Martyrs of Compiegne        July 17th is the feast day of the Blessed Martyrs of Compiegne, all Carmelite nuns.       It is certainly difficult for an average American (Christian or not) to understand martyrdom. “What a waste!” one thinks. What, indeed, does one make of the Lord’s word to Ananias to go to Saul, “for I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of My Name” (Ac 9:15-16)?