Heb 11:1-2,8-19 Only faith can guarantee the blessings that we hope for, or prove the existence of realities that are unseen. It is for their faith that our ancestors are acknowledged. It was by faith that Abraham obeyed the call to set out for a country that was the inheritance given to him and his […]
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Heb 10:32-39 Remember the great challenge of the sufferings that you had to meet after you received the light, in earlier days; sometimes by being yourselves publicly exposed to humiliations and violence, and sometimes as associates of others who were treated in the same way. For you not only shared in the sufferings of those
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Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas Mk 4:21-25 He also said to them, ‘Is a lamp brought in to be put under a tub or under the bed? Surely to be put on the lamp-stand? For there is nothing hidden, but it must be disclosed, nothing kept secret except to be brought to light. Anyone who
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Heb 10:11-20 Every priest stands at his duties every day, offering over and over again the same sacrifices which are quite incapable of taking away sins. He, on the other hand, has offered one single sacrifice for sins, and then taken his seat for ever, at the right hand of God, where he is now
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First of all, I would like to thank the Lord and St. Agnes for bringing the story so close to us through the ministry of Harpa Dei. Perhaps some of us can repeat for ourselves the words that are put into the mouth of St. Ambrose at the end: “This girl has captivated me, she
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Scene 15: AMBROSE: Brethren, remember ye what Abraham said in the parable of the rich man: “If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead”. (Luke 16:31). Well, that is exactly what happened when Claudius had been raised from death. That generation, which had not
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Scene 12: THE PREFECT: I open the last session of this trial for the public and solemn pronouncement of the sentence on the accused. Arise, accused, and hear the sentence which the Supreme Court of Rome will now pronounce upon you! In the name of the Godly Emperor, the Holy City of Rome and the
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Scene 7: CLAUDIUS: I have come to bring public charges against the virgin Agnes, daughter of the patrician Honorius Placidus and his wife Laurentia. I bring charges against this Agnes for blasphemy and high treason. As there is danger of escape, I request immediate arrest. AMBROSE: This is how little Agnes, barely 12 years old,
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Bride of Christ SCENE 1: A woman sees a man who looks a little lost… FAITHFUL: Are you new here in Milan? PAULINUS: Yes, I’ve just come from a long journey and am returning to Rome, but I had to stop here. FAITHFUL: You look like a clergyman. PAULINUS: I am. FAITHFUL: Well, I suppose you don’t want to miss
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1 Cor 1:26-31 Consider, brothers, how you were called; not many of you are wise by human standards, not many influential, not many from noble families. No, God chose those who by human standards are fools to shame the wise; he chose those who by human standards are weak to shame the strong, those who
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