, and quartered on 7 September 1644 at Tyburn, England
his hand and clothing were recovered as relics, but as they had to be hidden, their location has been long lost
Name Meaning: God is gracious; gift of God (John)
Beatified: 1929 by Pope Pius XI
Additional Information: Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
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Readings: Assuredly this man dies for a good cause.

- Blessed John's jailers as they saw the way he dealt with his sentence