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Quote/s of the Day – 11 April - Sabbatum Sanctum - I am the Christ.

Quote/s of the Day – 11 April – Sabbatum Sanctum – I am the Christ.

Quote/s of the Day – 11 April – Sabbatum Sanctum – Holy Saturday –

Easter Vigil in the Holy Night

In Praise of Christ

Born as a son, led forth as a lamb, sacrificed as a sheep, buried as a man, He rose from the dead as a God, for He was by nature God and man.

He is all things: He judges and so He is Law, He teaches and so He is Wisdom, He saves and so He is Grace, He begets and so He is Father, He is…

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Memorials of the Saints - 1 April

Memorials of the Saints – 1 April

Blessed Abraham of Bulgaria Blessed Alexander of Sicily Saint Anastasio Blessed Antonius of Noto Saint Berhard of Amiens Blessed Bernhardin of Noto Saint Celsus of Armagh Saint Dodolinus of Vienne Blessed Gerard of Sassoferrato Saint Gilbert de Moray Blessed Giuseppe Girotti Blessed Hugh of Bonnevaux Saint Hugh of Grenoble Saint Jacoba of Rome Blessed John Bretton Saint Leucone of Troyes Saint…

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Christ is Risen! He is Truly Risen, Alleluia! - 22 April - The Easter praise of Christ

Christ is Risen! He is Truly Risen, Alleluia! – 22 April – The Easter praise of Christ

Christ is Risen! He is Truly Risen, Alleluia! – 22 April – Monday of Easter Week

The Easter praise of Christ Saint Melito of Sardis (Died 180) Apostolic Father of the Church, Bishop and Martyr

An excerpt from his Easter Homily

We should understand, beloved, that the paschal mystery is at once old and new, transitory and eternal, corruptible and incorruptible, mortal and immortal.   In terms of…

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St. Melito of Sardis

Melito was one of the first Christians to make a comprehensive attempt to establish a canon for the Old Testament.  Here are some of the popular books he rejected:

The Book of Tashtego

The Official Book of Uncle Mithras's Delicious House of Spicy Falafel, COUPONS INSIDE

The Book of Marmaduke the Conqueror

Birds of South Persia, Vol. 3

Decoratively folded sheets of phillo dough

The Book of Ephas the Arsonist

Sisterhood of the Traveling Toga

Third Nephi