The saint hearing the lions roar, cried out: I am thewheat of the Lord; I must be ground by the teeth of these beasts to bemade the pure bread of Christ. ing upa little altar to Our blessed Lady, (on whose great festival he had thehappiness to be born, and towards who r good use of this little trial, our Lord nay be moved to give us strength to suffer more, and may send us more to undergo. saying that their god Marnashad foretold that Porphyrius would bring public calamities and disasterson their city.
fore initiated them in most wonderfulmysteries, and made them witnesses to many prodigies and miracles, andhad alrea eart? It ought torejoice exceedingly in this singular comfort, and to salute you withGabriel: _O blessed among women_. will, promising his supernatural interposition init, which was the case on this extraordinary occasion. SHE was a rich Roman lady; after the death of her husband she mortifiedher flesh by wearing rough sackcloth, passed whole nights in prayer, andby humility seemed every one's menial servant.
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