The disciple of Christ must not only keep the faith and live on it, but also profess it, confidently bear witness to it, and spread it: "All however must be prepared to confess Christ before men and to follow him along the way of the Cross, amidst the persecutions which the Church never lacks."

Catechism of the Catholic Church, page. 499

CNS photo/Anto Akkara People carry wooden crosses during a pilgrimage to St. Thomas International Shrine in Malayattoor, India, April 4, 2012.