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773 total views 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓 They built an oratory and individual cells, roughly followed the rule of St. Benedict, and thus began the Carthusian Order. They embraced a life of poverty, manual work, prayer, and transcribing manuscripts, though as yet they had no written rule. The fame of the group and their founder spread, and
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891 total views 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓 1. Her given name was Helena 2. She didn’t plan to become a nun 3. Jesus described to her how his Divine Mercy image should look 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑 𝘖 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴, 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘍𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘺. 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘺
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807 total views 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓 1. His Name Was Originally John 2. He Was A Party Animal 3. He Wanted To Be A Warrior Like King Arthur 4. He Traveled Into Muslim Territory To Convert The Sultan 5. He Was The First Record Person To Receive The Stigmata 6. His Grave Was Lost For Many
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637 total views 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓 St. Maximian, Malchus, Martinian, Dionysius, John Serapion, and Constantine “The Seven Sleepers” (Martyrs) July 27 A.D. 250 Having confessed the faith before the proconsul at Ephesus under Decius in 250, they were walled up together in a cave in which they had hid themselves, and there slept in the Lord.
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646 total views 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓 Even though we do not know the precise number of angels, we do know that it is a number beyond human count. Hebrews 12:22 mentions “innumerable angels,” Revelation 5:11 refers to “many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,” and in Rev. 12:4, St. John compares them to
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776 total views 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓 Saint Jerome, one of the four original Western doctors of the Church, is perhaps best known for translating the Bible from Greek (the Septuagint) into Latin (the Vulgate). A remarkable scholar and a sometimes prickly man, Saint Jerome nevertheless believed deeply in the mercy of Christ, as this prayer of
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1,004 total views Angels messengers from God appear frequently in Scripture, but only Michael, Gabriel and Raphael are named. Each of the archangels performs a different mission in Scripture: Michael protects; Gabriel announces; Raphael guides. Earlier belief that inexplicable events were due to the actions of spiritual beings has given way to a scientific world-view and