Joy In Suffering

SSPX Asia (for Korea)

SKU: 8510  |  ISBN: 978-1-937843-96-0

Rose Hu was born on May 4, 1933, in Shanghai, the eighth of nine children. She converted to Catholicism and was baptized on April 17, 1949 just six months prior to China officially becoming Communist. Following her arrest in 1951, Rose spent the next 26 years in Chinese concentration camps under Mao Tse-Tung. After her release in 1982, she was able to tell this story in her own words.

This book is filled with the raw, unfiltered thoughts and experiences of a soul who endured much for Christ. What Rose suffered for her Catholic Faith defies belief, demands respect and certainly draws a clear picture of the treatment of Catholics under Communism in China.

Recently translated for an English audience, this is an inspirational story of a young woman's life in communist China, that lead her to the Catholic Faith. She gives her account of Catholics suffering in a Chinese labor camp during the communists' persecutions in the 1950's. Her story is highly recommended by Fr. Daniel Couture, SSPX, her spiritual director.

287 pp. Softcover. 

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Marie Purdy
Joy in Suffering

This is such a beautiful book. It is not a typical biography, but more like a collection of thoughts about life and what it means to be Catholic. Rose does not dwell on her sufferings but relates them all to Christ and His Passion. This book can be used for meditation because the chapters are short and leave you with a lot to think about. Rose had such an exceptional way of looking at life, not emotionally, but intellectually, yet she was very poetical at times.
I have given this book to friends as a gift and every person who received one was totally inspired by her. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. I enjoy reading it again and again.