Image: Saint Wenceslaus statue on the Gothic Bridge in Kłodzko | photo by Jacek Halicki Saint Wenceslaus Saint of the Day for September 28 (c. 907 – 929) https://wp.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODSep28.mp3  Saint Wenceslaus’ Story If saints have been falsely characterized as “other worldly,” the life of Wenceslaus stands as an example to the contrary: He stood for Christian values in the midst of the political intrigues which characterized 10th-century Bohemia. Wenceslaus was born in 907 near Prague, son of the Duke of Bohemia. His saintly grandmother, Ludmilla, raised him and sought to promote him as ruler of Bohemia in place of his mother, who favored the anti-Christian factions. Ludmilla was eventually murdered, but rival Christian forces enabled Wenceslaus to assume leadership of the government. His rule was marked by efforts toward unification within Bohemia, support of the Church, and peace-making negotiations with Germany, a policy which caused […]