The aim of Christian mortification is to counteract the evil influences which original sin continues…
THE LIFE OF THE HOLY MARTYR VARUS and the Seven Christian TeachersWho Were with Him,and the Commemoration of the Blessed Cleopatraand Her Son John During the reign of the impious Maximian, the Emperor of the Romans, there lived in Egypt a brave soldier named Varus, who secretly served the King of Heaven. Out of fear he hid his faith in the true God for a time, but later, he revealed it before both heaven and earth and became a spectacle before angels and men. At that time Maximian raised up a persecution ag
LT 156 From Thérèse to Mother Agnes of Jesus.January 21, 1894J.M.J.T.Thérèse comments her painting The Dream…