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 Jesus openly foretold that His chosen ones would travel with Him by the way of the Cross:

If you had been of the world, the world would love his own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world , therefore the world hateth you . Remember My word that I said to you : the servant is not greater than its master . If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you ...Amen, amen I say to you , that you shall lament and weep, but the world shall rejoice ; and you shall be made sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

In fact , we see the Church suffering persecution and battling against the powers of the darkness from its beginning to our own times. So it will continue to the last day. This is characteristics of the true church of Christ. Hence our Lord has consoled us , " Fear not ,little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom ." The more loyal sons of the Church we are , the more we shall greive over this persecution and suffering, and the more certainly we shall share it. Especially priests and religious cannot expect anything else, since it is their wish to be chosen soldiers of the church.