When I was young I read of St. Damian and his work with the lepers. Cannot explain why but it was very influential. The part of the story that I missed was of Marianne Cope who took over from Fr. Damian. Now I know, as the saying goes, "the rest of the story." To see the infinite pity of this place,
The mangled limb, the devastated face, The innocent sufferers smiling at the rod, A fool were tempted to deny his God. He sees, and shrinks; but if he look again, Lo, beauty springing from the breast of pain!-- He marks the sisters on the painful shores, And even a fool is silent and adores. -- Robert Louis Stevenson, Kalawao, 1889
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Truth to Ponder
I decided to spend a year thinking about the Faith celebrated in the sanctoral calendar. There are also just some events, Scriptural, and other quotes that strike me on random days; or randomly on days, as the case may be. Saint's Days by Month
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July 2018
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