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Divine Office | God showed his love through his Son

In today's Office of Readings we encounter a reading from the Letter to Diognetus (ca. 2nd c.). The Letter to Diognetus is a Christian apologetic work dating from the 2nd century, probably from late in that century. It was initially attributed to Justin Martyr but is now agreed to be by an unknown author. Whoever it was by, the letter seems to have passed out of general knowledge very early, since none of the standard authorities such as Eusebius mention it. The identity of the recipient is equally unknown. It is valuable as showing the nature of Christian belief in those very early days, and it is different from other Christian apologies in that it seems not to be a spontaneous work of explanation or justification, but a detailed response to a detailed series of questions. For a reflection on "God showed his love through his Son," please click on the image. Peace be with you!

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Saints Alive! | St John of Matha

He was a priest, and founder of The Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives, also known as the Order of the Most Holy Trinity or the Trinitarians. Through his Order, he devoted his life to ransom Christians who had been captured by Muslims and forced into slavery. For more about this saint, please click on the image. Peace be with you!

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Saints Alive! | St Adelaide of Burgundy

Adelaide of Italy, also called Adelaide of Burgundy, was Holy Roman Empress by marriage to Emperor Otto the Great; she was crowned with him by Pope John XII in Rome on 2 February 962. She is the patroness of princesses, empresses, second marriages, widows, parenthood, brides, exiles, and abuse victims.

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Divine Office | On humility and peace

In today's Office of Readings we encounter a reading from "The Imitation of Christ" by St Thomas à Kempis (1379 - 1471).

Thomas à Kempis himself was born in Kempen, a small town not far from Cologne. He went to a school founded by Gerhard Groote, and in 1399 became a member of the recently founded Augustinian house of which John, his elder brother, was the first prior. He remained a member of this community for the rest of his life.

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Peace be with you!