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On one occasion five brothers came to visit a great old man, and he asked the first one, saying, 'What kind of work do thou?' And he said to him, 'I twist palm leaves into ropes, father'; and the old man said to him, 'God will plait a crown for you, O my son.' Then he said to the second brother, 'And what do you do?' And he said to him, 'I make mats, father'; and the old man said to him, God will give you strength, O my son.' And he said to the third brother, 'And what do you do?' And he said unto him, ' [I make] sieves, father'; and the old man said to him, 'God will preserve you, O my son.' Then he asked the fourth brother, saying, 'What do you do?' And he said unto him, ' I can write well.' And the old man said to him, You know.' Then he said to the fifth brother, ' And what do you do?' And he said to him, 'I weave linen.' Then the old man said, ' I am not near,' and he said also, ' If the twister of palm-leaf ropes be watchful with God He will plait him a crown for him; mat[-making] requires strength because there is labour therein; and God must protect him of the sieves because he has to sell them in the villages;as to the scribe, he must be humble in heart, for there is in his business exaltation of spirit, as regards the linen weaver, I am not near (i.e., concerned) to speak, for he is a merchant and he trades. But if a man sees a brother afar off carrying palm branches, or palm-leaf mats, or sieves, he said, ' This man is a monk, for grass is the work of our hands, and he is avoiding the burning of the fire'; and if he sees a man selling linen, he said straightway, ' Behold, the merchants have come, for the [selling of] linen is the work of this world, and it does not benefit many.' '


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St. Begga | St. John of Martha | St. Olympias | St. Briarch | St. Wivina | St. Tydecho | St. Eigil of Fulda | St. Florian | St. Maxentiolus | St. Jose Manyanet y Vives

The intentions of the Pope for the month of December

The Elderly. - That the elderly, sustained by families and Christian communities, may apply their wisdom and experience to spreading the faith and forming the new generations.
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  • Novena to Our Lady of Fatima from May 4 to 12, 2017
    • In preparation for the May 13 (100 year anniversary 1917-2017) Feast Day of Our Lady of Fatima, we can pray a 9-day Novena to Our Lady of Fatima. Please join us in prayer as we approach the 100th anniversary of Our Lady's 1917 appearances in Fatima, Portugal. Also, Francisco and Jacinta will be canonized by Pope Francis on that day.
Novena to Our Lady of Fatima

Most Holy Virgin, who has deigned to come to Fatima to reveal to the three little shepherds the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary, inspire our hearts with a sincere love of this devotion, so that by meditating on the mysteries of our redemption that are recalled in it, we may gather the fruits and obtain the conversion of sinners, the conversion of Russia, and this favor that I so earnestly seek, request which I ask of you in this novena, for the greater glory of God, for your own honor, and for the good of all people. Amen.   Pray 3 sets of: 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, and 1 Glory Be

(Pray for 9 consecutive days)


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