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Faith, Hope and Charity

Michael McFarland Campbell

At Antioch, the passion of the seven holy brothers Machabees, with their mother, who suffered under King Antiochus Epiphanes. Their relics were translated to Rome and buried in the church of St Peter ad Vincula. At Vercelli, the birthday of St Eusebius, Bishop and Martyr, who for his confession of the Catholic faith was sent into exile by the Emperor Constantine to Scythopolis in Palestine, and thence to Cappadocia. He afterwards returned to his Church and suffered martyrdom at the hands of the persecuting Arians: but his memory is more especially honoured on December 15, on which day he was … Continue reading Faith, Hope and Charity

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the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the Flesh

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In the 5199th year of the creation of the world, form the time when God in the beginning created the heaven and earth; the 2957th year after the flood; the 2015th year from the birth of Abraham; the 1510th year from Moses, and the going forth of the people of Israel into Egypt; the 1032nd year from the anointing of David King; in the 65th week according to the prophecy of Daniel; in the 194th Olympiad; the 752nd year from the foundation of the City of Rome; the 42nd year of the rule of Octavian Augustus, all the earth being … Continue reading the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the Flesh

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The Vigil of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ

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The Vigil of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ. At Cracow in Poland, the birthday of St John of Kanti, Priest and Confessor, who was famous for his learning, zeal for spreading the faith, virtues and miracles. Pope Clement ⅩⅢ added him to the number of the saints; his festival, however, is kept on October 20. At Spoleto, St Gregory, Priest and Martyr, who in the time of the Emperors Diocletian and Maximian was first scourged with knottel cudgels, and then, after suffering the gridiron and imprisonment, was beaten on his knees with iron rods and his sides burnt … Continue reading The Vigil of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ

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