Butler's Lives of the Saints, Volum 4

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Liturgical Press, 1995 - 237 pàgines
For more than two centuries, "Butler's" has been one of the best known, most widely consulted hagiographies. In its brief and authoritative entries, readers can find a wealth of knowledge on the lives and deeds of the saints, as well as their ecclesiastical and historical importance since canonization.

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ST FRANCIS OF PAOLA founder
11
ST RICHARD OF CHICHESTER bishop
17
ST VINCENT FERRER
30
St Prudentius bishop
36
ST JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE founder
44
ST JULIE BILLIART foundress
58
St Waldetrude
66
ST STANISLAUS OF CRACOW bishop and martyr
77
St Alexander of Alexandria patriarch
123
St Leo IX pope
131
St Anicetus pope
138
ST ANSELM bishop and doctor
146
SS Soter and Caius popes
158
ST FIDELIS OF SIGMARINGEN martyr
172
ST MARK evangelist
180
St Richarius
187

St Julius I pope
84
ST MARTIN I pope and martyr
91
SS Tiburtius Valerius and Maximus martyrs
97
St Paternus of Wales abbot
102
St Optatus and Companions martyrs
109
St Simeon Barsabae bishop and Companions martyrs
116
ST PETER CHANEL martyr
195
ST CATHERINE OF SIENA doctor
206
ST PIUS V pope
220
Alphabetical List of Entries
234
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Pàgina 18 - Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, For all the benefits which thou hast given to me, For all the pains and insults which thou hast borne for me. O most merciful redeemer, friend, and brother, May I know thee more clearly, Love thee more dearly And follow thee more nearly, Day by day.
Pàgina 108 - FATHER DAMIEN AN OPEN LETTER TO THE REVEREND DR. HYDE OF HONOLULU Sydney, February 25, 1890.
Pàgina 174 - If the people are allowed some worldly pleasures in this way, they will more readily come to desire the joys of the spirit. For it is certainly impossible to eradicate all errors from obstinate minds at one stroke, and whoever wishes to climb to a mountain top climbs gradually step by step, and not in one leap.
Pàgina ix - Heb 13:14 and 11:10), while at the same time we are taught to know a most safe path by which, despite the vicissitudes of the world, and in keeping with the state of life and condition proper to each of us, we will be able to arrive at perfect union with Christ, that is, holiness.
Pàgina ix - ... while at the same time we are taught to know a most safe path by which, despite the vicissitudes of the world, and in keeping with the state of life and condition proper to each of us, we will be able to arrive at perfect union with Christ, that is, holiness. God shows to men, in a vivid way, his presence and his face in the lives of those companions of ours in the human condition who are more perfectly transformed into the image of Christ (cf.
Pàgina 149 - My eyes eagerly long to see your face, most beloved; my arms stretch out to your embraces. My lips long for your kisses; whatever remains of my life...

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